The Futile Podcast

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

Category: mirthless action

Technology part 1: 80’s action movies are lame.

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80’s action movies are lame (right click OR click)

This is something somewhat different. In preparation for us going into  Year 3, what will no doubt be our year of change,  I present you with part 1 in a series of discussions with prof. Daniel Estrada who studies the philosophy of technology.   He has a blog where you can check out his current interests here:  http://eripsa.org/

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Public Enemies review

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Public Enemies review

More like Pubic Enemies as Zack would have you believe.  We discuss this newest of Mann’s films in all it’s crappy video shaky cam goodness.

 

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music:

Passengers – Always Forever Now

runtime:  33:41:07

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen review

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen review (right click OR click)

Zack, Ryan, and Ian discuss a few things.  Ian does a quick review of Wendy and Lucy and then they get into the big blockbuster for the Summer or whatever.

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musics:

Radiohead – Packt like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box

Animal Collective – Turn into Something

Runtime: 0:33:08:02

Pelham 123

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Pelham 123 review (right click or click)

Zack, Mark, and Ian discuss the new Tony Scott version of Pelham 123.  We talk about the original The Taking of Pelham 123 in comparison but mostly this podcast has to do with Zack’s obsession with actors and wigs. 

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musics:

Paul Chambers – Confessin’

Deltron 3030 -3030

runtime: 0:32:56:14

“There ain’t nothing wrong with the Chairman.”

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License to Drive review (right click OR click)

Remember the Corries?  Yeah well … there’s this movie too.

 

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music:

Duran Duran – Lake Shore Drivin’

 

runtime:  0:25:19:07

“Hush.”

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Broken Arrow, Roasts, and Talk shows (right click OR click)

Bit of a hodgemanpodgeman tonight on the futile podcast while Zack talks about Broken Arrow which leads us into a political discussion.   If you like what you hear please subsribe to the podcast we update regularly and searching Futile Podcast on i-tunes or via podcast pickle is a great way to keep up with the futility.  You can also subscribe via feedburner:  futile podcast thank you!  OR here: 

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Musics:

David Shire – No More Questions, Plumbing Problems

runtime:  0:33:34:05

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“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