The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

Category: animation

Anime, [adult swim], Pixar, stuff that’s draw by hand or computer though I prefer 2D hand stuff to most of this 3D crap.

Land of the Lost

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Land of the Lost (right click OR just click)

We talk about this new Ferrel movie.  And also East Bound & Down, Popular Culture references,  Ian’s anime obsession (again), cartoons from Disney, Looney Tunes, and the new Ren & Stimpy called: Flap Jack. 

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musics:

The Irresistibale Force – It’s Tomorrow Already

Hint – Actory

runtime:  1:17:13:12  (we push the hour with this one but I feel the material is good and it really may be one of our last podcasts)

Anime randomness

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Anime Randomness (right click OR click)

Zack, Blaine, and Ian do a perfunctory discussion about Japanese cartoons and videogames.  We briefly discuss:  Claymore, Gurren Lagann, Mushi-Shi, Quincy, Riddick, Call of Duty 4,  Jonathan Swift, etc.  Zack interrupts to steer it more into sports and we talk about “the love of the game”.   We recorded this self serving haywire episode at a coffee shop, so bear that in mind. 

Edit:  In keeping with the them of Anime I recently wrote a review of Ghost in the Shell director:  Mamoru Oshii’s newest anime film “The Sky Crawlers” you can check it out over at Zack’s Forgotten Reviews site: http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/review-the-sky-crawlers/

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Musics:

Na Kagawa Shouko – Soraira Days

Plaid – This City

runtime:  0:26:02:19

“If it were Clive Owen I’d have a boner.”

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Crank:  High Voltage review (right click OR click)

This one is crazy.  Ian also talks about C. Kaufman’s Synecdoche NY.   You can read the written review of these films here:    http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/

 

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musics:

Bjork – Play Dead.

XPloding Plastix – Relieved Beyond Repair

 

runtime:  0:25:17:09

“What if his initials were W.A.R. Monger?”

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Monsters v. Aliens review (right click or click)

Z-man and Blaine give us the low down on this one while Seth and Kristen chat about something innane in the background.

 

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runtime: 0:15:10:04

“He’s got “gameover abs””.

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Samurai Champloo discussion (right click Or click)

We talk about anime in this one in particular Samurai Champloo (Spoilers for those too dumb to have watched this show already), Paranoia Agent, Last Exile, and a few others.  Most of the spoilers are minimal.  Now,  I’m going to go watch Samurai Champloo again!

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musics:

Fat Jon – Stay

Tsutchie feat. Azwu a  Riki – Fly

runtime:  0:45:47:00

“Something got forked up.”

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Oscar reactions (right click or click)

We discuss our listner Alex’s predictions and how they compare to the results of the Oscars.  We talk about what we think was deserved and where there might have been snubage.

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music:

Walkmen – They’re Winning

 

runtime:  0:19:54:14

“There’s a movie called Fister.”

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Oscar Predictions (right click OR click)

We discuss award shows and give our take on which films will win and why.  Zack finds the time to tell us about Rise of the Lycans.  Then we discuss what really makes movies fun the stuff of solving problems in stories laying out a conflict and coming up with an awe inspiring solution.

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runtime:  0:45:17:16