Episode 20 finds Daley, Bart and film scholar Jason subjecting themselves three grueling hours of pure uncut Bayhem in the form of the fourth Transformers movie. It may be utterly devoid of plot, logic and character motivation, but it's still morbidly fascinating. The guys also get excited by the trailer for Hercules starring The Rock and discuss the future of Predator, Pacific Rim and Star Wars.
The gang sees the abortion rom-com Obvious Child, starring Daley and Bart's former classmate Jenny Slate. What follows is a discussion about the difficulties of abortion as well as the hilarity of MovieGuide.org's strange Christian film reviews. They also toast to the quick demise of the proposed gay panic-themed Father Of The Bride sequel while lamenting yet another pitch for the inevitable Ghostbusters 3.
Daley, Bart and Jamie dig into what's likely to be the funniest movie of the summer. Jamie hopes in vain that bromance will blossom into true romance, Bart contemplates Tatum and Hill as a modern day Matthau and Lemon and Daley gets himself into marital trouble once again.
The gang weighs in on the latest Tom Cruise summer action/sci-fi spectacular, finding a lot to like in the story of a soldier experiencing Groundhog Day-esque time loops in the midst of an alien invasion. Jamie gets excited at the idea of an action movie where two dudes unexpectedly make out at the end. Also, Marvel's Ant-Man drama draws to a close, Disney enlists another director to the Star Wars universe, and the crew chats about the merits of the Wachowskis along with the feminist failings of...
SPOILERS, as always. The gang thoroughly enjoys Bryan Singer's return to the X-Men franchise and speculates as to the new rules for the X-Universe in light of FUTURE PAST'S sneaky reboot. They also lament the loss of Edgar Wright from Marvel's upcoming ANT-MAN and celebrate the addition of Gareth Edwards to the first of many planned Star Wars spin-offs.
Bart dons his Kaiju Guru cap as he and Daley dig into the second American attempt to bring Godzilla to the masses. While it's not exactly the home run they were hoping for, there's still a whole lot to love. As always, SPOILERS ENSUE. The boys also chat about the first image of Ben Affleck as Batman, the recent passing of H.R. Giger and Malik Bendjelloul, and the future of the X-Men franchise including Channing Tatum future as Gambit.
After a brief chat about Joe Cornish's incredible alien invasion film Attack The Block, the gang mulls over the fundamental flaw in most prequels, the slew of comic books heading to television and who should take up Patrick Swayze's mantle in the upcoming Point Break remake. Also, Daley is accused of harboring a secret love of Power Rangers.
A spoiler-tastic discussion of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, a stunning exercise in mediocrity and head-scratching silliness that probably peaks in the first 10 minutes. The gang also considers DC's impending Snyder-verse, tries to muster up some excitement over the Star Wars casting and ponders the merits of a Beverly Hills Cop/Robocop crossover.
Bart and Daley decide to revisit the Jake Gyllenhaal road trip comedy Bubble Boy to see if the film holds up after all these years. It totally does, although Jamie and Fernando would probably disagree. The group also chats about a big screen Battlestar Galactica, Drew Goddard's impending Sinister Six movie, a bevy of potential X-Men spinoffs.
Daley, Bart and Jamie largely gush over the newest Captain America adventure (spoilers, as always)and speculate on its impact upon Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. There's also a sense of overwhelming dread concerning Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles remake and confusion over a Carl's Jr. ad. Next week: The incredible CHEAP THRILLS!
Daley and Bart team up with Wes Anderson superfan Jared Watterworth chat about The Grand Budapest Hotel and whether or not Anderson is getting too precious for his own good. Topics also include the passing of character actor James Rebhorn, a potential X-Men/Fantastic Four crossover and whether Ghostbusters 3 can be anything other than a disappointment.
We investigate the not-so-mysterious return of pint-sized P.I. Veronica Mars. Daley and Jamie are avowed fans of the original series, but how would the big screen adaptation play for Bart, a total noob? We also sound off on the Man Of Steel/Captain America non-controversy plus our hopes and hesitations for the future of Star Wars. Next Week: The Grand Budapest Hotel, with special guest and dad-to-be Jared Watterworth
Daley finally gets around to watching Spielberg's aquatic masterpiece and has a roundtable discussion along with Bart and JAWS fanatics Jamie and Jeff Schwartz. They chat about the best and worst of The Bearded One and draw a line in the sand between Team Hooper and Team Quint.
Daley and Bart dig into the ROBOCOP remake and decide that it would have been better off if it didn't have to live up to the genius of Paul Verhoeven's original masterpiece. Also, a discussion of the first trailer for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, the newly minted FANTASTIC FOUR cast and the future fate of this podcast.
Daley and Bart get hammered while watching Dolph Lundgren's giant pecs, ponder this year's Oscar nominations and invite Jamie to discuss the moral quandaries of being a Woody Allen fan.
Bart and Daley get knocked over sideways by Scorcese's latest bit of brilliance, talk about the best of 2013, weigh the value of rewatchability vs initial theatrical experience and watch the trailer for KUNG FURY.
Bart and Daley spent half a day in Middle Earth along with Daley's brother Tim. It did not go so well. Also we get happy about Paul Rudd's inclusion in the Marvel Universe and react to the trailer for Transcendence.
Daley and Bart tackle the sixth Fast & Furious movie as well as the death of Paul Walker, the casting of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and the future of our favorite automotive franchise.
A lengthy analysis of Jeff Wadlow's KICK-ASS 2 as well as the various goings-on in the Marvel cinematic universe.
