Author: Tony

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

• Directed by Marc Webb
• Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner
• Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field

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

• Directed by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
• Written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runte, Ed Solomon
• Starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis

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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Join the gang as they discuss the 1996 film Fargo.

• Directed by Joel Coen
• Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
• Starring William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand, Peter Stormare

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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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film American Hustle

• Directed by David O. Russell
• Written by Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
• Starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K.

American Hustle was billed as the kinder, gentler version of a Scorsese movie. It’s the crime caper about scumbags your mom could love! Look at all the period ‘70s costumes and soundtrack! Nominated for loads of Oscars and winning none, American Hustle is the fictionalized story of the Abscam scandal of the late ‘70s where a con man and his girlfriend are forced to work for the feds to bring down politicians and quite possibly the Mob. Of course, things are complicated when you involve the con man’s wife, a fake Arab Sheik, the mob, and a science oven.

Worth noting:

• Free Comic Book Day is coming up the first Saturday in May. Nerds like Tony rejoice!
• On the ever-elusive Woot! bag of crap.
• Parsec Awards nominations are now open. Please don’t nominate us. We beg of you.
• We liked this movie for the most part. Some liked it for the historical content, some for Louis C.K. and some for Jennifer Lawrence.
• Some, however, found it boring when you compare it to the “insisting upon itself” Wolf of Wall Street.
• Fat Christian Bale and braless Amy Adams. Discuss.
• Is this a character movie or a caper movie?
• Why don’t they give awards to funny movies?
• Musicals: terrible, right???
• Stand-up comedy: let’s talk about how Jolie’s right (since she controls the show notes).

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• Tony
• Jolie
• Darrell

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