Kick-Ass 2 Review Podcast

The guys went to see Kick-Ass 2. Come listen as we try a new format and discuss why Kick-Ass 2 is a successful sequel.

Episode 27 - Kick-Ass 2
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Movie Of The Week: Serenity

If you don't know what Firefly is yet, do yourself a favor and go watch all of it on Netflix right now. It is one of the best shows ever. Recently I got the itch to watch it all over again, for the 4th or 5th time now. Fourteen episodes of awesome. And this movie is the perfect end-cap to the whole thing. While not every question gets answers, it ties a nice bow on this great show turned cult favorite that got cut down way to early.

What makes Firefly/Serenity so great? Several things but mainly the great characters played by amazing actors. The future being not as shiny as Star Trek, but not as fantastical as Star Wars, or as boring as Battlestar Galactica (personal opinion on that one) and it has a wonderful sense of humor. It is also a little more realistic in its dealings of physics of space. This movie does work as a standalone, hell I saw this before I even heard of Firefly and thought it was amazing. To find out there was more, I was ecstatic. Watching it after watching all of the show is definitely more impactful with the events that transpire in the film. The movie is definitely in the same vain as the show, you can't tell the difference from the two (aside from better effects). Not like going from Star Trek The Next Generation to any of its movies, which look and feel tonally different. It helps that the main writer was still the one to write the movie, as well as direct it.

So if you have 12 hours to kill, or if you ever want to feel complete in your life, I recommend marathoning all of Firefly and Serenity. You won't be disappointed.

Movie of the Week: Sharknado

This is a perfect storm of awesome sauce. I wanted ridiculous, crazy, stupid, fun, and that is what I got. I laughed so hard at this movie. Schlocky CGI, mixed with bad stock footage, shaky cam during a stationary car scene, great terrible acting, and insane events. We are talking about a Waterspout Tornado picking up sharks, launching them at people, and eventually flying a helicopter to fight them. Plus Tara Reid doing something that seems like acting! There are parts where you see deep under water shots of sharks that are suppose to be in the flooded streets of California. Or shooting a flying shark in  the head to make him stop flying. The Hollywood sign even kills a guy. What's even better is that the main people in this are the only people effected by this, no one else seems to notice anything is even happening. This one is easy, you grab some drinks, gather your friends, and prepare for the worst. You will not regret it. Syfy channel has done it again with an amazing horrible b movie that is so bad, it's good.

Lincoln Review

So let me start this off by saying I am in no way a history buff, or a huge fan of politics. But for some reason I really wanted to see this movie. I just didn't have the heart to sit down and watch 2 and half hours of movie when it came out. Every film these days is over 2 hours, even the sucky ones. That said, I enjoyed the fuck out of Lincoln. 

Now I rented this movie because I was bored and as I said earlier I wanted to see it. I wasn't sure what to expect, aside from the time frame and knowing that you don't see him get shot at the end. The movie begins with two black soldiers talking to the President as he is visiting a camp. Daniel Day Lewis fucking nails the shit out of this role. You are in attention when he is on screen. There are parts when he is telling stories about why he is doing what he's doing and I just fell in love. It was like my grandpa talking to me, I didn't want it to end. So nomination and award earned, two times over.

The political side to the story is interesting. It talks about how Lincoln's cabinet was made up of both Republicans and Democrats and how they had to fight for the votes for the 14th amendment. This plays out sorta like an episode of West Wing. Serious but with the right amount of humor to keep you interested. It is definitely not for everyone, but I was really engaged the whole time. It was also fun watching without knowing everyone who was acting in it. It's like when people popped up I'd be like "Oh, that guy! Awesome. He totally fits that role."

This movie is really powerful and reminds you that not that long ago we just started correcting our country's mistakes. You see the fear for people who support the amendment and can almost understand the anger behind the fight against it, even while you disagree with them. I also came to the realization that I don't know shit about Lincoln. No idea he had two kids. I'm dumb. But I loved seeing his interaction with his wife and his children. Showing the hard times, and fights they had while he was also fighting to save the country. As well as Lincoln signing for the deserters of the war to not be hanged. It really makes you long for a leader with the gall to stand for what he thinks is right, to make the changes he knows are need. Really was the perfect movie for me to watch before our Independence Day. 'Merica, right in the heart.

I gave this movie a 4 out of 5 because I really enjoyed it. But I don't think I'll ever own it. I may watch it again but not any time soon. Is it historically accurate? I don't know, but it is entertaining and a joy to watch. Everyone did a fantastic job in this film, playing their parts well. None better than Lewis. And that 2 and a half hours doesn't hurt in the least to sit through. Go watch it, you might learn something. Might even make you think about what people are fighting for today.

Man Of Steel Review Podcast

Ok gang, we had issues with recording this one. This is our second attempt, that is why it is late. As well as I had to go out of town for a family reunion so I had no time to edit. But Here It Is Finally! Our thoughts on Man Of Steel, we did have a guest but that audio got chewed up by the gods. Sorry Marc of Unshaven Comics, we'll have you on for the comic movies this year! Promise!

Episode 22 - Man Of Steel

Why I love South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Well I might as well say this right off the bat. I love South Park. It's probably one of, if not my favorite cartoon of all time. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are both comedic geniuses. I've been watching this show since it first came out, making me about 7 at the time. (Yeah, my parents were pretty terrible. <3) So when I first heard about this movie...I was so happy.

When I first saw this movie, I was still a little kid. Most of the jokes in the movie went WAAAAAY over my head. For example, Stan trying to find out where the clitoris is. Yeah, no normal 9 year old is going to know what the fuck that means. Yet, I still loved this movie to death. Maybe because as a kid, a movie full of songs is just something I would just love. Throw in South Park characters, and little kid me was in love.

Now later on in life when I was old enough to understand this movie, I REALLY REALLY REALLY loved this movie. I kinda knew what a clitoris is, the fact that this movie is making fun of the show and all the shit they deal with, and all of the other crazy adult humor. There is just something about this movie that makes me able to watch it at any time and not grow tired of it. I actually went to bed with this movie on last night!

The songs they wrote for this movie are not only great, but so damn memorable. Besides the fact that once you hear one of them, it's going to get stuck in your head. Plus...Metallica shows up when Kenny goes to hell and parody themselves...so fucking good. From start to finish, the songs in this movie are seriously fantastic.

They eventually did a 2 episode "sequel" to the movie in season 4, introducing Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis. A solid follow up to the movie, if you ask me. I would suggest this movie to people...but seriously?! If you haven't ever seen this movie, what the fuck are you doing with your life? Why are you even reading this? You're dumb, go away.

Seven Psychopaths Review

If you watch the trailer below first like I did, you probably won't want to watch this movie. It just does not sell the movie that well at all. Hell, I downloaded it for us to do a podcast review of it and none of us cared enough to watch it. I should have just looked at the cast and trusted at the very least Christopher Walken to entertain me. At the moment I'm broke and don't have netflix any more and most shows I watch have ended their seasons for the summer time so now I'm left with my thumb up my ass, bored out of my mind. I thought about reviewing a video game because that's all I've done aside from watch youtube videos. So today comes, and it's my day to review something, and I had no idea what to do. Finally I remembered that I have a backlog of movies saved that I haven't watched that were all potential Knight's reviews that fell through.