The Futile Podcast

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

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

“My coke!”

Running Scared review (right click or click)

  • Dan Hedeya
  • onion rings
  • John Candy
  • Dancin’ in the Dark
  • Morris Day and the Time
  • The Honest of Tom Noonan

I would like to find a copy of this soundtrack on audio tape so I can rock it in my car.

 

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Musics: 

Ice House – Paradise

Prince – The Beautiful Ones

 

runtime:  0:45:22:09

“Uncle Benny!”

Corrupter and Doomsday quick reviews (right click OR click)

A little something for you beloved listeners to enjoy on your roadtrips to visit family for the food based holiday of joy. 

It’s important to remember that Oaks are hard.

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musics:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Merry Seat

Frank Sinatra – The Best is Yet to Come

“Let’s go back to base.”

Blue Thunder review (right click OR click)

Blue Thunder teaches us how to avoid heat seeking missiles in a city.   We also talk about the Cobretti Trilogy and how having a knife case on your belt makes you king shit. 

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Musics:

Coldplay _  Warning Sign

Seal – Prayer for the Dying

 

 

runtime:  0:29:36:07

Bullitt Time

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