NinetyForChill - The #Podcast: XMas Deathmatch - Dudley vs. Goldberg

NinetyForChill.com: The #Podcast

Episode 46: Eva's Xmas Deathmatch: Dudley (Moore) vs. (Bill) Goldberg

Films Researched for this Podcast: The Ref (1994): Waiting for Guffman (1996); The Polar Express (2004); Santa's Slay (2005).

ThePoeticCritic is back and focused to start spreading that Christmas cheer. She fondly looks back on the holiday offerings that bring joy to the world indiscriminately while Cool Movies Darth focuses on the cynical side of the season with films like Dennis Leary in "The Ref" and Bill Goldberg in "Santa's Slay". What they can agree on is that their should be no seasonal restrictions on when we can watch "Ernest Saves Christmas".

 

 

Aside from the Christmas Days and Eve we end up working on (holiday pay > politics at the kitchen table), almost all of our Christmases have been spent together. Neither my sister or I can recall having any bad ones. Thus, it is interesting that we are pretty far apart on when it comes to measuring our holiday cheer.

ThePoeticCritic has fond memories of Rankin Bass holiday specials and HBO children's fare like "The Snowman" featuring David Bowie. For me, the wholesome Christmas be all end all is "Mickey's Christmas Carol". With our mutual admiration of Don Bluth's "The Small One", should we not just cap the holiday feature length at 30 minutes?

As for the 90's, when we were both in our teens, I think we just did not care at the cash grabs that are Santa-exploitation, or the mutilation of Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. She somehow skipped out on the "Santa Clause 2" when we went to see that over the 2002. I think that was kind of a shame since any Xmas movie is improved with Judge Reinhold ("Gremlins" and "The Santa Clause").

 

 

 

The two of us talk about the decline of Christmas movies in cinema (I now hate that I did not realize that the blame should have been placed on Reagan.) and how weird IP adaptations like that of "The Polar Express" (which only lacks because Tom Waits was not the hobo, or all of Tom Hank's characters) and the two "Grinch" related productions of the 21st century. We also seem to not have been as overly impacted by "Elf" as most people seem to be. At three and five in 1983, "A Christmas Story" was our goofy tradition.

And I think our childhood (media) kicked your childhood's (media) ass. Perhaps we do tear into a "Hocus Pocus" again. Let me just say, the recording on the Zoom P4 came out pretty well, so listening to it from beginning to end did not happen. It was a crazy weekend (5 hours at the bank, 15 hours at the retailer) for me, and if we want to get from A to Z (and for a computer nerd, numbers), I needed to get the letter W out of the way when it came to "Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Review".

This week is actually another classic with Christopher Guest's "Waiting for Guffman". It is a improvised comedy that only lacked a Rob Reiner from being on "This Is Spinal Tap's" level. Who cannot help but love the mockery of flyover states from the finest thespians America has to offer?

 

With that said, community tends to associated with the holiday season, and my big sis and I bring up movies that are set at Christmas and/or associated with the season. These are not Christmas movies, but you tell the masses that they should not be watching "The Wizard of Oz" in December.

My Twitter account is @catbusruss. This is where I want your hate to be directed if you disapprove. Otherwise, positive feedback would be best displayed as subscriptions to my podcast and five-star reviews. Lets work that algorithm.

If you think you have a film or franchise that you are an expert on. Send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. Most franchises have at least one feature that will qualify for NinetyForChill. The runtime just needs to be between 74 and 99 minutes. We have four episodes to fill.

 

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.

 

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast - ThePoeticCritic Down Under

NinetyForChill.com: The #Podcast

Episode 45: ThePoeticCritic Down Under

Films Researched for this Podcast: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981); Resident Evil: Extinction (2007); Jolt (2021); Into the Dark: Tentacles (2021).

In time for "Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City", Cool Movies Darth revisits Russell Mulcahy's "Resident Evil: Extinction". This Australian-helmed feature allows him to pick the brain of ThePoeticCritic who offers some insight into Australian Exploitation cinema. The most highly regarded of these features being "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior". She is fine with George Miller's efforts but has a fascination with exploitation.

 

Pardon the lack of "Bluey" love in this episode, but NinetyForChill.com is all about killing canines to progress a narrative.

 

 

This is the lost conversation with ThePoeticCritic from two months ago. The dead puppy tangent that I introduced here to compare "Mad Max 2" to other great, brutal action movies was something that I felt needed to be further elaborated on. Patron saint of the podcast Stuart Gordon has a penchants to kill cats in his horror movies (and lovable ants in his family fare), the scale must be balanced.

This is a shorter episode because there was probably too little time for my sister and I to get on the same page since our From Dreamy Nocturna to A Nightmare on Elm St. episode. I believe this was when I was trying to arrange a chat with Andras from the "Ta2squid Podcast". Unfortunately, my failure to remember how time zones worked sank that proposed episode. On the flip side, needing to spend a Hot Topic coupon did introduce me to the awesomeness of stinger jeans.

So it takes sometime to get this episode rolling, but once I asked her opinion on whether or not Russell Mulcahy is nothing more than a George Miller wannabe, her cinematic knowledge starts flowing. I am glad that the editing process allowed me to be reintroduced to her documentary suggestion, "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!".

 

 

 

This does bring us back to the 1980s. We recall seeing "Labyrinth" for the first time, and me being confused about David Bowie until he spoke in his role as the Goblin King. I swore that was the same villain from "Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome". It was the mid-80s, Tina Turner was everywhere.

This leads us to a conversation about how David Bowie was supposed to portray Max Zorin. When he turned it down, the role was taken up by Christopher Walken in perhaps his least Walken performance. TPC suggested that I dive back into the "'80s All Over Podcast" to find the story behind that confusion. I will withhold that plunge until I see how Part 2 of the "James Bond Screen Drafts" plays out. Drew McWeeny did not allow "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" to be in the top five. My trust in him maybe lost.

 

In all fairness, this podcast is not going to be Ozploitation heavy. I do bring up a couple of the movies that I knew the Ta2squid team had discussed. One of those features is "Jolt", an Amazon Prime Video Original action movie starring Kate Beckingsale. It left me perplexed to why she is allowed to speak with her natural accents while the rest of the cast (except for David Bradley) has to Americanize their. If you listen to the "Australian 21st Century Screen Draft", the drafters might have explained the charm (or lack there) of Jai Courtney.

Another feature that I had watched that was inspired by Ta2squid was "Into the Dark: Tentacles". It is not Lovecraftian. It is not hentai. It is...made for TV.

My Twitter account is @catbusruss. This is where I want your hate to be directed if you disapprove. Otherwise, positive feedback would be best displayed as subscriptions to my podcast and five-star reviews. Lets work that algorithm.

If you think you have a film or franchise that you are an expert on. Send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. Most franchises have at least one feature that will qualify for NinetyForChill. The runtime just needs to be between 74 and 99 minutes. We have four episodes to fill.

 

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.

@WWERomanReign at Least Ranks Higher than Kyle Rittenhouse.

*This blog post was started on November 19, 2021.

Do I really want to transcribe my review for Todd Phillips's "Due Date"? I already posted my review for the first "RED". That feature's sequel might need to be rewatched. As for "Due Date", it is nothing I like to be reminded of. If anything, all the memory of that brings up is arguing with my mom about who decided we needed to go to the cinema for that.

Mom just wanted out of the house back in 2010. She liked "The Hangover" (I was not a fan, but "Road Trip" and "Old School" are the last two great obscene, sophomoric features of the 2000's) so she thought she would like this. This was a film that she did not like, so it must have been my decision that this would be our weekly feature.

Needless to say, when I visit my family this weekend to hopefully record a podcast with ThePoeticCritic, I do not have to deal with post Rittenhouse discussions. The verdict was a joke and the judge should be disrobed. Since that is my opinion, Mom may instinctively choose the pro-murder side of this argument.

If anything was done right about the acquittal of a white nationalist who wants to kill those trying to fix this country, it is fucking freezing in Kenosha...don't ya know. That may damper the protests and leave the crooked county somewhat intact. Anyway, the casualties were white. A racist is still responsible, but it is at least a change from the usual.

I am not a fan of martyrdom, but there is a sense of comfort that guys of my race are ready to die for what is right. All those fuckers on January 6th died from incompetence. Fuck Ashli Babbitt.

They say history is written by the winners. That is not the case in the judicial system. This is not O.J. Simpson. The cops did not have eyewitnesses. Regardless, he won that case, and he was hounded by people until he could be convicted of something else. Matt Jaetz (You do not get the hard G if you are a cunt.) is trying to turn Rittenhouse into a hero for the alt-right. I feel Simpson and Casey Anthony are being unjustly ruined, but I am not trying to make them into heroes.

As long as you want the status quo to remain (which makes Eddie Izzard's prediction that this is humanity's last century valid), you seem to wish those who give a shit death. Even those who do not give a shit, but know what the facts are have become your targets (see Mike Pence). It seems like the right wants a war, just so they can win it. At least that follows the argument of history is written by the winners.

There is not a fucking war. That means there is nothing to win. This means it should not be about writing a pro-white narrative. We are at a time that history can be written correctly. Sorry that you have to pay for you parent's and grandparent's sins. I am sorry they were fucking cunts who refused to take responsibility for hurting others in order to live as comfortably as they pleased.

We need Critical Race Theory because 71% of this country is white. Most of this race does not live in places where they have to have genuine experiences with minorities. Ignorant people are easier to scare. It is either that, or lets open up the borders to allow those who put their lives on the line a chance at a better life. That way, a cracker cannot help but learn to be tolerant towards their neighbor.

And, since "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" is on a hiatus till February (like all things seemingly are. Best of luck Ring of Honor), now this...

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The Disgruntled's Real Men's Power Rankings (11/22/2021)

The Number 1 Wrestler in the World: Hangman Adam Page (Debut)

• He is the new AEW World Heavyweight Champion.
• He is the new Disgruntled's Real World Heavyweight Champion.

The Number 2 Wrestler in the World: Big E (Up 1 spot)

• WWE Champion. DRCW recognizes this as a Men's World Championship.
• He has retained his championship against the two most recent dominant WWE Champions.

The Number 3 Wrestler in the World: Shingo Takagi (Up 1 spot)

• He is the current and third IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. This championship came from the unification of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The Heavyweight Championship was regarded by DRCW as a Men's World Championship.
• Defeating Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Zack Sabre Jr. are better wins than the played out feuds of Roman Reigns.
• His Wrestle Kingdom challenger(s) is more impressive than Mike Knux (aka Mike Knox), the NWA World Champion's next challenger.

The Number 4 Wrestler in the World: Trevor Murdoch (Down 2 spots) 

NWA World Heavyweight Champion: DRCW recognizes this as a Men's World Championship.

The Number 5 Wrestler in the World: Roman Reigns

• He is in the midst of 400 plus-day reign as WWE Universal Champion (a poser world championship).
• He is the current DRCW Modern Poser Champion. As long as there is a better world champion, a win over the WWE Champion with no stakes will not elevate him.
  

The Number 6 Wrestler in the World: Sammy Guevara

• AEW TNT Champion
• DRCW OCHO Real Secondary Champion

The Number 7 Wrestler in the World: Tomohiro Ishii (Debut)

• He is the new NJPW's NEVER Openweight Champion.
• He had just debuted in All Elite Wrestling.

The Number 8 Wrestler in the World: Bryan Danielson (Debut)

• He is still the top contender for the AEW World Championship.
  
• He is still undefeated in AEW singles competition.

The Number 9 Wrestler in the World: Kenny Omega (Down 8 spots)

• He is still the current AAA Mega Champion
• With his injuries he will be taking time to rehab and receive surgery for, expecting him to contend anytime soon would be optimistic. I suspect they will hold him back till AEW Double or Nothing, at least from the title picture.

The Number 10 Wrestler in the World: Bandido

• ROH World Champion: DRCW recognizes this as a Men's World Championship. If Page loses his AEW championship to a performer who is inferior to Bandido, the ROH champion can become the Disgruntled's Real World Champion.
• With ROH's future in question, I do not see their top prize elevating anyone further than 10.

This list may have ranked a couple of secondary (perhaps tertiary) champions too high. WWE has no respect for their current Intercontinental and United States championships. When there is Seth Rollins contending for the WWE Championship, he may deserve a spot in the top 10. Also, Will Osprey and Kazuchika Okada are going to be headlining Wrestlekindom 16 along side Shing Takagi.

If secondary titles are only respected in AEW, should they carry more weight than contenders who have yet to obtain gold?

 

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"Red": PG-13 Expendables with Actual Characters

For those wanting a throwback to the Roger Moore days of "James Bond", Summit Entertainment has offered up "Red", a comic adaptation for those who thought the violence in "The Expendables" (Also distributed by Lionsgate) was too graphic.

Frank Moses is a bored, retired CIA operator whose only thrill is getting his pension check. This allows him the chance to lie about receiving it when he calls his dedicated claims agent Sarah.

His life is suddenly turned upside down when the someone powerful convinces the CIA that he is a liability. Unfortunately, the person(s) pulling the strings fail to take into account Moses's RED status. He is Retired and Extremely Dangerous.

To get to the bottom of this plot, Frank will need to recruit some fellow REDs to bring the fight to the CIA. Hopefully Sara is patient and understanding enough to tag a long on this mission. As if she has a choice.

If you want to see an action movie with over-the-hill actors that has substance, "RED" delivers where "The Expendables" failed to. Not to take knocks at the Stallone flick, it is just the difference between a well thought out A-movie and an overblown B-movie.

The characters give dynamic performances since they are all accomplished thespians (Bruce Willis is just waiting for his lifetime achievement Oscar) with the exception of John Malkovich. I know this is not "art" and he knew it too. Thus he portrays MALKOVICH!!!. If he would have done this in "Jonah Hex" (another DC adaptation) he could have saved that film.

Again, not to knock Stallone's cast, but "The Expendables's" performers were merely required to play up their gimmick personas from their previous action films. "RED" is an espionage flick, so the action is secondary. Fortunately, the action is delivered as well as any pre- Daniel Craig "Bond" feature.

This film's story requires attention from the audience as it offers occasional twists. With the action standards set by the recent Bond/Bourne movies being ignored, its second act does feel like it is running long. That may also stem from getting thorough introduction for each character. Knowing the characters are multidimensional makes the feature worthwhile.

"RED" is the best ensemble film with an inflated budget of 2010 (My draft was written on 10/19/2010). It is accessible to audiences of all ages, is fun, and is just intelligent enough. This is a fine example of how a film should be composed to emphasize great acting whether or not this is high art. Not as sequel ready as "The Expendables," but why should any screenwriter dream of "RED 2"? (That feature ended up how I predicted).

RED (2010) - IMDb

FMK: "Trainspotting", "Libertarians", The Disgruntled's Real World Champion.

*This blog post was started on November 17, 2021.

I have the Chinese idiom "Everything in Disorder" tattooed on my right forearm above a tattoo of an empty shell of Hello Kitty's head. This is next to a lucky/beckoning cat holding a lit match in their left paw having just ignited the fuse to a bomb that they are securing with their right paw. If you want a summation of my existence, the ink may be it. Especially when the suicidal feline is bordered by lines from "Trainspotting", "And the reason? There are no reasons." It is a good thing that am inked enough to lack the space for "Who needs reasons when you have heroin?" and the rest of the "Choose Life" monologue.

A recent "The Rewatchables" podcast was dedicated to that feature. Perhaps my mom was right about that movie being bad for me. She was more upset about the imagery, but I think it may have been the message. She knew of my hate for high school and that I dealt with some bullying (and her Midwest naivety on how to deal with mental health, "If he could play sports, he is fine."). An introduction to nihilism could not be a good thing. It is a good thing that I got around to seeing it before she got around to it.

I guess it is like reading "Gender Queer" because of its content before the South Carolina governor calls for its banning. The cat is out of the bag. Now you are just promoting two things: the product you oppose and you intolerant nature.

Why am I thinking about my tattoos and "junkie porn"? The banking system went down at work just as we were processing the day change (I cannot wait for the manager to come in tomorrow and ask why I have two 11/17s and 11/18s.). Like last week, this occurred when the manager was taking a day off. At the same time, I realize that I have at least a 105 movies to consider for "NinetyForChill.com's" Best Discoveries of 2021, at this time. Thus, going into my 2010's notebook to transcribe some reviews will only make things more tasking.

With that said, it looks like Michael Dubuois will be returning for the "Ready or Not" episode. Gregory Carl should be back in the next couple of weeks as well. And ThePoeticCritic is getting ready for Christmas even before Black Friday. I have already watched "Santa Slay" with Bill Goldberg. There will probably be another five movies with that episode.

And of course, I am coming off a four-day stretch where my car was stuck in Normal when the rear passenger-side wheel's control arm snapped. It was going to be a day in Blo/No, but the "Pokemon Shield" Game Stop promo code inspired the trip. In the end, it was not available in Bloomington (or Danville as I found out the previous night), but with a VPN and some Googling, the Netherlands's Game Mania came through for me. My ingenuity ended up being rewarded with finding out that a Pokemon's level means nothing in the Battle Tower. 200 extra hours to get them to level 75 to find out the Tower caps them at 50.

There is just a vibe that nothing is going right. All I have to write about is wrestling and satire. Too bad you cannot run that by my coworkers.

Michael Dubuis shared a post on Facebook that stated, "I use to be a libertarian until I realized that other people had feelings to." If they got upset at the following joke, the libertarian in the next seat has yet to realize that.

Britney looks so disheveled in this video. She needs someone to take care of her makeup.

You know, I think she had someone taking care of her.

No! That is not being taken care of.

So yeah, I just stay out of politics. Too bad the new employee is too personable and is ready to try and chat about the upcoming verdict of the murdering white-supremacist Kyle Rittenhouse.

This all comes after I over hear the "aware" one bitching about being gaslighted by family.

If you are going to get upset about things that are not offensive...

I love how they have a god complex and can determine what is or should be offensive (If they ever get to this blog, Fuck Britney and Fuck Johnny Depp.). The sad thing is that this maybe taught. Here is to hoping this sociopathic engagement works out for them like the treacherous sheep of January 6th.

I have not been intimate with anyone in over a year while there are idiots forging a chaotic road to happiness. Yes, questions are something I always asked. Irvine Welsh and Danny Boyle have some reasonable answers.

If one thing is not broken...too badly...it is pro-wrestling. I guess the proper way to state it is that the best wrestling is doing fine. Survivor Series will be interesting, but a part of me tells me not rush to get home from Peoria on Sunday.

The Disgruntled's Real Men's World Champion (from 1/4/2019 to 11/17/2021)

The 92nd DRCW Men's World Champion:

WWE Champion Bryan Danielson (f.k.a. Daniel Bryan) (4) (1/4/2019 to 4/7/19)

The 93rd DRCW Men's World Champion:

WWE Champion Kofi Kingston (4/7/19 to 10/4/19)

The 94th DRCW Men's World Champion:

AEW World Champion Chris Jericho (2) (10/4/2019 to 2/29/2020)

The way Kofi-Mania ended was a slap to the face of WWE fans (Fuck the universe.), so if they wanted great wrestling and booking, TNT would be the channel to switch to.

The 95th DRCW Men's World Champion:

AEW World Champion Jon Moxley (2/29/20 to 12/2/20)

The 96th DRCW Men's World Champion:

AEW World Champion Kenny Omega (12/2/2020 to 11/13/2021)

The 97th and Current DRCW Men's World Champion:

AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page (Reign began 11/13/21)

There was no argument to be made against Kenny Omega being a superior wrestler to the DRCW Modern Men's Poser Champion. Now that Omega's reign has come and gone while Reign's hold on the Universal Championship has not, you may say it is time for the head of the table to rise to the top. Too bad WWE does not know how to book long term. There has never been any chemistry between Reigns and whom he is defending his championship against.

We knew Hangman would eventually be the heavyweight championship, but that is what the audience wanted to see. If anything, there are AEW fan's, like myself, who wanted to see Omega win last Saturday to further extend this angle. Page would still come out on top, but at Revolution.

It should be said that because of all the injuries Omega sustained, only Omega can beat himself. This further elevates the AEW World Championship over the Universal Champion. And, regardless if Reigns is the best WWE product, do we care about Reigns? I think we only care about him not being shoved down our throats as a babyface.

 

Roman Reigns is not Ric Flair, so no one cares if he is constantly winning and losing the championship. If WWE is not careful, their premier champion will be flashing us back to Triple H's reign of terror.

 

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Ally‘s Under Appreciated 90-Minute Feature Revue

NinetyForChill.com: The #Podcast

Episode 44: Ally‘s Under Appreciated Feature Revue (The Finest DVD Curiosities).

Films Researched for this Podcast: Johnny Handsome (1989); The Order (2001); The Colony (2013).

Thus far, Cool Movies Darth has provided 22 trash feature reviews provided by Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy. This week, we focus on the features that did not get prominently promoted on the podcast AND are actually worthwhile. "Johnny Handsome", "The Order" and "The Colony" prove that it is tough to go wrong with Morgan Freeman, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and the tag team of Bill Paxton and Lawrence Fishburne.

 

 

If you checked out my most recent blog from MainEventOfTheDead.com (Maudlin Over: Booze, $6 Dog Poo, Pro-Wrestling Rankings [The post technically gets dropped tomorrow.]), you know I probably did not have the energy for what the week had in store for me. Everything has worked out...well, I say that, but we will not find out about reassembling money that a dog ate and tried to digest until the next time that occurs. It just makes for a good excuse on why this episode is a compilation of reviews for DVDs Ally bought form me.

Deactivating my Facebook account did not help things. I could have had one of my most enthused past guests back, but Messenger, despite being active, does not send notifications if Facebook is not active. This makes me wonder if Zuckerberg knew about MoveOn.org's "Quitting Facebook Day" and just set up the other Meta apps to fail those who followed through.

Anyway, Five Thirty Eight has a great article on what we need out of this evil social necessity. Check out "Facebook’s Algorithm Is Broken. We Collected Some Spicy Suggestions On How To Fix It."

 

 

 

I had originally planned to make up for my lack of guests this week with a recording I made with ThePoeticCritic inspired by "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior", but to give it proper context (to transition to Australian New Wave), I felt I needed to watch a Russell Mulcahy movie. The film I decided to watch was "Resident Evil: Extinction". And then I realized that a new "Resident Evil" movie comes out next week. It seemed more appropriate to save that show for next week.

In the end, I decided that there were some reviews that I had recorded which are thrown into the middle or near the end of previous episodes. Some of them are fun movies, so I think they deserved a second chance. What that says about my confidence as a critic/podcaster, you can decide. If it is good, give me those five-star reviews on your preferred podcast apps. If it is bad, please direct the negativity to my current Twitter account @catbusruss.

 

Of these three fims, only "The Order" is a tough one to confidently sell. JVCD trying to be the next Indiana Jones screams made for video. But the fact that there is a showdown between him and Brian Thompson makes it worthwhile. We finally find out what would have happened in "Lionheart" if the two met with the fate of Israel on the line.

As for "Johnny Handsome", who can resist a zero-f*** giving Morgan Freeman and Lance Henriksen at his most 80s unhinged?

My Twitter account is @catbusruss. This is where I want your hate to be directed if you disapprove. Otherwise, positive feedback would be best displayed as subscriptions to my podcast and five-star reviews. Lets work that algorithm.

If you think you have a film or franchise that you are an expert on. Send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. Most franchises have at least one feature that will qualify for NinetyForChill. The runtime just needs to be between 74 and 99 minutes. We have four episodes to fill.

 

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.

Maudlin Over: Booze, $6 Dog Poo, Pro-Wrestling Rankings

 *Blog post was started on November 10, 2021.

Did everything just slow down for the midweek holiday? At least I know Friday will be a shit show when it comes to working in a bank after a federal holiday.

I do not quite know where my head is at. There was a sense of maudlin coming out of a really fun "NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast" recording with Michael Dubois. Yes, my consumption of alcohol was excessive, but it seems to have stuck around. Is it back to the state of, "It cannot get better than this," from the time of my wrestling weekends.

To top it all off, yesterday, someone had to show the team how to handle some pretty disgusting mangled money. A customer came by expecting miracles after I recovered five dollars for them previously. Like the previous time, their dog had gotten to the cash. What makes this different was that some of it definitely made the trip through the digestive system.

Of course ignorance is feigned by the rest of the team when trying to determine if the bills could be swapped out, but to their credit, I do not think they took the time to investigate the bills that came to them in a Ziploc bag. Does that justify them not seeing the yarn seeming glued to the remains of an Alexander Hamilton?

It all comes back to Anthony Weldon's fool me quote. In this case, when it comes to taking care of this customer, "Fuck me once, shame on you. Fuck me twice, shame on me." I should not be so cruel. The dog is the one who is getting fucked. Keep your cash out of reach.

Aside from work, I wish I had something to complain about. Not being able to get the Shiny Zacian at Champaign's Gamestop is nothing to get overly pissed about. The question becomes, do I drive to Bloomington or Danville to correct this? With Fite TV and Malwarebytes VPN being my primary means of watching "AEW Dynamite", getting home late is not a problem.

Then I stop and recall that it is Veterans Day tomorrow. Can I hold off this trip until tomorrow? Do I go out and further risk depression via holiday drinking? Both gambles could pay off.

Or maybe I just need to stimulate my brain. Netflix DVD of "JFK: The Special Edition" will not watch itself.

With that said, wrestling kind of seems to be in a holding pattern. That is understandable with "AEW Full Gear" being Saturday. The card has to remain set. WWE is stuck in preparing the Survivor Series, so no shocking changes until after that. So I guess before I move on to creating the history for another Disgruntled's Real Championship Wrestling title, lets see how the landscape of wrestling has actually changed.

The Disgruntled's Real Men's Power Rankings (11/10/2021)

The Number 1 Wrestler in the World: Kenny Omega

• All Elite Wrestling World Champion
• AAA Mega Champion
  
• Disgruntled's Real World Champion (DRCW)

The Number 2 Wrestler in the World: Trevor Murdoch (Up 1 spot)

NWA World Heavyweight Champion: DRCW recognizes this as a Men's World Championship. 

The Number 3 Wrestler in the World: Big E (Up 1 spot)

• WWE Champion. DRCW recognizes this as a Men's World Championship.
• He won his championship by cashing in Money in the Bank.
• He did successfully fend off the challenge of the preceding champion, Bobby Lashley.
• He did successfully fend off the challenge of 2020's primary champion, Drew McIntyre.
• If he can successfully get a win over Randy Orton, I could see moving the NWA Heavyweight Championship below it. This would mean he had beaten the three most relevant WWE Champions (sorry Miz)
  

The Number 4 Wrestler in the World: Shingo Takagi (Up 2 spots)

• He is the current and third IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. This championship came from the unification of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The Heavyweight Championship was regarded by DRCW as a Men's World Championship.
• He won given a chance to win this championship after Will Ospreay was stripped of it due to injury. Before Takagi won the championship, he had failed to defeat Ospreay for it.
• Defeating Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Zack Sabre Jr. are better wins than the played out feuds of Roman Reigns.

The Number 5 Wrestler in the World: Roman Reigns

• He is in the midst of 400 plus-day reign as WWE Universal Champion (a poser world championship).
• DRCW Modern Poser Champion
• He did not use a gimmick like Money in the Bank to win his championship.
• He did not win a vacated championship.
  

The Number 6 Wrestler in the World: Sammy Guevara (Up 1)

• AEW TNT Champion
• DRCW OCHO Real Secondary Champion

The Number 7 Wrestler in the World: Damien Priest (Up 1)

• WWE United States Champion: A belt recognized by DRCW as a secondary championship that makes up some of the OCHO's title history.
• He won his championship from Sheamus who was having a lackluster reign. 

The Number 8 Wrestler in the World: Jay White (Debut)

• The first NJPW heavyweight Grand Slam Champion (Current NEVER Openweight Champion, former IWGP Heavyweight, former IWGP United States, former IWGP Intercontinental).
• He may warrant elevating the NEVER Championship into the OCHO (DRCW's Secondary Championship)
• KENTA had just won his first IWGP Championship, so I am choosing the most champion who has had defended their championship.
  

The Number 9 Wrestler in the World: Xavier Woods

• He is the current WWE King of the Ring having won the 8-man Elimination Tourney.
• He is WWE officially the only king after Shinsuke Nakamura abdicated the crown to promote the tournament.
• He is still a bigger deal than the Intercontinental Championship, but dealing with Up UP Down Down's content controversy (WWE holding any earnings as part of his downside guarantee) may hurt his TV time.
  

The Number 10 Wrestler in the World: Bandido (Down 7 spots)

• ROH World Champion: DRCW recognizes this as a Men's World Championship. If Omega loses his AEW championship to a performer who is inferior to Bandido, the ROH champion can become the Disgruntled's Real World Champion.
• With ROH's future in question, I do not see their top prize elevating anyone further than 10.

What I should do next week in rank the tag teams in all organizations. I think it will be less maddening than Women's Tag Team Championships. Here is to hoping I come out of next Sunday in a good mood.

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*The first draft of this review was written back in 2010, when Suicide Girls had physical media distributed. I have not spent the seemingly reasonable subscription fee, thus anything inferred or implied may be out of date.

Suicide Girls Must Die!: Better Than Cinemax, But Not Troma

Agree or disagree with their unconventional concept of beauty, whatever the Suicide Girls do with their digital photography website, they do well. They go out of their way to capture their inspirations for their shoots, and they do their best to make their models appear to be at the same level of their audience. Being nerdcentric is part of the charm.

It is safe to assume that if they wanted to produce a B-movie horror feature, it should be worthwhile. As long at their production for "Suicide Girls Must Die!" was provided a script, what could go wrong?

Fifteen Suicide Girls head to a secluded lake house in Maine to shoot a calendar. The area is so remote that sea planes are the best means to reach it. With the large amount of alcohol and lesbian petting going on, horror movie tropes deem that one or two of the girls will wander off. But when this party starts losing a girl every six hours and the only other people they can call for help are puritanical stereotypes, these ladies may not make it to the wrap party.

"Suicide Girls Must Die!" attempts to be the first reality-based (as in Reality TV) horror film. Director Sawa Suicide (Sarah Remetch) has a vision so it could have worked. The issue being the script does not know how B-movies work and the cast needs to at least convey that they have some community theater experience to make it work.

You cannot be too harsh about the acting since these are models and it is a B-movie. I do not know if there was an acting coach (or if that is even a credited job), but IMDb does not list one. Someone is always the villain on a reality show and none of the performers take the initiative to portray that. For a Riot Grrrl attitude to rule, not everyone can be a victim.

Again, you cannot be overly harsh about the lack of acting because no villain is written into the script.

Even if the premise of the film is that the disappearances and murders are a hoax, evil needs a face like a retarded redneck, a sexy girl, a Bible-beating cop, etc. To make a hoax seem realistic, you may not be allowed to have a known or suspected antagonist. But we know with the "Suicide Girl" name in the title, this is not a documentary. Realism needs to take a backseat.

And realism is suppose to take a backseat to equal parts of gore and nudity. Instead, the film documents every photo shoot which stops any narrative dead in its tracks. I will not deny that the shoots are near awesome, but since there is no story to return to, the movie gets old real fast.

What should counter the nudity is violence, and with the box art, title, and geek influences of their product, I was expecting a tribute to the giallo of Mario Bava and Dario Argento. There is absolutely no brutality, so it turns out to nothing more than ghost hunters with boobs.

With a title with the words "Must Die!", we are not looking for bare boobs. We want them soaked with blood.

"Suicide Girls Must Die!" was a clever concept, but if it was not for the crew's talent to masterfully capture the female form, it would be a waste of time. The finished product lacks an understanding of what it was suppose to be. This leaves it as an excellent softcore porn instead of a great indie flick.

Suicide Girls Must Die! (2010): IMDb

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast - "Bill & Ted" Face an Explicit Podcast

NinetyForChill.com: The #Podcast

Episode 43: "Bill & Ted" Face an Explicit Podcast (Please Pardon the Language and 10 minutes of Apologies).

Films Researched for this Podcast: Valley Girl (1983); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989); Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991); Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).

Michael Dubois comes back to the podcast to discuss the most excellent trilogy when it comes to doing fan service right, "Bill & Ted". If only Disney had thought about giving "The Rise of Skywalker" to Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters, the galaxy would be what Rufus and Kenobi would consider tranquil. What is there not to like about these films? There is casual homophobia in the first two, but it is fleeting and these films course correct perfectly as they go along. But because of the language used, Cool Movies Darth deemed that this episode's conversation should be left uncensored.

 

 

There are other flaws to point out about how the first film's historical figures are predominantly male and white (with token Joan of Arc portrayed by the most successful of the Go-Gos, Jane Wiedlin), and the second feature states that we are clearly in a Christian reality. I guess you can say that music is kind of lacking in the franchise's conclusion, but that is better than faking it to a bad Kiss track.

If there is anything that I am upset about, it is that when I started researching on how thorough my self censorship would need to be, I found that most of the podcasts that have R-Rated language classify themselves as clean. These are smart shows, so I would like to think that their audiences can handle them, but "ID10T", everything on the Ringer Podcast Network, and "How Dig This Get Made" have audiences despite the acknowledging the explicit content.

 

Here is to hoping that my being upfront is the middle ground. The cursing starts after the 10-minute mark.

The two of us go on for nearly two hours focusing on the films and how they relate to us. It is nice to get the perspective of someone who was born after the first two films were released opposed to I who was ready to go to the theaters to check them out on day one. All of this means that we do talk about some politics, but it was not hard to get on the same page and I look forward to the next time the two of us record together.

 

Here is hoping I like "Ready or Not". What is Michael's thing with Samara Weaving?

 

 

And since San Dimas's accents sound a lot of which came from the valley, I felt it was appropriate to return to Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Reviews. Nicolas Cage finally graces this podcast with his excellent performance in "Valley Girl". This film is the true bridge between "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Say Anything". It may be the finest time capsule for this decade.

My Twitter account is @catbusruss. This is where I want your hate to be directed if you disapprove. Otherwise, positive feedback would be best displayed as subscriptions to my podcast and five-star reviews. Lets work that algorithm.

If you think you have a film or franchise that you are an expert on. Send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. Most franchises have at least one feature that will qualify for NinetyForChill. The runtime just needs to be between 74 and 99 minutes. We have four episodes to fill.

 

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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Bumbers Over Fascist Syndication and The Current Men's Doubles Champions

*This blog post was started on November 3, 2021.

I am coming off of a three-day weekend. Was the time off very productive? If only I would have listened to "Marty and Sarah Love Wrestling" last Friday morning, road trip tales would be told. But come on. How often do you get to sleep in on a weekday?

The Berwyn Eagles club is a venue that I miss, but purse strings are wearing thin. There is still C2E2 to attend (Flood these inboxes at Reed Pop to try and get NinetyForChill.com - The #Podcast a panel [Do not feel guilty. They got my $97.50.] Chris@ReedPop.com; Kristina@ReedPop.com.) and I have a Disney World trip and you know I am planning to grab a custom light saber. If anything, the weekend showed me to appreciate stinginess. Saturday was dedicated solely to the apartment and Sunday just saw me spend $30 on a movie ticket, popcorn, and a D.P. Dough calzone.

That day was a winner because I got a podcast out of it, and I see the D.P. is still doing the punch cards. It is good to know that I can just walk in once again and save five bucks. I hate delivery/carryout apps.

After the weekend, I should at least get more out of the money I currently spend. The NJPW World on my iPhone would not let me use Chromecast and the Airplay was dropping in and out with my Apple TV. So I now have a Fire Stick, Apple TV, and built in Chromecast to my 4K TV (The Fire Stick was a necessary purchase so I am available to troubleshoot everyone I purchased a Fire Stick for.). Saturday this week is my return for the holidays at my retail gig. Perhaps I have just made myself the ideal candidate for the home theater department.

The getting more for my buck is based off of having easy to access NJPW available to me. If I can kick the YouTube habit, I can just place a card on and relax. With the new Pokemon game coming out this month, Young Lion and 10-man tag matches can provide the background noise as I detach the Switch from the dock. My challenge is kicking that YouTube habit. It will be tough.

With TopTenz.net and "Today I Found Out", weird World War II facts are hard to pass up. If only the turn of the century programs on A&E had more British accents, the channel would have never become the shit show it is now. I am sorry to say that about Peter Graves.

Of course the irony of this is that Ring of Honor is going on a hiatus after December. Not to say I was watching much ROH (Fuck the assholes at Sinclair Broadcasting.), but it is sad that the promotion I was striving to work for during my career hay day (I had just come up with a championship for guys who get in the ring every five years. We just need to start up a promotion for it.) possibly vanish.

You cannot make a TV show out of an indie fed. I have seen some OLD ROH TV and I have seen what the local marks have produced for public access. FireFighter is such a silly mark since you do not necessarily have to pay to put stuff on YouTube. It is rare to run into someone who is a self-proclaimed smark who does not display that smart mark is an oxymoron.

It turns out that networks cannot produce wrestling. If history is repeating itself, I would be afraid if I was Impact or AEW. Not only did WCW go down. ECW followed (technically).

In the end, I am amazed that vehicle bumpers are a more lucrative business than syndicated television. Are there that many Toyotas out there? I believe they are supposedly the most popular car in the world, but I know more people who are aware of ROH than own a Toyota. Then again, who is not busting their ass to make Lexus money? Surely the duos below are.

The Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Championship

The 141st Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions

Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre (9/3/18 to 10/22/18)

 

The 142nd Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions

Seth Rollins (3) and Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) (2) (10/22/18 to 11/5/18)

 

The 143rd Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

SmackDown Tag Team Champions

Cesaro (4) and Sheamus (3) (November 5, 2018 to January 27, 2019)

 

I am aware of the multiple reigns by The Bar, but the entire point of the tag team was not having anything for two single stars to do. The same goes for the former SHIELD members Rollins and Ambrose.

The 144th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

SmackDown Tag Team Champions

The Miz (3) and Shane McMahon (1/27/19 to 2/17/19)

The 145th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

KO-D (King of DDT) Tag Team Champions

Mao and Mike "Speedball" Bailey (2/17/19 to 3/21/19)

With DDT, you can rely of everything probably being a hodge podge when it comes to teams, especially when relying on gaijins.

The 146th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

ROH World Tag Team Champions

PCO and Brody King (3/21/19 to 4/6/19)

Pierre Carl Ouellet best known affiliation will be with The Quebeckers and The Amazing French Canadians along side Jacques Rougeau. That tag team might be considered a duo because Rougeau left his team with brother Ray.

Some might say that it is best not to give a title to a team associated with Marty Scurll, but that is bullshit (If we cheer Luke Wilson for shagging a high schooler in "Old School"...). This decision is based on how long they could really be a team since PCO was 51 at the time.

The 147th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Big Japan Tag Team Champions

Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue (4/6/19 to 7/21/19)

When your tag team features a single former sumo wrestler, I do not see continuity.

The 148th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

NWA World Tag Team Champions

PCO (2) and Brody King (2) (7/21/19 to 9/7/19)

The 149th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions:

Seth Rollins (4) and Braun Strowman (9/7/19 to 9/15/19)

The 150th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions:

Dolph Ziggler (2) and Bobby Roode (2) (9/15/19 to 10/14/19)

The 151st Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Open the Twin Gate (Dragon Gate) Champions

Eita and Big R Shimizu (10/14/19 to 12/15/19)

The 152nd Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

KOD Tag Team Champions

Daisuke Sasaki and Soma Takao (December 15, 2019 to January 3, 2020)

The 153rd Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Big Japan Tag Team Champions

Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato (1/3/20 to 8/10/20)

The 154th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

SmackDown Tag Team Champions

Cesaro (5) and Shinsuke Nakamura (8/10/20 to 10/9/20)

The 155th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

IWGP (NJPW) Tag Team Champions

Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. (October 9, 2020 to January 4, 2021)

This is two single stars coming together. Taichi was a successful Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

The 156th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions:

Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin (1/4/21 to 3/15/21)

 

Benjamin's tag team partner will always be Charlie Haas.

The 157th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Impact World Tag Team Champions

David Finley and Juice Robinson (3/15/21 to 5/17/21)

Robinson has been the premier plug and play partner for NJPW. If he is not part of FinJuice, he is part of DeathJuice with Sami Callihan.

The 158th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions

AJ Styles (3) and Omos (5/17/21 to 8/21/21)

 

Why WWE Gave AJ Styles’ Bodyguard The Name Omos - RingSideNews

Rhyno and his stablemates in Violent by Design would use the Call Your Shot to challenge a weakened FinJuice. Styles and Omos won their championship at WrestleMania.

The 159th Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Champions:

Raw Tag Team Champions

Randy Orton (2) and (Matt) Riddle (8/21/21 to at least 11/4/21)

With this title history seemingly completed, I did go and double check the NXT Tag Team Championship, but they save all their doubles teams for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Like all commentary revolving around the WWE, it ends up making you wish Triple H was the next in line when Vince McMahon passes. Here is hoping for the company to be sold to a conglomerate and some mark at Disney knows what is best for wrestling.

As for the DRCW Unified Gnarly Men's Doubles World Championship, the future looks bright. I do not see the Street Profits challenging until Styles and Omos and the Dirty Dawgs (Ziggler and Roode) have gotten their title shots. If anything, Orton and Riddle will be at each others throats for WrestleMania. This means there should not be a title change that requires me to look back to Japan to assign the right team until at least January. You cannot beat that as a reward and a turn to just rank wrestlers like "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" did.

But, then again, fair and equal would be to try and make sense of Women's Tag Team Championships. I cannot help but find new headaches.