Episode 25: The Mouse That Roared and Supergirl

Episode 25: The Mouse That Roared and Supergirl

G&T Podcast Episode 25

 

What We’ve Been Watching.

 

Travis’ viewing habits:

Wayward Pines

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2618986/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The Whispers

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3487410/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Daredevil

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Orange Is The New Black

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372162/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Watchdogs X-Box One - underwhelming

Steam Sale

South Park: Stick of Truth

 

 

George’s viewing habit
The 100

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2661044/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Merlin

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199099/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Mr Majorium’s Wonder Emporium

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457419/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The Last Man On Earth

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230454/?ref_=nv_sr_2

The Babadook

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321549/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

Comic-Con:

Fear of The Walking Dead

https://youtu.be/yzXglr5bc3w

Han Solo movie and Chris Miller/Phil Lord

Who could be Han Solo?

Simon Pegg

Batman Vs Superman - Jessie Eisenberger

https://youtu.be/0WWzgGyAH6Y

Suicide Squad

https://youtu.be/PLLQK9la6Go

Marvel/DC movies

 

 

 

George Terran’s review of Super-girl (1984)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088206/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Simply put… not good. 1 out of 5 Heigls

 

The new challenge this week…

George has to watch Simon Sez

Travis drew The Burning Dead

 

Review of The Mouse That Roared

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053084/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

 

Matt Croft gives a review of Terminator: Gensys

He also delivers his Top Desert Island Movies

1) Back To The Future Part 1

2) Titanic

3) Groundhog Day

4) The Goonies

5) Flying High/Airplane

 

Talking about MIFF

The Tunnel

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2711738/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Episode 24: On The Beach and our Top 5 Favourite War Movies

Episode 24: On The Beach and our Top 5 Favourite War Movies

G&T Podcast Episode 24

 

What We’ve Been Watching.

 

Travis: The Whispers remains intriguing and disturbing as mentioned last week.

Wayward Pines is still compulsive viewing and impressive.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2618986/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Mr Robot is still good but not quite as impressive as the Pilot

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/?ref_=nv_sr_1

South Park: Stick of Truth

http://au.ign.com/games/south-park-the-game/ps3-123757

X-COM expansion

http://au.ign.com/games/xcom-2/linux-20038029

 

George: Penny Dreadful

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2628232/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Supernatural

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460681/?ref_=nv_sr_2

The Terminator

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Splatoon

http://au.ign.com/games/splatoon/wii-u-20019853

 

A brief detour into Nintendo Super Mario Maker and how we’re both excited to see this happen.

http://au.ign.com/games/mario-maker/wii-u-20019620

 

American Psycho 2 review from Travis.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283877/?ref_=nv_sr_2

“It’s a skid-mark on the underpants of Film”

It’s a mis-conjoined slasher movie that tastes completely terrible and more like a parody which isn’t funny.

Not exciting at all.

 

The new challenge this week…

Gaelic football and George lost.

This week he has to watch… SUPERGIRL.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

 

 

On The Beach Review

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months. - IMDb.

 

A good story but they should have focused on the Anthony Perkins storyline instead.

 

Next week is the final Cold War movie called The Mouse The Roared starring Peter Sellers.

 

We then discuss our personal Top 5 War Movies of All Time.

 

Travis
1) Das Boot
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=nv_sr_1

2) Starship Troopers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/?ref_=nv_sr_1

3) Downfall
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/?ref_=nv_sr_1

4) Full Metal Jacket starring Matthew Modine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/?ref_=nv_sr_1

5) Gallipoli starring Mel Gibson

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/?ref_=nv_sr_3

 

George
1) Grave of the Fireflies from Studio Ghibli
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095327/?ref_=nv_sr_1

2) Zulu starring Michael Caine
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/?ref_=nv_sr_2

3) Platoon starring Charlie Sheen
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091763/?ref_=nv_sr_1
4) Starship Troopers starring Casper Van Dien
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/?ref_=nv_sr_1

5) Empire of the Sun starring Christian Bale
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

Episode 23: Living Daylights and our Most Wanted spin-offs

Episode 23: Living Daylights and our Most Wanted spin-offs

G&T Podcast Episode 23 Show notes.

 

We briefly discuss the Australian delicacy, The Chicken Parma. George had a beautiful Parma from the Kinglake Pub but the true effect is a little lost and requires the negative side of the spectrum.

Travis also offers up the next Australian challenge, The Pie Floater which may very well send us on the road to experience it.

 

What have we been watching?

Travis: The Whispers (produced by Spielberg) directed Mark Romanek - totally worth watching.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3487410/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Dark Matter however is more of the a-typical popcorn media with only a little going for it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4159076/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Season 3 of Orange is the New Black is excellent.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372162/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

George:

Jurassic World does a very good job of recapturing the magic from the first movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369610/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Pixar’s Inside Out is fantastic, Amy Poehler is gorgeous, Phyllis Smith is adorable as Sadness.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

Terrible Movies…

George: Battlefield Earth. Oh the horror… Profit-driven, Rastafarian aliens have enslaved the Human Race. John Travolta is a complete dick and poor, poor Forest Whitaker does whatever he can to simply survive the movie. From the box-art up, this movie is terrible.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/?ref_=nv_sr_4

 

Travis: The Ringer. Travis was very lucky comparatively but still this movie is a poor, paint-by-numbers Farrelly Brother-esque “comedy”. On one saving grace is the impressive and interesting use of the Intellectually disabled performers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267891/?ref_=nv_sr_3

 

This week we bet on Women’s Beach Volleyball. Poland vs Canada. Poland won!! George is off the hook for this week. Travis must choose an envelope of shame and the “winner” is…

American Psycho 2 starring Mila Kunis and William Shatner.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283877/?ref_=nv_sr_2

 

Indiana was recently votes as the best character icon with James Bond in number two and Han Solo in number three.

 

We then talk about James Bond The Living Daylights.

A movie that has not aged very well and doesn’t impress Travis much, but George challenges him to watch Licence to Kill.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093428/?ref_=nv_sr_2

 

Travis asks me what I would do if I was given the rights to James Bond. Imagine an old man Bond similar to Frank Miller’s Older Bruce Wayne from The Dark Knight Returns. The ultimate strategist. Possibly, Michael Caine, Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellen cast as Bond…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns

 

There are two more films in our Cold War series…

  1. On The Beach
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  2. The Mouse That Roared
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053084/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

And we set up the next season where we will be re-watching (or watching for the first time for Travis) Peter Sellers movies.

For those who want to follow along, the movies we will be watching are:

  1. A Shot In The Dark
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058586/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  2. The Pink Panther
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057413/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  3. Being There
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2
  4. The Ladykillers
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048281/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  5. Murder By Death
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074937/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  6. or I’m Alright Jack
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052911/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

Plus we will be making a stop to The Life and Death of Peter Sellers starring Geoffrey Rush
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352520/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

 

Finally we discuss our personal Top 5 most wanted spin-off movies.
Special note of The DeLorean from Back to The Future (spin-off already discuss in Imaginarium of The Masses Season 1), Alex Keaton from Family Ties (sequel), The Smoking Man from X-Files (prequel) and John Doe from Seven (prequel), Donkey from Shrek (prequel).

 

Travis:

The Dixon Brother from The Walking Dead

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)

 

The Vega Brother from Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino#Other_potential_projects

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105236/?ref_=nv_sr_1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

Blake from The Dark Knight Rises

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_(comics)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Thunder

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942385/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

Han Solo from the Star Wars Universe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Solo

 

George:

Special note of The Deloren

 

Kantos Kan from John Carter A Princess of Mars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Princess_of_Mars

 

Cheyenne from Once Upon A Time In The West

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_the_West

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/?ref_=nv_sr_3

 

Q from James Bond

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(James_Bond)

 

Boba Fett from the Star Wars universe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boba_Fett

 

Muska from Laputa: Castle In The Sky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_in_the_Sky

Episode 22: Fail-Safe and our Most Wanted Reboots/Sequels

Episode 22: Fail-Safe and our Most Wanted Reboots/Sequels

What have you been watching...
Travis:
The Comedians Stars Billy Crystal (When Harry Met Sally) and Josh Gad (Frozen)
Humans Stars Cathrine Parkinson (IT Crowd)
Daredevil Stars Charlie Cox (Stardust) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket)
Fury Stars Brad Pitt (Seven) and Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia)

**A brief detour into Shia's inspirational rant videos and tanks

George:
Miss Fisher Stars Essie Davis (The Babadook) and Nathan Page (Noise)
**Frames of reference for Austaliana. (I'm finally starting to fit in!)
Playing Splatoon on Wii U
**A detour into N64 Goldeneye and online multi-player with our excuses of why we don't normally play online with others.

A random interlude by Trudi Rawnsley and we fall in love with Fallout 4 and Just Cause 3

Next we discuss our weekly challenge where we bet on Major League LaCross (Boston vs Chicago) and George reviews S Darko. In short it is a student movie fan-fiction sequel that fails to grasp any of what made Donnie Darko a great, cult movie.
Travis won the bet but still lost because he had to spin the Wheel of Heigl!!
George has to watch... Battlefield Earth starring John Travola and Forest Whittaker... oh dear...
Travis meanwhile has to watch The Ringer starring Johnny Knoxville and Kathrine Heigl.
We are all losers this week.

George manages to finally remember the other movie he watched this week... A Time To Kill.

We have a little conversation about Uve Boll, Pixels and the gloomy future of Comedies.

We then go on to Film to of the Cold War, Fail-Safe following on from last week's Dr Strangelove...
Fail-safe is a great movie, but it has really dated and suffers the same problem again that it suffered on its original release... Dr Strangelove is better and you can't help but want Fail-safe to be funny.

We also talk about the developement of technology and hope movies from that time period vs what we are seeing now. Scientists were superheroes and there was a brilliant fear of science; the eponymous cautionary tale.
We also agree that we would like to see a a remake set in the modern day.

The next step in our Cold War series is James Bond and The Living Daylights.

Finally, we discuss our 5 Most Wanted Reboots/Sequels.
But before we being with that we explain our unanimous hatred of Ghostbusters: The Female Edition and remember fondly Rick Moranis and Spaceballs
Travis:
5) Twilight Zone/Outer Limits. Do it a bit like Black Mirror; the idea of disconnected episodes; like the ABC's of Death or Masters of Horror; possibly on a Streaming service; Fincher, The Wachowskis, Nolan. A director's choice sort of thing.
4) Firefly reboot or sequel.
3) Buck Rogers!
2) The Phantom... yeah... ...Flash Gordon.
1) He-Man and The Masters of the Universe

George:
5) Indiana Jones. NO SEQUEL! The three movies are perfect and awesome. The same period; Nazi's as bad-guys. NO SCI-FI! Not Chris Pratt. A totally new actor taking on the role. Maybe Tilda Swinton as a female Dr Jones. With a cameo from Howard Stark
4) The Crow. A total reboot.
3) The Matrix rebooted - That could even be the name. A 22-episodes-per-season TV series; Star Trek-esque with a focus on the characters and the different versions of The Matrix
2) Tarzan - an origin story. But then replaced with Harry and the Hendersons (am I joking?)
1) Reboot Red Dwarf - British; low budgets and cheap sets. Make it good again

The Quest for Peace

In this extended episode of G&T Podcast we discuss what we've been watching, George tried the "classic" Australian Beer, VB for the very first time, we diliver our review of Superman 4, chat about what sic-fi tech we would love to have in the real world and go through our Top 5 documentaries of all time.