Defend It Yourself 24: Rubber (2010) with Griffin from 'Reboot Deboot Podcast'

Defend It Yourself returns after over a year away, and it begins with an absolute beaut!

Griffin from the Reboot Deboot Podcast joins Sean to defend, Rubber (2010).

Find Griffin's Podcast Here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/rebootdeboot

Discussion Points:

-Griffin thinks people need to check their tone when talking about this film.

-Sean was worried what he'd been asked to watch, when he heard the title.

-The DVD read-through returns.

-This film is truly like nothing you've ever seen!

-Sean was disappointed that the deaths weren't more inventive.

-Griffin wonders why B-Movies are treated differently.

-Sean and Griffin launch into a chat about the art of filmmaking, CGI, and wonder how bad films get made.

Raised Questions:

-Why don't Americans spell tyre properly?

-Where were the body parts? 

-Is Rubber "unjustly denigrated"?

-What did people expect from a movie about a psychopathic, telekinetic tyre?

-Is Robert the Tyre just a homicidal version of the cooker from 'A Grand Day Out' (1989)?

-Is Robert like Edward Scissorhands?

-Were you disappointed that the audience were killed so quickly?

-Why is Sean still disappointed with 'Snakes on a Plane' (2006)?

Time Stamps:

0:43 Welcome Back to Defend It Yourself

2:07 Introducing Griffin from Reboot Deboot

2:15 Defending the Film: Rubber

4:07 A Love for B-Movies

5:12 Is Rubber underrated?

8:03 The Film's Unique Concept

11:13 Comparing Rubber to Other B-Movies

18:09 The Art of Filmmaking

24:52 Rubber's Length and Timing

29:42 Breaking the Fourth Wall

32:02 Liam Neeson in the Naked Gun Reboot

41:56 The Nature of Bad Movies

47:52 The Subjectivity of Film

53:08 The Uniqueness of Rubber

1:01:20 The Ending of Rubber

1:06:55 Final Thoughts on Rubber

1:10:18 Where to Find Reboot Deboot

1:14:40 Closing Thoughts and Acknowledgments

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