Archive for October, 2008

“It could have been an afterschool special.”

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Lost Boys review (right click OR click)

Happy Halloween!  In this extra scary edition of the Futile Podcast we review The Lost Boys discuss Edward Herman Munsters.  The greatness of Monster Squad We also talk about Monster in the Closet  which also came out in 1987.  We struggle to remember the place were Pinocchio and all his chums were turned into Democrats.  Turns out Mark was right it is called Pleasure Island.   Please leave a comment and help us name the pumpkin.

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Musics:

Gerard McMann - Cry Little Sister

Tim Cappello - I Still Believe

 

Runtime:  0:29:34:17

“They can track us w/ my lip gloss?”

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Incredible Hulk review (right click OR click to listen

We talk about this reimagined sequel/remake.  which basically leads us to talk about comics and the Detective Hulk.  You can’t kill wolverine even with a nuke.

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music:

Nine Inch Nails - Complication

runtime:  0:33:15:02

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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Indy 4 revisited (right click OR click)

After South Park talked about Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I felt like returning to the subject of this movie.  We also end up talking about:

National Treasure movies and their indefinite continuance.

Jon Voight on Huckabee

The Adventures of Tintin

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music:

John Williams - Desert Chase

runtime:  25:22:16

“Get that weak shit off my track.”

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Speedracer revisited (right click OR click)

We talk about:  Pancakes, Christopher Hitchens looks like the bad guy in this movie,  those brothers (errr siblings) should work on a live action version of Samurai Jack.

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musics:

Funki Porcini -The Great Drive By

Amon Tobin - Verbal (Topo Gigio remix)

 

 

runtime:  0:25:22:14

“Baretta did that shit.”

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Electra Glide in Blue review (right click OR click)

Topics of discussion are variable and it gets kind of dense discussing the tumultous era of the 20th Century as it relates to one cop trying to live by his principles. 

This movie does not have:  “Artifically Grittyified environments”

This movie does have:   McAlister from Lethal Weapon,  PPP (Proper Police Procedure OR Proper Preparation of Porkchops)

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musics:

Filter - Stuck in Here

Ice House - Electric Blue

runtime:  0:54:15:00

Bullitt Time

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Bullitt review (right click OR click) We talk about this 1968 Steve McQueen cop movie in all it’s 60’s goodness. We also talk about:

  • Robert Vaughn (A-Team v.2.0, Delta Force)
  • Ernie Borgnine NOT Hemmingway (Escape From New York, Airwolf)
  • “Cat Eyed Lady” Meg Foster (Leviathan w/ Dick “Col. Trautman” Crenna, They Live w/ Keith “Not David” David)
  • P.I Shows (Rockford Files, Mannix, The Streets of San Francisco, etc.)
  • Jacqueline Bisset was/is a P.O.A. in this movie shirtskits and all.
  • Harvest Gold

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Musics:

Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn (new version)

Brandford Marsalis - Yes and No

 

 

runtime:  00:38:40:14