D:M:54 - Who Doesn’t Love Peter Blunden?
We’re back with episode 54! We talk The Hexagons stand up debut, movie news, summer movies and of course AFI! We talk Lawrence of Arabia! Also, we profess our undying love for Peter Blunden. I smell a new sitcom. What was your favorite movie of the summer? hectorandtodd@gmail.com or leave a voicemail (508)925-0443!
D:M:53 - In Which We Fight Back Against Chris Tong
Hello! We’re back! We’re talking about what YOU wanna hear, movie stuff! We also talk your favorite classic WWF wrestlers. There are voicemails sprinkled throughout. We’re glad to be back! We talk #8 on the AFI, Schindler’s List! This episode is dedicated to Chris Tong who never thought it would happen. Eat it, Tong.
Green Lantern
It’s so hard to review this movie. I saw it on Friday and have been trying to figure out how to put my thoughts into words. I’ll probably fail miserably.
Thor was an easy 8/10. X-Men: First Class would have been a 10 if it didn’t make me so angry. So I’ll only give it an 8 as well. Now Green Lantern? Much lower.
GL is about Hal Jordan becoming the first earthling Green Lantern. If you know the comics at all, the movie is pretty faithful. It has everything I wanted in a GL movie, and yet I felt there was a LOT missing. Now, don’t get me wrong. I don’t think this is the worst movie of the summer or the worst comic book movie ever. Not by a long shot. There was still a lot to like here. A lot to love, even.
Let’s talk about what I love. The cast. Ryan Reynolds, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard, and even Blake Lively, I really enjoyed. I loved a lot of the effects, including parallax and the awesome ring constructs. I loved how OA looked, I loved the Guardians, I loved Reynolds reciting the oath. There was a lot to love.
But the movie was just…odd. From the kind of “meh” directing by Martin Campbell to the ho-hum feeling script. The directing really was the downfall of this movie. It didn’t have a consisten feel to it. Tone wise I felt it was all over the place. The scenes that weren’t in space just looked kind of bland. I really feel like Campbell was the wrong choice for this movie and if they make a sequel, I hope they get someone better suited for a space opera.
See, I’m doing it right now. I have no idea how to feel about this movie. I had a lot of fun watching it, and really want to watch it again. But while I was watching it, all I could think was “is this it?”
I saw the movie in 3D and I really enjoyed it, some of the best conversion work I’ve seen thus far. Oa looked beautiful and Parallax looked terrifying. All in all, I’d say I enjoyed it. Not as much as what came before it so far this summer, but it gives me hope for a new installment. And lets hope we get more Lanterns into the mix. Lets get some Kyle up in this piece.
In all, I’d give it a 7/10. I realize I said much lower up top and then its only a point lower here. But the more I talk about what I love, the more I want to see it again. See what I’m saying. I’m conflicted!
Roger Andrews is a GD genius.
Tell me these aren’t completely awesome and I’ll tell you you’re an idiot.
D:M: At The Con Part II
Hello world! We recorded this episode live from the Southcoast Toy and Comic show where we met the awesome, legendary Superfly Jimmy Snuka. We also talk movie news, dvd releases and of course, AFI! We talk Vertigo. We also have a great discussion with amazing artist Roger Andrews! Who is your favorite CLASSIC WWF Superstar? Hectorandtodd@gmail.com or leave a voicemail (508)925-0443!
Most people know I’ve never read an issue of Playboy in my life. That being said, I just watched Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, Rebel on the Watch Instant and loved it. He seems like a real stand up bro who just wanted to get a little tasteful nudity into peoples hands.
Now, I don’t know what its like on the inside of an issue now, but if you want to drum up some sales? Have some awesome covers like they used to:
Or…my personal favorite:
Playboy use to be revolutionary, now it seems to be just horribly airbrushed broads who just wanna fawn over Hef so they can be rich.
Its sad really, because based on this documentary, Playboy used to be something special. Now, I don’t really know how to save Playboy. The internet is killing it faster than ever imagined. But still, look as these covers and tell me they don’t make you wanna see whats inside? I mean…they’re infinitely better than seeing Heidi Montag on the cover, am I right?
** UPDATED** Now the audio shouldn’t just cut out after 10 minutes. Still have NO idea how that happened.
D:M:51 - What If…?
What if we were back? What if we read YOUR poll answers? What if we discussed movie news?? What if we went AFI? What if we reviews Wizard of Oz?? What if someone else directed a famous movie? What if Spielberg directed Harry Potter? We wanna know YOUR what ifs. Hectorandtodd@gmail.com or leave a voicemail (508)925-0443!
Hello!
We were informed of some audio issues, we think its been corrected. So enjoy yourself.
D:M:50 - Staind is Terrible.
Hello world! It’s our thrilling 50th episode! We talk movie news! We talk AFI! Chaplin! City Lights! Exclamation! What movie of these three are you most excited for: Captain America, Thor or Green Lantern??!?! Email us at hectorandtodd@gmail.com or leave a voicemail! (508)925-0443!
D:M:Bonus - A Conversation with Brett Detar
Hello world! Do you love The Juliana Theory? Do you love Brett Detar? Well this is the podcast for you! Todd has a nice skype conversation with Mr. Detar and they talk all types of good stuff. What? You want Brett’s new album for FREE?? Then go to www.brettdetar.com and sign up! Its free and an incredible album! Also, follow Mr. Detar on the twitter: @BrettDetar
Enjoy!
