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Back Seat Box Office #192

Help Support Lilly’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment
Lilly and her family need your help (Brittney’s video)

Congrats to Cougron, Nick (and Art) for their High Score of 25. Cougron and Nick have scored another entry for the Amazon $25 gift card.

Jeff and BrittDoesIt

1. Maleficent
2. X-Men: Days of Future Past
3. A Million Ways to Die in the West
4. Godzilla
5. Blended

Art
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past
2. Maleficent
3. A Million Ways to Die in the West
4. Godzilla
5. Blended

Art’s House:

Jeff picked Filth
Art picked Night Moves

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 318: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Join the gang as they discuss the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the follow-up to the follow-up of the Spider-Man franchise. Not to be confused with the three Spider-Man movies of about a decade ago, this reboot start Andrew Garfield, the still wise-cracking young kid who get bitten by a mutated spider and blah, blah, blah, Spider-Man happens, though this time flashier, quippier, and hunkier than in the Sam Raimi version of the story. In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spidey and Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy discover the sinister powers of Electro, the maddening of one Harry Osborn, and why it’s probably best to stay away from Paul Giamatti if he’s got head tattoos.

Worth noting:

  • On Archon and the epic racism saga.
  • Except for a few stragglers, this movie was well-hated, sometimes with passion.
  • Is this movie really a Schumacher-era Batman movie?
  • Sony ruined Spider-man. There. We said it.
  • No discussion of the Amazing Spider-Man reboot is complete without talking about the last Spider-Man reboot. You know, that one that just came out a decade ago.
  • Surprise, surprise, this movie has inconsistencies in storytelling.

Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • Darrell
  • Jolie
  • David
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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #191

Help Support Lilly’s Pediatric Cancer Treatment
Lilly and her family need your help (Britney’s video)

Congrats to Nick (and Jeff) for their High Score of 25. Because of this, Nick has earned his first entry for the Amazon $25 gift card. Keep it going, Nick!

We had some more tehnical difficulties this week. No more echo but we ended up with volume differences between Art and myself.

Jeff
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past
2. Godzilla
3. Blended
4. Neighbors
5. Million Dollar Arm

Art
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past
2. Godzilla
3. Blended
4. Neighbors
5. The Amazing Spiderman 2

Art’s House:
Jeff picked Lila, Lila
Art picked Cold in July

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #190

Congrats to Jeff for his High Score of 22 and to Cougron and Tad for earning additional entries into our Amazon $25 gift card giveaway.

Jeff
1. Godzilla
2. Neighbors
3. The Amazing Spiderman 2
4. Million Dollar Arm
5. The Other Woman

Art
1. Neighbors
2. Godzilla
3. The Amazing Spiderman 2
4. Million Dollar Arm
5. Heaven Is For Real

Art’s House: Jeff and Art picked The Immigrant

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Announcement

Weekend Box Office May 9-May 11

#1 Neighbors from Universal opened at #1 with a gross of $49 million in 3,279 theaters.  Budget was $18 million.

#2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony/Columbia fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $35.5 million (-61.2%) in 4,324 theaters.  Total gross to date is $146.2 million.  Budget was unknown.

#3 The Other Woman from Fox fell from #2 to #3 with a gross of $9.6 million (-33.3%) in 3,306 theaters (+68).  Total gross to date is $62.1 million.  Budget was $40 million.

#4 Heaven is for Real from TriStar fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $7.5 million (-13%) in 3,048 theaters (+118).  Total gross to date is $75.7 million.  Budget was $12 million.

#5 Captain America: The Winter Soldier from Buena Vista fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $5.8 million (-26%) in 2,701 theaters (-478).  Total gross to date is $245.1 million.  Budget was $170 million.

#6 Rio 2 from Fox fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $5 million (-34.8%) in 2,973 theaters (-341).  Total gross to date is $113.1 million.  Budget was $103 million.

#7 Moms’ Night Out from TriStar opened at #7 with a gross of $4.3 million in 1,044 theaters.  Budget was $5 million.

#8 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return from Clarius Entertainment opened at #8 with a gross of $3.7 million in 2,658 theaters.  Budget was unknown.

#9 Divergent from Lionsgate/Summit fell from #7 to #9 with a gross of $1.7 million (-20.1%) in 1,233 theaters (-406).  Total gross to date is $145.1 million.  Budget was $85 million.

#10 Brick Mansions from Relativity fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $1.6 million (-55.5%) in 1,954 theaters (-693).  Total gross to date is $18.5 million.  Budget was $28 million.

#11 The Grand Budapest Hotel from Fox Searchlight fell from #9 to #11 with a gross of $1.5 million (-13%) in 770 theaters (-114).  Total gross to date is $53.8 million.  Budget was unknown.

#12 God’s Not Dead from Freestyle Releasing fell from #10 to #12 with a gross of $1.4 million (-19.5%) in 1,000 theaters (-330).  Total gross to date is $57.7 million.  Budget was unknown.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $126.8 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

 

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 317: Super Mario Bros.

Join the gang as they discuss the 1993 film Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. is the ill-conceived film adaptation of the ever-popular Nintendo platformer game of the same name. One could argue that the movie’s storyline mimics that of the video game. Maybe. Super Mario Bros. tells the story of Mario Mario and Luigi Mario, plumbers in pre-hipster Brooklyn who meet an adorable blonde girl who just happens to be in charge of a dig for dinosaur bones in the city. Also, there’s a different dimension filled with lizard people. Also, there’s a dude who’s turned into fungus. Also, Dennis Hopper does some top-notch overacting. This movie was a bomb and critical failure and is probably best enjoyed whilst drinking which is apparently how John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins made it through filming.

Worth noting:

  • No discussion of Super Mario Bros. is complete without discussing the 1993 Ron Jeremy classic Super Hornio Brothers, SFW clips of which are available on YouTube and I highly recommend you find them.
  • When was the first time you saw this movie? How much did you like it then? Let’s talk about it.
  • This move is terrible. Just awful.
  • Ben Kingsley will probably do any movie. Just ask him.
  • Nerd orgy with plenty of Diablo and WOW talk.
  • Some of us demand far more naked reality shows, but only some of us.

Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • Jolie
  • David
  • Sam
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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #189

Hey, I just met you.
And this is crazy,
But here’s our episode,
with show notes maybe.

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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: May 2-May 4

#1 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony/Columbia opened at #1 with a gross of $91.6 million in 4,324 theaters. Budget was unknown.
#2 The Other Woman from Fox fell from #1 to #2 with a gross of $14.4 million in 3,238 theaters (+33). Total gross to date is $47.6 million. Budget was $40 million.
#3 Heaven is for Real from TriStar held at #3 with a gross of $8.6 million (-40.1%) in 2,930 theaters (+225). Total gross to date is $65.5 million. Budget was $12 million.
#4 Captain America: The Winter Soldier from Buena Vista fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $7.8 million (-52.1%) in 3,179 theaters (-441). Total gross to date is $237.2 million. Budget was $170 million.
#5 Rio 2 from Fox fell from #4 to #5 with a gross of $7.7 million (-44.4%) in 3,314 theaters (-389). Total gross to date is $106.6 million. Budget was $103 million.
#6 Brick Mansions from Relativity fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $3.7 million (-61.2%) in 2,674 theaters. Total gross to date is $15.6 million. Budget was $28 million.
#7 Divergent from Lionsgate/Summit rose from #9 to #7 with a gross of $2.2 million (-40.4%) in 1,639 theaters (-427). Total gross to date is $142.7 million. Budget was $85 million.
#8 The Quiet Ones from Lionsgate Films fell from #7 to #8 with a gross of $2 million (-48.6%) in 2,027 theaters. Total gross to date is $6.8 million. Budget was unknown.
#9 The Grand Budapest Hotel from Fox Searchlight rose from #13 to #9 with a gross of $1.8 million (-27.7%) in 884 theaters (-137). Total gross to date is $51.5 million. Budget was unknown.
#10 God’s Not Dead from Freestyle Releasing rose from #11 to #10 with a gross of $1.76 million (-37.1%) in 1,330 theaters (-270). Total gross to date is $55.6 million. Budget was unknown.
#11 Bears from Buena Vista fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $1.7 million (-54.2%) in 1,790 theaters (+70). Total gross to date is $14.4 million. Budget was unknown.
#12 Draft Day from Lionsgate/Summit held at #12 with a gross of $1.4 million (-50.3%) in 1,354 theaters (-726). Total gross to date is $26.4 million. Budget was unknown.
The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $144.6 million.
Sources:
Box Office Mojo

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Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 316: Fargo

Join the gang as they discuss the 1996 film Fargo.

Fargo is the 1996 black comedy from the Coen brothers and is among the more famous in their long line of comedies—others include The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona—exploring the dark side of humanity. Fargo is the story of Jerry Lundegaard, a Minneapolis car salesman with money problems who finds two out-of-town thugs to kidnap his wife in order to get the ransom money from his controlling father-in-law. Everything that can go wrong does and tragic and blood-soaked comedy ensues, punctuated by an exaggerated accent (don’tcha know), Minnesota nice behavior, and one well-placed wood chipper. Fargo won two Oscars: Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Original Screenplay for Joel and Ethan Coen.

Worth noting:

  •  Darrell talks about the new movie Belle.
  • Happy anniversary to BSP! The first episode of FBSD was released April 30, 2006.
  • Next week, we’re going to mourn the great loss of Bob Hoskins.
  • Is desecration of a corpse illegal in England? Listen to find out why in the world we’d ask that question.
  • In which Jolie tries to explain, to a room full of dudes, why more female characters in movies is important.
  • More hot Naked and Afraid talk… not that we’re a broken record or anything.
  • Also, we sometimes talk about Fargo. Jolie calls this a great movie while others call it “okay.” We enjoyed the acting and the characters but some of us weren’t shocked by the antics that may have shocked audiences when it was first released.
  • For drinking purposes, the Idris Elba count in this episode is 4.

Featured in this episode:

  • Tony
  • Jolie
  • Darrell
  • David
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Back Seat Book Club Shows

Back Seat Book Club – Book Twenty: The Eyes of Overworld/Cugel the Clever

Author: Jack Vance

Published 1966

Ace Books

Plot Summary – Scoundrel Cugel is sent far away, by a magician he has wronged, to retrieve magical lenses that reveal the Overworld. Goaded by a homesick monster magically attached to his liver, he journeys across wastelands home to Almery. With a cult group on a pilgrimage, he crosses the Silver Desert, and meets more danger and betrayal as he betrays others.

Quick Thoughts:

  • The End (of the reading list) is nigh, suggest something
  • Bastards
  • Evil wizard stuff
  • Demon stick, no demon carrot
  • Achievements
  • Botched somatic components
  • ambiguous rape
  • antique language
  • Inevitable Tolkien comparison

“Excellent; all is well. The ‘everlasting tedium’ exactly countervenes the ‘immediate onset of death’ and I am left only with the ‘canker’ which, in the person of Firx, already afflicts me. One must use his wits in dealing with maledictions.”

Your Hosts:

  • Jim
  • Scott

Recorded 03/31/14

Next Time: the master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov