comedy hmmmm. – Page 6 – The Futile Podcast

228. Real Genius

Posted on July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by Ian

Mark makes his dramatic return to talk about this seminal coming of age 80’s comedy that most people probably don’t like because it lacks a smarmy unlikeable Matthew Broderickesque character. Oh wait he’s sort of the bad guy in this movie. Real Genius and Revenge of the Nerds paved the way for the society we have today where not being a nerd makes you a social pariah.

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music:

Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule of the World

225. National Lampoons Vacation

Posted on July 6, 2010July 6, 2010 by Ian

225. National Lampoons Vacation (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk about going places.

Music:

Talking Heads – This Must Be the Place

224. The Hunter

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Ian

224. The Hunter (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk about Steve McQueen’s final film. He plays a bounty hunter which sounds cool. In the end the movie is sort of a mess of comedy, action, and drama based on the life of a real bounty hunter.

music:

Jon Anderson – Loved by the Sun

223. Harry Brown and Kick Ass

Posted on June 21, 2010June 21, 2010 by Ian

223. Harry Brown and Kick Ass (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk vigilante justice. One movie is about a British pensioner who takes out the trash and another is about a British kid that is pretending to be a ‘merican nerd-boy that wants to fight for love or some such thing.

music:

Is Ellipsis – Dead Right

221. Silver Streak

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Ian

221. Silver Streak (right click OR click)

Despite being set mostly on a train this movie is not as good as an anime series called Baccano! could be that 70’s era train travel isn’t as cool as 30’s? That’s not really a question though is it? This is the movie with Gene Wilder and hints of Richard Pryor though honestly there is far more Pryor in Superman 3.

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music:

David Bowie – I’m Deranged*

*bonus points if you’ve seen Lost Highway or own this soundtrack or Outside, it’s all pretty solid

217. Fargo

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Ian

217. Fargo (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian, with a little help from Seth, talk about this slightly odd but not really that odd movie. It was a big deal like 13 years ago or something.

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music: NO MUSIC THIS WEEK (think of snow and cold but not Verspertine cold I don’t know maybe … like something Danny Elfmanesque)

215. RoboCop

Posted on April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 by Ian

215. RoboCop (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian discuss the importance of violence in cinema.

music:

RIP Slyme – Super Shooter

213. The Burbs

Posted on April 5, 2010April 5, 2010 by Ian

213. The Burbs (right click OR click)

Ian and Mark talk about this Joe Dante film from the late 80’s. A simpler time when Tom Hanks movies were a little more fun than they are now. Though at its heart this film is quite dark.

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music:

Jerry Goldsmith – Patton (theme)

210. The Informant and A Serious Man

Posted on March 15, 2010March 15, 2010 by Ian

210. The Informant and A Serious Man (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian hark back to the good ole’ days of the Futile Podcast and do about 3 or 4 movie reviews in one. We discuss the themes and the ideas at play in these films. It is all very technical and not for the layperson … yeah right.