30something Movie Podcast

Episode #132: "The Force Will Be With You... Always" | Star Wars (1977)

It is the 40th anniversary of the release of STAR WARS and we're looking back on memories of growing up surrounded by the tales of a galaxy far, far away....
1. Intro [00:00]
2. RIP Roger Moore [05:04]
3. Star Wars movie info & original trailer audio (1976) [16:04]
4. Star Wars merchandising [29:32]
5. Recalling our first viewing [35:00]
6. Did Star Wars change movie making forever? [45:52]
7. Theatrical release vs. Special Editions (1997) [53:24]
8. The Dark Side of Star Wars: What do we dislike? [1:20:49]
9. Han shot first [1:25:54]
10. Does Rogue One change Episode IV for you? [1:33:35]
11. Favorite pieces of Star Wars memorabilia/merchandise [1:43:23]
 
The original 1976 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHk5kCIiGoM 

Episode #131: "Rise of the Top Gun Apes" | Project X (1987)

1. Intro/Welcome back Jeff! [00:00]
2. Live-action Aladdin casting discussion [06:05]
3. Universal releasing new monster movie box sets ("Dracula" and "The Mummy" related films) [15:08]
4. John finally watched Suicide Squad [16:49]
5. Pirates stole Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales [22:03]
6. Powers Boothe passed away last weekend [30:08]
7. Project X discussion [32:00]
8. Does James Horner "copy" himself? [56:10] (A couple of links below cover the same topic.)
9. Wrap-up/Bye-bye [1:35:10]
 
The Ultimate James Horner's "Plagiarism" List:
http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/20214-the-ultimate-james-horners-plagiarism-list/
James Horner's self rip-offs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQd5ueBM5Yk 
Project X trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0de66wOE4Y 
 

Episode #130: "But Do I Look Good?" | Less Than Zero (1987)

Most of our 80s movies have been the nostalgia-filled romps through the sporting world, fantasy adventures, time traveling teens, or the high school hangups of John Hughes... this episode we take a turn into a dark corner of the 80s with Less Than Zero. Based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis (writer of American Psycho), this film follows three friends during the winter break after their high school graduation. Clay has gone east to attend an Ivy League school, leaving his girlfriend Blair and best friend Julian back in Los Angeles, where Blair is modeling and Julian has failed at being a record producer. To top it all off, Julian and Blair have fallen prey to the LA drug and party scene. When Clay comes back home for Christmas, he realizes that he might be the only one who can pull his friends out of this pit.

Episode #129: "Must Be A Hen House" | Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

We've got Glass (the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable), a little Indy 5, a few other movie news snippets... then Dennis finally gets to gush about his love for Lea Thompson in this movie (or did he really have a crush on Mary Stuart Masterson all along?) It's 1987's under-appreciated John Hughes' film — Some Kind of Wonderful.

Episode #128: "Dwaynes, Planes & Cosmic Keys" | Masters of the Universe (1987)

John went to C2E2 in Chicago this last weekend and ended up on the WGN Evening News. We geek out over old-school He-Man cartoons, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, and we open up a dimensional gateway to Eternia so we can talk about Masters of the Universe. And we have the best fantasy-cast for a He-Man reboot ever. We hope you enjoy... and "All Hail, King Lubic!"

Episode #127: "Those Aren't Pillows" | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Planes, trains, and The Last Jedi are on the table for this discussion. We opine about the future of the Force and end up arguing about the final scene of the John Hughes' classic road trip movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

Episode #126: "ALVIIIIN!!!" | The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore along with the Chipettes embark on a race around the world to see who is the most globetrottingest of them. (Don't even try to look that one up, it's not a word.) Little do they know, they've been duped into smuggling diamonds and cash for Claudia and Klaus!
We also talk about the upcoming 2019 slate of Batman-related films, the passing of Don Rickles, the trailer for The Mummy and future Universal Monster remakes, and the outstanding new Thor: Ragnarok trailer.

Episode #125: "Episode of Unusual Size" | The Princess Bride (1987)

It's episode #125... our Sasquatchcentennial! (Or whatever you call 125.) It's also a longer than usual episode as the gang's all together and we talk about Spider-Man: Homecoming, It, Justice League, Joss Whedon's Batgirl movie, Tommy Wiseau's The Room and our favorite movie sword fights of all time. And, oh yeah... this little fantasy adventure called The Princess Bride.

Episode #124: "He Got The Boot" | The Living Daylights (1987)

In the debate over favorite James Bond actors, Timothy Dalton seems to get the short end of the stick, having only featured as 007 for two films. This time around, we try to explore why this 007 didn't last long and whether The Living Daylights deserves to be ranked among the weakest Bond movies.

Episode #123: "Beauty and the Smith"

Beauty and the Beast with the kids. Matrix remake discussion with Patrick. What are the kids these days clamoring for...? Apparently an Alfred Pennyworth movie. (According to a kindergartener.)