The Futile Podcast

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

Terminator: Salvation review

Terminator Salvation review (right click OR click)

More like Terminator Salavation right?  Okay puns aside this movies’ got real heart;)  Okay we talk about Terminator: Salvation but don’t you Futile Fan fret  because this will not be the last time we talk Terminator.  And by that I don’t mean to ellude to some kind of non-existent sequel, Mac And Me Style. 

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 music:

nine inch nails – The Day the World Went Away (Halo 17)

 

 Runtime:  0:30:16:06

“Not all guns are created equal.”

Last Man Standing review (right click OR click)

Sully’s back in this one and he’s got a Tommy gun in toe to boot.  Mark and Ian chat about Walter Hill’s adaptation of Yojimbo

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musics:

Johnny Greenwood – Convergence

Joe Strummer – War Cry

runtime: 0:40:26:12

“He’s got “gameover abs””.

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

“Can you hear me?”

Reservoir Dogs review (right click OR click)

Mark and Ian talk about Tarantino’s early venture.  Here’s a picture of the Radio Super Sounds of the 70’s DJ comedian Steven Wright.  Makes you think doesn’t it?

 

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musics:

Chicago – Beginnings

David Holmes – Zippo’s

runtime:  0:39:29:09

“Let me axe you a question.”

Punisher Warzone review (right click or click)

Zack and Blaine are in hog heaven talking about all the great stuff in this reboot/sequel/who care what it’s  called, for the Punisher franchise.  The real thing that excites me is that Dominic West from The Wire is playing the main baddy and he’s joined with Irish Pirate Jamacian acrobats. 

 

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music:

V.A.S.T. – The Last One Alive

 

runtime: 013:31:03

“Too much grease is a bad thing.”

Tom Horn review (right click OR click)

This Steve McQueen Western sparks discussion about the outlaw hero and anti-hero.  That discussion can be found here in this bonus session:

Outlaw Hero rant (right click OR click)

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music:

U2 – Bad (live)

runtime: 0:32:48:18

“I bet you’ll make it 23 miles before you drink that.”

007 (right click OR click)

We talk about the pathology of James Bond.  The winning ego.  SPECTRE = Quantum.   Be sure to read Zack’s companion review for Quantum of Solace at his site here:  http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/new-release-quantum-of-solace/

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musics:

Gladys Knight – License to Kill

John Barry – Gassing the Gangsters

Tina Turner – Golden Eye

Lulu – The Man With the Golden Gun

Lani Hall – Never Say Never Again

Nancy Sinatra – You Only Live Twice

 

runtime:  0:58:22:12

 

Spy Genre bonus

We continue what we started with the QoS review and talk about the spy/paranoia genre in film.

music: 

Enigma – The Eyes of Truth

runtime:  0:15:24:03