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Something Vaguely Reasonable|S2E21: June 14th Show Episode
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On
the docket this week:
-Something
Vaguely Entertaining
We
were also going to discuss the Supreme Court's decision to kick the
Bush administration squarely in the nuts, but we were too busy
talking about movies.
We
begin by discussing the Boy's colon, but please don't let that deter
you because we quickly move on to the fascinating question of who
you'd like to erase from continuity using the Ziest cannon; Uwe Boll
or Joel Schumacher. Discuss amongst yourselves. We also translate the
spell Fix Plothole into D&D 3rd edition rules and
report on just how well received Postal was and then hit up a list of
video game movies we wouldn't mind seeing (and excuse the small
hiccup where we seemingly ask the demon in the Boy's colon about
which director to Zeist twice.)
We
slid then into our review of The Happening, which... happened. Poor
acting, poor dialogue, overly preachy tone, failed thematic tones,
ridiculously broad, over the top characters... take your pick as to
why this film is a turkey (and join us as we take a side trip to
Castle Rock, where all of Stephen King's baddies join in a sing
along.)
We
then turn completely around and discuss a film we enjoyed immensely,
Kung Fu Panda. Well written, well performed, and funny as hell, this
one gets the SVR seal of approval. We feel slightly guilty for having
so little to say about the film, but, much like with Horrorfest, it
seems the better a film is, the less we have to say about it.
We
take a side trip to trailer land, where we discuss the trailers for
Pink Panther 2, Hotel for Dogs, Marely and Me, X-Files: I Want to
Believe, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Tropic Thunder, Blindness, and
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (and we side step over into how
the Dollar is starting to look like Monopoly money and the insidious,
creeping racism in recent Best Buy commercials.)
We
close out the show with a review of the Incredible Hulk, which we all
liked. Good acting, some make-up symbolism, and lots of easter eggs
for the fans make for a winner. We also discuss how Emil Blonsky's
pre-Abomination performance bodes well for the Captain America film.
And, since we can never stay entirely on topic, we discuss Hulk vs.
Charles Xavier and the Juggernaut vs. the Blob, and close by
discussing how Marvel Studios is trying to scrimp on John Faverau's
paycheck and whether or not Punisher: War Zone is gonna suck.
Email
us at: svreasonable@gmail.com
Music
used with permission by DJ Lodger and Colin's
Way
[ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:37:00 GMT ]
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