NinetyForChill - The #Podcast: Kumite in L.A - Bloodsport and Showdown in Little Tokyo

     

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 28: Kumite in L.A - "Bloodsport" and "Showdown in Little Tokyo"

(A double feature that provides the meth and sushi girls that the JCVD's film was missing).

Gregory Carl is about to set the podcast world on fire with his upcoming Jean-Claude Van Damme podcast, so he was more than welcomed to talk action movies on this pod. I did not want to tread to much on his expertise, so we talked about what I consider to be the greatest DVD two-pack, "Bloodsport" and "Showdown in Little Tokyo".

I do my best to suggest that these two features are in the same cinematic universe, but the action styles could not be more different. The Cannon Group does their best to provide a realistic tournament fighter feature while "Commando" director Mark L. Lester provides the lite version of the one man army with Dolph Lundgren. "Showdown" also provides the buddy cop dynamic (and takes it to the ultimate extreme) that Forrest Whitaker and Norman Burton lacked in the Van Damme movie.

We go on a few tangents, but what do you expect when you are discussing a "true story" about Frank Dux, the most legitimate conman that I have seen. The most unrelated would be a chat about the limited influence "Joker" will have. There is also some borderline obscene investigation into the relationship that Brandon Lee's second-billed character has with Lundgren's lead.

For a first time meeting, I think Gregory and I hit it off pretty well. Talking about Dux's legitimacy ends up exploring our personalities. As a former fighter, we get to hear me measure up guys while he is satisfied with stories about New Jack and hearing about the importance of Gary Daniels in the movie career of the Ultimate Warrior.

Like the Warrior, NinetyForChill - The Podcast is moving forward with reckless abandon. Next week, 2002's "Stealing Harvard" will be revisited. I remember it being fun, but there just seemed to be something off about the feature. Perhaps its Jason Lee and Tom Green, two perpetual movie supporting actors, attempting to carry a feature.

My scheduled guest seems a little more optimistic about this film's quality. Thankfully, they just want to focus on this feature instead of the limited prime of Green's career. I really appreciate not needing to revisit "Freddy Got Fingered", but I am itching to view "Road Trip" once again. I just love me some Breckin Meyer.

I would not mind being a couples week ahead when it comes to content, so I would love to hear from you with ideas on what to chat about. Frankly, it would be honor to host you and find out about why you offered your incite. Send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com with a movie, theme, director, or actor. If you promise to center the topic around movies between 74 and 99 minutes, audio gold should be the product.

 

If you need some suggestions, movies like "Fear of a Black Hat", "UHF" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" can make for a great theme. ThePoeticCritic knew that Robert Downey Sr.'s satirical masterpiece, "Putney Swope" fits the pod's time restraints. There are also Tim Burton's early classics "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" and "Beetlejuice". Or we could just focus on movies Danny Elfman scored.

 

I have been asking for weeks for assistance in composing an episode dedicated to vampire features like "The Lost Boys" trilogy, "Near Dark", and the "Underworld" movies. Here is to hoping that this bunch of critiques will stir up some inspiration in my audience to step up and hold off on the garlic. If this is a topic you up for discussing, feel free to send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All I need is a half hour on Zoom to get this done. 

 

I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestions on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com@coolmoviesdarth). If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.

 

After WrestleMania Backlash, I will tell you that we need to take zombie pro wrestling back. My suggestion is that we finally get my low-budget zombie movie, "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. The script lacks a lumberjack match, so you know it has got to be better than the "Army of the Dead" advertisement. Ask for a treatment or give me suggestions on how to get it to a crowd-sourcing stage with an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.