Talkie Talk Ep. 41: 10 Things I Hate About You / High School Double Date Draft
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The whole gang talks about 10 Things I Hate About You, and then pulls a charming draft – High School Couples you’d want to have a double-date with! It’s not creepy we promise, just looking for cool couples in High School in movies, TV, and games.
Homework Assignment:10 Things I Hate About You (0:53) Main Topic: High School Couple Draft (24:04) New Homework: The Matrix (Netflix) for Talk of Fame submission (57:40)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
In case this wasn’t already known, I watch a lot of movies. Like, too many. I get tired or lazy and I sit down and put one on, or start watching one that just started. Today it was Hancock. A film, that when explained to someone who likes superhero movies, sounds amazing. A superman-like superhero is a drunk jerk who’s depressed and, while doing the right thing (most of the time), he destroys buildings and property without thinking twice. I’m in.
Quick “in defense of” moment here…I’ve seen Hancock before and was well aware it was bad when I started watching it this afternoon. I just wanted that to be clear and again demonstrate how much I watch movies. I’m a big re-watch and second-chance guy…
OK…
I start the movie and the first 20 minutes are as entertaining as an average MCU movie. Funny quips, good graphics, I’m starting to think maybe I was wrong about the film. The plot starts to develop and I bore a bit, but nothing crazy. Then it happened. I remembered why this movie sucked.
Hancock has lost his powers. He’s on the brink of death. Desperately trying to figure out what his next move should be. It is at this moment I realized that I DO NOT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ANYBODY IN THIS MOVIE. Hancock, Theron, Jason Bateman’s weird little kid… They could all die, the bad guy could win, and I wouldn’t care.
Will Smith watching Hancock.
If there is something at the end I’m missing, let me know. During what I assume was the final fight, I took the dog on a walk and ended up playing hearts on my phone for 20 minutes. The credits were rolling when I came back inside.
Is this the number one thing that ruins main stream movies? Having characters that have zero charm and/or aren’t developed? Think of a movie full of Rickon Starks, Bella Swans, or Pistacio Disguiseys…ugh.
Will Smith, no more characters I don’t care about, please.
UPDATE: Will Smith did specifically what I asked him not to do. See – Suicide Squad, After Earth, Collateral Beauty, etc.
The Watchlist(0:51) David:Get Out[Spoilers](1:03), The Conjuring 2 (4:56), Night of the Hunter (7:55), Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (9:04) Chris:The Challenge (9:39), Nerve (13:04), Playing: Slime Rancher (18:14) Brent: Dunkirk (20:14), Paths of Glory (23:40), Game of Thrones Episode 4 (Spoils of War) (27:58) TJ: The Overnight (35:57), Lovelace (37:13), What If (37:54), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Pt I & II (39:39), Vertigo (40:43), Zoolander 2 (42:06) Breezy on the Streets (44:10)
44:25 – Doctor Who universe show Torchwood coming back
45:24 – Video game No Man’s Sky getting multi-player & story modes
46:37 – Disney leaving Netflix for its own service. Marvel? Star Wars?
48:26 – Steven King letting J.J. Abrams take the helm for Castle Rock series
48:58 – Hiyao Miyazaki bringing Studio Ghibli back for Boro the Caterpillar
49:27 – $100,000 Pyramid record set by friend of the show, Brian Darby!
50:55 – Best Bet this Weekend: Logan Lucky
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Brent, Chris, David, and TJ fill you with inertia (it’s a movie quote) as we tackle the Brendan Fraser-less Bedazzled original film from 1967 (with Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, and 7 minutes of Raquel Welch) before going into Remakes – what makes a good one, what makes a bad one, what makes an absolutely neutral one. And we tackle why people seem so bothered by them.
The gang’s all here! TJ, Chris, Brent and David do a short one, talking about what they’ve been watching, playing (and gasp… reading?), before taking a quick dip in Breezy on the Streets.
The Watchlist(0:47) Brent:The Lost City of Z (1:07), Beauty and the Beast 1946 Version (3:27), Boogie Nights (6:34), Grease (9:46) TJ:Furious 7 (12:44), Central Intelligence (14:58), Keeping Up with the Joneses (16:23), The Patriot (17:46), Signs (19:51) Chris: Macon Blair Cinematic Universe (Blue Ruin, Green Room, Small Crimes 23:01), Suspiria (25:08), Storks (26:09), Paterson (26:34) David: The Challenge (29:36), G.L.O.W. (29:51), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (29:58), Playing: Game of Thrones (31:28), Until Dawn (31:36), Reading: Boss Fight Books: Earthbound (32:10) Breezy on the Streets (33:42)
33:49 – Trailer Roundup (Light week, It)
33:59 – HBO Hack and its implications
35:07 – Best Bet this Weekend: The Glass Castle or just wait to stream it…
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Talkie Talk Ep. 37: Mr. Nobody / Nonlinear Narrative
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The episode ends. TJ, Chris and David are missing Brent Sand while talking about Jared Leto’s baby blues (in the… “film” Mr. Nobody). While we wait for a butterfly in Asia start up a hurricane in the Caribbean, we get into the main topic, Nonlinear Narrative. We talk through some heavy hitter directors (Tarantino! Nolan! Inarritu!) and the purpose this narrative serves. Does it stem naturally from the theme or the characters? Does it cover up a boring movie otherwise? …Who are you? The episode begins.
Homework Assignment:Mr. Nobody(0:56) Main Topic: Nonlinear Narratives in Film, TV, Games (19:25) Media Discussed [Spoiler Warning about plot]: Pulp Fiction, Memento, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Prestige, Arrival, Donnie Darko, Blue Valentine, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Slumdog Millionaire, Joy, Cloud Atlas, Lost, Breaking Bad, True Detective, Vanilla Sky, Mulholland Drive, Rashomon, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Final Fantasy VIII/X, Bastion, Max Payne, Titanfall 2 New Homework: Bedazzled (1967) (Netflix) (43:08)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Talkie Talk Ep. 36: The Watchlist / Game of Thrones / News - 8/2
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Justice for Brent! It’s a 3-man with TJ, Chris and David talking about stuff they’ve watched, talk Episode 2 of Game of Thrones, then hit some news items and trailers. We’re cutting up bell peppers on this one (if you know what we mean…)
The Watchlist (1:29) Chris: The Tick Amazon Pilot (1:45), Iron Fist (3:02), Life (9:12), 50 Shades Darker (14:54) David:Ozark (18:43), Man Up (23:33), Playing: Breath of Fire 3 (25:02), Game of Thrones (Telltale Games) (26:15), Until Dawn (28:32) TJ:It Miniseries (30:25), Batman (32:06), Nightmare on Elm Street (32:51), Iron Giant (34:49) Cross-Talk: Game of Thrones, Ep. 2 “Stormborn” (38:22) Breezy on the Streets (55:54)
56:08 – Dunkirk gets great reviews… but is 70mm IMAX necessary?
59:14 – Trailers (It, Suburbicon, Three Billboards…, Detroit)
1:01:37 – SNES Classic pre-order debacle at Walmart
1:02:56 – Mahershala Ali will be in Season 3 of True Detective
1:03:25 – Best bet this weekend: Detroit (2 votes), nothing (1 vote)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Talkie Talk Ep. 35: I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore / Spoiler Alert
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TJ, Brent, Chris and David don’t feel at home in this world anymore while talking about the homework (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore) – then, inspired by both a scene in that movie (IDFAHITWA for short) and by the guardedness around Game of Thrones, we dip our toes into the choppy waters of Spoiler Culture… What constitutes a spoiler, our personal takes, worst spoilers, etc. [Spoiler alert].
Talkie Talk Ep. 34: Watchlist / Game of Thrones / Trailer-palooza / News - 7/26
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Here’s what it is… TJ, Brent, Chris and David talk what they’ve been watching… Then, talk Episode 1 of Game of Thrones… Then, talk about a bunch of high-profile trailers… THEN, a couple news items (Breezy on the Streets much?). Even after an extended vacation break, we always come original, Tootsie… It gets punchy at the end.
The Watchlist (0:54) Chris: The Fast and Furious Franchise box set (1:00), Riverdale (4:41), The Challenge: Dirty XXX (8:43), Get Out (22:47) Brent:The Tenant (11:25), The Big Sick (12:58), A Bucket of Blood (13:37), The Apartment (15:29), Police Academy (16:30), Mrs. Doubtfire (16:53), Party Down (21:52) TJ:Bring It On Trilogy (25:46), Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (27:14), Rogue One (29:43), Better Call Saul (30:42), TJ’s Lion King Shirt (31:17) David: Downward Dog (32:29), The Lego Batman Movie (36:09), Car Boys (Griffin McElroy/Nick Robinson Polygon series) (38:18) Cross-Talk: Game of Thrones, Ep. 1 “Dragonstone” (40:32) Breezy on the Streets (47:51)
48:06 – Trailer Roundup (Ready Player One, Stranger Things 2, The Defenders, Jigsaw, A Wrinkle in Time, The Disaster Artist, It, Walking Dead, Thor: Ragnarok, The Shape of Water, Bright )
57:33 – Outrage! Doctor Who has a female doctor (Jodie Whittaker)!
1:00:48 – Pre-Outrage! Benioff & Weiss’ post-GoT show Confederate
1:04:39 – Best bet this weekend: Atomic Blonde (or Person to Person if you’re in NY/LA, or Hotel for Dogs if you hate this segment)
Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.
Sorry to disappoint this week, but no Talkie Talk podcast, as the site was on vacation. But that’s all right, as none of us watched very much and we’re saving the best news for next week (it will be Breezy AF!).
What we can share is the results of the homework vote. We posted four options, sources from our Movies By Us group on Facebook. You all voted, and here is how it turned out…
The Nightmare (image: Film Linc)
4th – The Nightmare (2015) – “A documentary-horror film exploring the phenomenon of ‘Sleep Paralysis’ through the eyes of eight very different people.”
Christine (not the car) (image: Fact UK)
3rd – Christine (2016) – “Rebecca Hall stars in director Antonio Campos’ third feature film, CHRISTINE, the story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis.”
The Beaver (image: We Live Entertainment)
2nd – The Beaver (2011) – “Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with Mel Gibson in The Beaver – an emotional story about a man on a journey to re-discover his family and re-start his life. Plagued by his own demons, Walter Black was once a successful toy executive and family man who now suffers from depression. No matter what he tries, Walter can’t seem to get himself back on track…until a beaver hand puppet enters his life.”
And the winner…
I Don’t Feel At Home in this World Anymore (image: Metro News CA)
1st – I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017) – “Fed up with the human indecency she sees around her and set off by her home being burglarized, Ruth (Melanie Lynskey) teams up with her martial arts-crazed neighbor (Elijah Wood) to exact vengeance. However, the duo soon finds themselves deep into a world they know little about. Macon Blair directed this crime thriller.”
This movie can be found on Netflix, as it’s another Netflix original movie.
We’re excited to get back into the groove of talking Talkie Talk – and we’ll be talking IDFAHITWA(wow) next week, along with a brilliant main topic.
