Watchmen review (right click OR click)
Zack, Blaine, and Ian discuss Zack Snyder’s film translation of the seminal comicbook from the 80’s.
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musics:
Philip Glass – Vessels
Muse – Take a Bow
runtime: 0:45:47:21
Category: Blast from the past
“Son of a bitch, it will fly.”
Rocketter review (right click or click)
We discuss this fun film from the early 90’s. We also talk about how Charlie has no patience, James Horner’s killer score for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and the emergence of zombies in the time of Jane Austin.
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musics:
Depeche Mode – Jon the Revelator (instrumental)
James Horner – Rocketter theme
runtime: 0:26:57:22
“I keep sayin’ yada yada.”
Oscar films reviewed (right click OR click)
Zack decides to start a rivalry with podcast Grammar Girl. I explain my angle. We read my friend Alex’s top ten movies of 2008 list and then review and discuss:
Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler, Slumdog Millionarie; among other things.
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Musics:
Millionaire – Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack
Underworld – Oh
Latikas Theme – Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack
Aajkai Ratt – Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack
“That ain’t no cop gun Frank.”
Magnum Force review (right click OR click)
Dirty Harry II for yah brain hole. Catchphrase: “A man should know his limits.”
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musics:
Henry Mancini – Satin Soul
Gorillaz – Dirty Harry
runtime: 0:27:04:18
“It was an Academy Award winning training montage.”
The Color of Money review (right click OR click)
This one is about the Scorsese sequel to the 1961 film The Hustler. Paul Newman is back and once again it deals with the theme of striving to be really good at one thing.
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musics:
Eric Clapton – It’s in the Way That You Use It
Robbie Robertson and Gil Evans – Title Theme
“It became Cobra.”
Beverly Hills Cop review (right click OR click)
We “stir it up” a bit and talk about those crazy 2 trailer trucks.
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music:
Pointer Sisters – Neutron Dance
runtime: 0:29:03:15
BONUS: comedian rant
“It worked in Cuffs”
The Spirit review (right click OR click)
Oh Frank what have you done? I mean really? What are we supposed to say?
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musics:
Stereolab – Nought More Terrific Than Man
Doves – Black and White Town
runtime: 0:31:20:01
2008 in review pt. 1
2008 review pt.1 (right click or click)
We discuss some of our favorite films of the year as it comes to a close. We note that most of the Oscar calibre films are not currently playing in our neck of the woods as such the podcast is lacking in the more high brow angle. topics of discussion and thing mentioned briefly include:
- Rule 34
- Gary Cole
- Rogen and Cera backlash
- the rise of the pathetic protagonist
- la Beouf’s multiple PR personalities
- the joy of unexpected contextual and tonal changes
- death by Daewoo
- Hetero = Bad
- Ellisverse
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music:
Clark – New Year Storm
runtime: 0:46:56:23
“IT’S CHRISTMAS!”
Lethal Weapon review (right click OR click)
“The bullet in the close-up is what’s called a fullmetal jacket.” It is most definitely not a hollow point.
Merry Christmas from the Futile Podcasters and may all your dreams for 2009 come true!
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Music:
Low – Just Like Chirstmas
runtime: 0:31:54:06
“Truck drivin’ arm breakin’ and arm wrestlin’.”
Over the Top review (right click or Click)
Mostly it’s about handle bar moustaches and their sheer awesomeness. It’s also about The Machine.
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musics:
Aphex Twin – Come to Daddy
Toto – Rosanna
runtime: 0:42:21:11 uncut but this version is 0:23:22:03 enjoy.