Podcast Questions for 09/5/11 »

Topic started by Dylabaloo on Aug. 29, 2011. Last post by FinalDasa 1 year, 8 months ago.
Post by Dylabaloo (821 posts) See mini bio

How do you feel about Jeremy Renner as the lead role in The Bourne Legacy, I'm personally a little disappointed. Renner is a perfectly capable actor but he seems like the perfect person to play a carbon copy of Bourne's character; I would have liked something a little left field such as the rumors of Paul Dano or Michael Fassbender.

You should also check out Intermission its a great Irish Comedy and I would really love a feature on Father Ted, that show deserves all the attention it can get.

Post by filmtaught (9 posts) See mini bio

Two questions completely unrelated: 
 
1) I've never heard you two talk about Mad Men or True Blood.   I think Mad Men easily rivials, if not exceeds, The Wire as one of the best TV shows ever.  True Blood is ridiculous fun and very popular.  Given you guys cover nearly all comic book fare -- why not TB? 
 
2) My new favorite director is Cary Fukunaga -- only two films to his name Sin Nombre (on Netflix streaming) and the recent Jane Eyre.   Visually lush, original filmmaking -- kinda Leanesque but with some edge.   Have you heard of him? Thoughts? 
 
Thanks!
Post by Mento (98 posts) See mini bio

Hey Navorie, are you guys Jackie Chan fans? To what extent? Do you think his recent work (anything to do with tuxedos or medallions or Tuckers for instance) is putting younger people off from discovering his better movies?

Post by Vincemaster (409 posts) See mini bio
Where did The Screening Room go? And are there any plans to bring it back? That was my sole thing to look forward to on Wednesdays...
Post by CommodoreJenkins (1 posts) See mini bio

Are there any movies that you think are great but have one or two major flaws that keep them from being almost perfect? I think Terminator 2 is a great film but I can't stand Edward Furlong. I think he's incredibly annoying and almost makes me want to see the T-1000 actually kill him.

Post by raevpet (3 posts) See mini bio

Who would you say is the director that you have lost the greatest amount of respect for since you became aware of him/her as a director and why?

Post by The_son_of_X51 (38 posts) See mini bio

Hey guys!

Going off last weeks topic of trailers, more specifically action movie trailers, do you think any current actor or actress could be or is deserving of a "this person IS BACK" style trailer? Also, what are your general thoughts on this generation of action stars as opposed to those of the 80's and 90's?

Post by Skywarpgold (240 posts) See mini bio

Your discussion of the Wizard of Oz in regards to movies you don't want to watch again made me think of a related question: Are there any well-regarded movies that, for one reason or another, you never saw, and now refuse to see on principle? For example, my Dad happened to never see the Wizard of Oz, and now leaves the room if it's ever on. He even went so far as to watch my High School's rendition of the play facing the other direction so he could just listen and not watch (I was in the pit orchestra). As for me, I've never seen It's a Wonderful Life, so I've followed in my father's footsteps and insist on never watching it. Maybe it just runs in my family?

Keep up the great work guys, love the show!

Post by Preacher (24 posts) See mini bio
Has the underlying politics of a movie ever ruined an otherwise technically sound movie for you? 
Post by CharAznable (329 posts) See mini bio

Hey guys, can we please get some Breaking Bad discussion up in this piece?

Post by wealllikepie (49 posts) See mini bio

I started watching the Big Bang Theory recently, and my question for you is: do you find it annoying when there is background laughter during tv shows/movies? It really annoys me since it distracts me from what's going on in the show, and gives me the impression like the it's trying to shove its jokes down my throat. Thanks

Post by Hot_Karl (768 posts) See mini bio
Hey Screened Cats! 
 
If Rorie & Alex were a wrestling tag team, what would your name be, what would be your finishing move and who would your valet/manager be?
Post by Dylabaloo (821 posts) See mini bio

@wealllikepie said:

I started watching the Big Bang Theory recently, and my question for you is: do you find it annoying when there is background laughter during tv shows/movies? It really annoys me since it distracts me from what's going on in the show, and gives me the impression like the it's trying to shove its jokes down my throat. Thanks

The Big Bang Theory is just awful jokes strung together with an infuriating laugh track.

Post by fearlessidiot (2 posts) See mini bio

Hey guys,

I just started a new semester of school and im taking a screenwriting class and it got me thinking about what some of my favorite screenplays. They include the likes of Shane Black's Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang; and Guy Ritchie's Snatch, but i was curious what some of your favorite screenplays have been, or some screenplays you could suggest reading, even if they aren't particularly your favorite? Thanks and love the show.

P.S. My professor is Richard Vetere, and i was also wondering if you have any opinion on him. Apparently he's a big deal, i certainly didn't know of him.

Post by Llewelyn (87 posts) See mini bio
Hey guys, 
 
I caught Yojimbo for the first time the other day thanks to this site, and while I thought it was great, I found that the way some of it had aged was pretty distracting. Maybe it's just my being young, but the soundtrack and the scene in which Seibei's brothel is burning down and people are killed by swordsmen outside sort of broke the immersion for me.  
 
I was wondering if you guys ever find old movies hard to watch and wether you think this is something that gets easier to ignore with the more old movies you watch?
Post by allenibrahim (112 posts) See mini bio
Hey guys! I recently saw Prince of Egypt, a 1998 Dreamworks musical that tells the story of Moses and the Exodus. It had a pretty crazy voice cast, with the likes of Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, JEFF GOLDBLUM, Hellen Mirren, Sandra Bullock, Patrick Stewart of all people, and the dad from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Have either of you seen or heard of this crazy forgotten gem. It was pretty good!
Post by MjHealy (130 posts) See mini bio

Hey guys,

Quick breakdown of the world of British TV here. The two main networks in the UK are the BBC and ITV. Your main four channels in the UK are BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1 and the other network Channel 4. There also exist other BBC and ITV channels such as ITV2 and BBC Three but you need cable (or Digital TV box) to pick those up.

Being Irish myself, I find that there isn't a huge difference in Irish and British comedy. Us Irish have a bit more of a downbeat tone when it comes to comedy and we are not afraid when it comes to laughing at ourselves. You can see this more downbeat tone in films like Intermission or In Bruges. We also get a few TV comedies to pick up steam overseas. Father Ted is a obviously an Irish show, but Black Books and The IT Crowd are written by the same guys and are Irish comedies for intents and purposes.

Post by FinalDasa (2,788 posts) See mini bio
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@VinceNotVance: ...cats.....CATS????!!!!

Post by Hot_Karl (768 posts) See mini bio
@FinalDasa said:

@VinceNotVance: ...cats.....CATS????!!!!

It's like ScreenedCast but instead I switched the order of the letters so it says ScreenedCats!
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