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I have never been to a comic-con, and I have never really had much desire go. The subject of this film may not appeal to everyone, but the story behind the story is universal. Take 7 minutes and listen to this little review.
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Of course everyone in the world will be watching The Avengers, so our opinion is just a drop in the sea of comments about Joss Whedon’s crazy successful film. Rather, enjoy learning about the Treat Williams/Joe Piscopo horror/comedy/action/buddy cop film, Dead Heat. Few movies are as bonkers as this one. Remember that time you dropped a few tabs of acid and thought you were being attack by lunch meat? All of that basically happens in Dead Heat, and I dare say that isn’t even the weirdest part of the movie. It was the perfect movie to pair with one of the biggest movies of the year. Which of the two movies were better? I guess you’ll just have to listen to the show.
…The Avengers was better.
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Believe it or not, we originally planned on watching Wrath of the Titans.It appears as though some higher power is looking out for us, because we watched The Hunger Games instead. I can’t say for certain that Wrath of the Titans was going to be a bad film, but the first Titans films was one of the worst movies Ryan and I have watched together. I know that we should be watching more bad films, but until theaters start letting us walk in for free, you are going to have to listen to reviews of movies were are actually interested in watching. I wouldn’t hold you breath for a review of The Three Stooges…you might get one for The Raven.
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I kept expecting a talking lion and some Christian allegory, but perhaps I was thinking of a different Chronicle. Has the “found footage” genre finally jumped the shark? Can low budget superhero movie possibly hope to succeed in a world $250,000,000 behemoths like John Carter out there? Can the snap of a Slim Jim be picked up on on our microphones during the show? These answers and more in the new episode.
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This should have been up sooner, but you know how it is this time of year. Every free minute has to be spent catching up on nominated Oscar films. Plus if you think these shows are already too long, you should hear them before I edit out that random chatter and beer breaks. Just wait until we do the best/worst of 2011 episode…it might be 5 hours long. I will probably spend at least 2 hours talking about how much I hated Bridesmaids. For now, you will just have to enjoy this show.
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After 10 years and 8 movies, the Harry Potter Saga has finally come to a close. Was the last installment everything we hoped it would be? Were the different arcs resolved as well as they were in the books? What parts of the movie made us cry? Why did Morgan sign on to be in Dolphin Tale? Come on Morgan! You were in The Shawshank Redemption! Now you are giving tailless dolphins prosthetic tails? And…Harry Connick Jr. is in it, and being in a movie with him has never helped anyone’s career. Did you lose a bet?
Yes, there are a great many questions that are posed in this weeks show. I can’t promise that we will answer them all, but we certainly had fun making fun of Dolphin Tale.
Also joining us this week were Courtney Felix and Tyler Johnson.
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There is a little something for everyone in this episode. We review a good movie, a bad movie, and a good movie about a bad movie. If only we could find a bad movie about a good movie…like a 6 hour finger puppet retelling of Citizen Kane… and all of the dialogue is written in haiku form…and the camera is always just slightly out of focus…and it stars Hillary Swank. Gives me chills just thinking about Hillary Swank continuing to star in movies. This episode does run a little long, almost an hour I believe, but when you are talking about Super 8 and Troll 2 it is impossible to be brief. Enjoy the show and please watch the amazing PSA from the Alamo Drafthouse.
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It has been a while since we recorded a show. We desperately wanted to watch Mr. Popper’s Penguins, but sadly it hadn’t been released yet. We decided to fill the penguin shaped holes in our hearts with the newest X-Men movie. Now the 3rd X-Men film was not very good, and the Wolverine movie was considerably more unwatchable than the worst episode of American Idol. How would the new one stack up? I guess you will just have to listen to the show. We also talk about several other summer movies that I am sure will end up being worse than Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
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It is kind of hard to miss the media blitz for the latest Marvel film Thor, but just as entertaining, and maybe even more so, is the grindhouse inspired movie Hobo with a Shotgun. Both movies promise action packed sequences against the forces of evil, but only one of them has a hobo…with a shotgun. If hearing about these two films isn’t enough for you, there is also a quick review of the new Fast 5, and an original theme song for…you guessed it…Hobo with a Shotgun.
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On the surface, this week’s show appears to be one of the most intelligent yet. Ryan and I watched Oscar contending films True Grit and The Social Network. We also talk about number of other films that we have watched over the last week or so. We watched films from France, Belgium, Australia, and Sweden. We play it straight almost the whole time, then the “Beer Fairy” makes a visit. I think it adds to the show.
