Author: Brian Elkins

Ep. 314 – Predator (1987)

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Episode 314: The Crew’s got no time to bleed, but they do have time to watch John McTiernan’s Predator. This 80’s hit gives the audience the over the top action before introducing the suspense as an alien picks off a group of soldiers one by one. McTiernan’s direction is top notch with a quick pace. Stan Winston’s makeup effects for the titular monster still holds up today. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 313 – Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

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Episode 313: The Crew’s ending their Jaws retrospective with Joseph Sargent’s Jaws: The Revenge. This time it’s personal… a shark decides to follow the Brody family to the Bahamas and pick em off one by one. Were the other sharks in the franchise related to this shark, or did this shark have enough of this speciesist family? Who knows, this film is more interested in a Lorraine Gary and Michael Caine love subplot than reasoning out a silly explanation for why any of this is happening. Some of the Crew dislike it and some think it’s the best sequel. They discusses…

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Ep. 312 – Jaws 3-D (1983)

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Episode 312: The Crew’s singing Baby Shark while watching Joe Alves’ Jaws 3D. Joe Alves, the production designer on the first two Jaws films and 2nd unit director on Jaws 2, graduates to director for the first and only time. The 3D “gimmick” helped to make the film a box office success, but the critics ripped it apart, labeling it a “cheap cash-grab”. It’s easy to see why, the special effects are so bad you can’t help but laugh. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 311 – Jaws 2 (1978)

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Episode 311: The Crew’s wondering how long it took for Amity island to get power back after the ending of Jeannot Szwarc’s Jaws 2. After the massive success of Jaws, a sequel was inevitable. This first follow up replaces the suspense with more shark action, like Jaws eating a helicopter and a water skier. The film works until the plot shifts away from Chief Brody and starts focusing on a group of teens stuck adrift in Jaws infested waters. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 310 – Jaws (1975)

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Episode 310: The Crew’s never going into the water again after watching Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The first summer blockbuster and the beginning of Spielberg’s box-office dominance (and award wins). The Hitchcockian use of the shark helps build the suspense perfectly. And unlike most creature features, this one spends it’s non-monster time with the characters instead of sci-fi exposition. Jaws was a troubled production from the beginning, but the filmmakers use this to their advantage. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 309 – Elvis (2022)

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Episode 309: The Crew’s picking their favorite Elvis cape while watching Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. Austin Butler delivers a great performance as The King (only Kurt Russell has done as good), but Tom Hanks and his accent seem to be from a different film. All of the amazing Baz Luhrmann flourishes are here but the pace is a little slow. None of this will matter to Elvis’ fans cause the music, costumes, and production design are top notch perfect. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 308 – Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

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Episode 308: The Crew’s hanging with Edward Dinohands (the Therizinosaurus) and the OG T-Rex while watching Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion. The final Jurassic World sequel unites the first trilogies cast with our new characters. Critics were savage to this film; complaining about the locust subplot and the film’s length. But Dinosaurs are eating people; it’s fun and exciting… what else do you want? The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 307 – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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Episode 307: The Crew’s feeling the need for speed (the only bit from the first film not revisited for this sequel) while watching Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick. Tom Cruise is back at the top of the box-office with the highest grossing opening weekend for a non-comic book film since the pandemic began. The flight scenes need to seen on an IMAX, they’re truly incredible and exciting. Most of the script issues from the first film are fixed, even if all the beats are repeated. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 306 – Top Gun (1986)

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Episode 306: The Crew’s watching Tony Scott’s Top Gun and wondering how many fighter pilots play volleyball. This was the #1 box-office hit of 1986, and made Tom Cruise a household name. And Tony Scott went from art house bum (with The Hunger) to one of the most in demand directors. So much of this film has permeated pop culture, regardless of the 80’s cheese. The Crew discusses…

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Ep. 305 – MEN (2022)

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Episode 305: The Crew’s realizing they don’t have any idea what Alex Garland’s Men is trying to say… except toxic masculinity is bad. Unpacking this film seems challenging, but it’s mostly variations of the same scene. The ending is shocking and has great makeup effects. The sound and cinematography are also impressive, all of the crew and cast do their best. It’s the story and jam-packed themes that the film collapses under. The Crew discusses…

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