NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast
Episode 35: Commando - #FIRSTIES for Big Budget, So Bad It's Good #Movie (The Austrian Dalton).
Michael
Dubois makes his NinetyForChill debut as a contributor and we tackle
Mark L. Lester's 1985 action classic, "Commando". This is the feature
that was created give some humanity to Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Michael thinks it
maybe the Governator as his most wooden. Perhaps he should have been cast as a cooler at a Missourian bar.
My
hope was with this chat that was to demonstrate how this feature serves as the
blue print for all of the action movies from the 1980 and 1990s. I suggested that
this was Steven E. de Souza's less racist buddy shoot 'em up. Aside from
casting "Clueless" and "Cheers" supporting actor Dan Hedaya as a Latin
American dictator (I cannot recall seeing De Niro playing a native Spanish speaker.) and giving up on an interracial relationship between
the leads of Arnie and Rae Dawn Chong (Thanks Reagan.), it succeeds???
Michael
and I agree that the continuity may be there, regardless of the need to
rewind action scenes to verify it. This may be why he feels that "Commando" is a
competent, hilariously awesome-bad movie. He places this is the same
category as Tommy Wiseau's "The Room". We know movies let grenades act
like fiery Action Point tank-propelled tennis balls, but once claymores
act like C4, the picture seems to be more of a fantasy film
instead of a realistic and gritty warfare feature.
And
these are the features that Michael gravitates to. We discuss whether
of not bad movies that can only be purchased directly from the auteur
can be enjoyable on their own. I think "Birdemic: Shock and Awe" can
only be watched with Rifftrax's Michael, Kevin, and Bill. Mr. Dubois loves to relish in the techniques used to try and place the unfilmable to the big screen.
Speaking
of what should not be placed on film, we reminisce about the bravery of
Jeremy Irons and the features that he did to furnish his castles. One
of those features being 2000's "Dungeons & Dragons".
I
will give you a heads up. There ended up being a good 30 to 45 minutes
of conversation that ended up being pretty political. The two of both
think that I, an anti-gun aspiring communist, and him, a anti-capitalist
with dreams of anarchy, spent a little too much time on when and how
the revolution should occur. Hence, I do make an effort to limit how
much makes it back on the Internet.
Next week, ThePoeticCritic on Letterboxd
returns. If you want to see what we movies we analyze (and stay
relatively free of bashing the current state of Hollywood), visit her Letterboxd Diary. The video below is a hint.
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.
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