Thu, 26 June 2008
On this week's docket:
-Something Vaguely Entertaining -He Died, Asshole, Not Passed Away -An Inconvenient Truthtelling
We begin by discussing Sanguinist's continuing illness, then we launch into our review of The Gravedancers, another of the 2K6 Horrorfest films. The film begins well as a slow-burn ghost story before degenerating into a crappy action-horror flick. We note that the only saving grace of the latter half of the film is the actress playing the paranormal investigator's colleague, who is self-referential enough to approach the level of Nightmare Man. We also note that, once again, no brunette shall live through the Horrorfest.
We then get a glimpse into the mind of young Largo as we give our tribute to George Carlin. Not even gonna try to make a joke here, kids, 'cause the fact that he's dead just sucks.
We then sidestep over into food riots and ads for Dianetics.
And we move on to a rapidly digressing discussion of the McCain campaign's assertion that a terrorist attack on U.S. soil would be good for his campaign (digressing on to the fact that Obama can apparently only hire Jesus and Buddha to work his campaign and the oddity of a $300 billion bounty on creating a battery capable of powering a car.)
We ease toward the end of the show with the SVR deadpool and who we think is gonna die next (and it won't be Eastwood; he's just going to spontaneously petrify.) We also explore who we would sacrifice to give our most likely candidates more life.
We close with Sanguinist's thoughts on Get Smart, which he recommends.
And please forgive the couple of hiccups that appear in this episode. As stated before, Sanguinist is ill, and he edits the show. Cut him some slack. Email us at: svreasonable@gmail.com Music used with permission by DJ Lodger and Colin's Way Comments[0] |
Tue, 17 June 2008
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 Comments[0] |
Wed, 11 June 2008
On
the docket for this week we have: -The End of Our Long National Nightmare -
Hulk Smash Suck-Ass Merchandise! First up, Sanguinist declares his running mate for the '08 election and the Boy poses like a centerfold. Feel great fear, Gentle Listener. We then sling into our examination of Hillary's exit from the primary and why her speech pissed Sanguinist off. We also challenge you to start up the official SVR Gym Floor count (and rampantly beg for email from a variety of demographics) and compare the Clintons to Jabba the Hutt and Salacious Crumb to great comedic effect. Sanguinist then admits that Obama may be the first politician that he's liked since Regan (don't hold it against him, he was in third grade) and the boy stirs up a potentially good take on Big Oil set to an old Sir Mix-a-Lot song. Sanguinist gets us back on topic by discussing his fondest wish; the advent of the Leaper Gnome party (or any political party other than the Democratic and Republican.) We then touch on the gas tax holiday, how politicians and grifters are waaaay too similar, the fact that Pennsylvanians are still bitter, and the fact that M-16s were indeed made by Mattel (though G.I. Joe is made by Hasbro.) We close this topic out by discussing Rupert Murdoch's pre-war prediction that oil would be $20 a barrel.
We close the show out by discussing our plans to see both The Incredible Hulk and The Happening before the next show and why we hope Hulk will be good (we also digress over to The Fantastic four for a minute or two, as well as the fact that Hulk really is a radioactive Jekyll and Hyde story, which in and of itself is a temperance story.) We also guess that, much like The Mist, The Happening will likely be Sanguinist's feel-good movie of the summer before returning to the Hulk; specifically to how bad the merchandise is (though we enjoy the fact that the Hulk Smash board game at least has a Hulk fist that can be used as a sex toy.) We end with gamma irradiated Kermit porn, gods help us.
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Tue, 3 June 2008
On the docket for this week's slightly oversized episode
-Indiana Jones and the Schlockfest of Doom
We begin by offering our thoughts on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but not before blowing who the last Cylon is on Battlestar Galactica. Not gonna spoil the details here; you're just gonna have to listen (though we do digress onto The Incredible Hulk, Hancock, The Happening, and Star Wars: Clone Wars in the process.)
We then move over into our first pass at the 2006 Horrorfest movies. Right out of the gate we chose to watch Penny Dreadful, which certainly lived up to its name. Or at least the back half of it. We then watched The Hamiltons, which can best be described as Party of Five...Vampires. And we close out by reviewing Unrest, which can pretty much be summed up with this piece of unintentionally hilarious dialogue; “My cadaver wants something from me and I have to find out what it is before she kills me, too!”
Remember, we watch these turkeys so that you don't have to.
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