Episode 28 -- Best and Worst Movies of 2009

Tanya, Aaron and Charles reflect on the year 2009 in movies. We list what movies we considered were the best and worst. This show will be recorded on 12/31/09 at 7:30p.m. PST. Go to talkshoe.com and search for Let's Talk Movies and join or listen in on the discussion.

Episode 27 -- Holiday Recap

We review the movies that came out on Christmas Day like Sherlock Holmes and It's Complicated.

Episode 26 -- Our Favorite Movies of the Decade

Tanya, Aaron and Travis recount their favorite 15 movies of the decade.

Episode 25 -- Collision Course

Starring Jay Leno and Pat Morita

An arrogant Detroit cop must work with his efficient Japanese counterpart to corner an evil ganglord.

Episode 24 -- The Brothers Bloom

When the younger of two notorious sibling con artists announces a plan to go legit, his brother implores him to carry out one last swindle in the eagerly anticipated sophomore feature from Brick writer/director Rian Johnson. Tired of a life on the run, a confidence man who has dedicated his life to the art of the grift decides to call it quits. Despite his plans to leave his criminal past behind, however, the reluctant scammer finds that his brother has masterminded one last scheme to claim the wealth of an eccentric millionaire (Rachel Weisz). With the opportunity to make enough money so that he would be able to live comfortably even if his legitimate endeavors fail, the heretofore unrepentant con man finds it increasingly difficult to refuse his sibling's potentially profitable endeavor.

Episode 23 -- Pixar's up

Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman, who has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home and finally taking flight. But Carl isn't alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell. Later, as the house touches down on the world's second largest continent, Carl and his unlikely traveling companion step outside to discover that not only is their new front lawn considerably larger, but that the predators therein are much more ferocious than anything they ever faced back home.

Episode 22 -- Movies Reviews of An Education and Precious

Tanya and Charles will be reviewing An Education and Precious. We discuss the striking parallels between these two films as well as potential Oscar nominations. It will be this Friday at 7pm PST on talkshoe.com.

Episode 21 -- Blood: The Last Vampire (Live Action)

Stars: Gianna Jun

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling." Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts. When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil matriarch of all vampires. Using her superhuman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns.

Episode 20 -- Best & Worst of Werewolf movies

On this podcast we countdown our best and worst of werewolf movies. Where will movies like An American Werewolf in London, Cursed, The Howling, and Underworld land? This show will be recorded on Halloween at 8pm PST. If you are interested in particpating go to talkshoe.com for more information or e-mail letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com

Episode 19 -- Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein

Wilbur (Costello) and Chick (Abbott) receive two crates that need to be delivered to a House of Horrors. Unknowlingly, they contain Dracula and Frankenstein. Talbot (Wolfman) tries to warn them, but it is too late. Dracula is released and he has plans for Frankenstein and all he needs is a brain--Wilbur's brain.

Episode 18 -- Teen Wolf

Starring -- Michael J. Fox

Scott (Michael J. Fox) is a young boy on a struggling basketball team. He is desperately seeking another girl who just doesn't seem to notice him, until he begins turning into a wolf. Once this change occurs and it is accepted at school and social events, Scott turns into the most liked and talked about person in town. He gets the girl and the basketball team is doing great, but he begins to want things to be back to normal.

Episode 17 -- An American Werewolf in Paris

Stars: Julie Deply
Thomas Everett Scott

Synopsis--In the opening, a man is seen under attack, almost managing an escape from the Parisian sewers before an unseen creature pulls him back. Meanwhile, tourist Andy (Tom Everett Scott) is seeing the sights of Paris with his pals Brad (Vince Vieluf) and Chris (Phil Buckman). When Serafine (Julie Delpy) leaps off the Eiffel Tower just before Andy is about to do a bungee-jump, he executes a mid-air rescue. She vanishes into the night, leaving Andy intrigued -- and also unaware that she is the offspring of the couple (Jenny Agutter, David Naughton) seen 16 years earlier in An American Werewolf in London.

*We'll also draw comparisons to the orginal Jonathan Landis' An American Werewolf in London.*

Episode 16 -- Monster Squad (1987)

Kicking off our werewolf-themed month is the 1987 classic Monster Squad!
Directed by: Fred Dekker

Synopsis--12-year-old Sean Crenshaw and his best friend Patrick are die hard monster fanatics. Along with their friend Horace (nicknamed Fat Kid),junior high tough guy Rudy, Sean's kid sister Phoebe, and little Eugene they come together and talk monsters. But when Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Creatrue (from the Black Lagoon), and The Mummy come to their small town to get an amulet to control the world, Sean leads his friends into action to protect their town from the forces of evil.

Episode 15 -- Strange Days

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow 

Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett 

Written by: James Cameron 

Synopsis- Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a "squid," a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into their brain; as Lenny describes it, "this is real life, pure and uncut, straight from the cerebral cortex." Lenny deals "clips" (the software) as well as "squids" (the hardware) for this new and illegal entertainment system, and while sex and violence are the most popular themes, Lenny refuses to deal in "blackjack" -- slang for snuff clips. Lenny is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend, punk singer Faith Justin (Juliette Lewis), left him, and he spends a lot of time with clips he recorded when they were together. Faith is now involved with Philo Grant (Michael Wincott), a music business tycoon who once managed Jeriko One (Glenn Plummer), a hip-hop musician and political activist whose murder has sent L.A. into a state of chaos. When a clip emerges that shows that Jeriko was killed by L.A. police officers, Lenny finds his life in danger, and he tries to escape possible death on both sides of the law with the help of his friend Mace Mason (Angela Bassett).

Episode 14 -- Galaxy Quest

Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman Synopsis- A team of intrepid adventurers travels through the outer reaches of the galaxy, each week finding excitement and adventure on Galaxy Quest! Or at least that's the way it was in the mid-1970s, when brave if reckless Captain Peter Quincy Taggart, lovely Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and inscrutable alien Dr. Lazarus were the leaders of an interstellar law enforcement team on the TV series of that name. Twenty years later, the show is still in reruns, and Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), and Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman) prop up their sagging careers by making appearances at sci-fi conventions, where they grudgingly shake hands and give autographs for the show's socially inept following. However, it turns out that nerdy sci-fi fans aren't the only ones watching: somewhere in another solar system, a group of alien rebels living under a regime of violence and repression have picked up broadcasts of Galaxy Quest, and they aren't aware that it's fiction. They travel to Earth and encounter the Galaxy Quest cast, who figure that they're just another bunch of guys who like to dress funny. However, they soon realize that they're being hired not for another autograph-signing session but for a real-life outer space rescue mission.

Episode 13 -- Sky Crawlers

Directed by: Mamoru Oshii (Director of Ghost in the Shell)
Synopsis- This sci-fi tinged, full-length anime feature opens on a peaceful future, where Earth has left the violent conflicts of war in the past. Human nature still craves the clash of battle, however, so private companies now stage "war as entertainment," creating fictional wars for ordinary people to read about in the paper. These companies call exclusively on the services of young people known as Kildren. One such Kildren - a young man named Yuichi - has been newly assigned to a base in the fictional war, but with no memory of his past and a mysterious woman named Suito watching his every move, Yuichi is about to find that this made-up war isn't as harmless as it seems.

Episode 12 -- Summer Wrap-Up

In this episode we will discuss what we considered to be the best & worst of the summer movies of 2009.

Announcing upcoming episode -- Ponyo

Scheduled for Sunday, 08/30 at 7:30pm PST, we will be having a podcast on Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo. We will also rank his movies from least favorite to favorites. We would like to open this up to Miyazaki fans to participate. You can either e-mail your rankings of Miyazaki films or you can participate in the live show. Please send an e-mail to letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com to reserve a spot for the live show or to e-mail your list that will be read on the air.

Episode 10 -- Replicant starring Jean Claude Van Damme

This movie stars Jean-Claude Van Damme playing dual roles as the serial killer and the "Replicant" sent to find him. Synopsis -- Jake Riley is working on the "Torch" case, a psycho serial killer, who kills women with kids and sets them on fire after they are dead. The killer calls Riley sometimes and now, that Riley retires, the killer has no person to play against anymore. The NSA comes into play here and offers a job to Riley. A replicant, or better a clone of the killer should help him find the real one, as kind of test if it works out. Now Riley is back on track, with a clone of the killer at his hand on the way to discover that nobody is born as murderer.

Episode 9 Outlander

Synopsis -- During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry. This movie stars Jim Caviezel.

Episode 8 -- Anacondas 3: Offspring

Time for another cheesey film. This one starring David Hasselhoff. Synopsis --A mercenary-for-hire accepts a mission from a billionaire to capture a dangerous snake that could possibly help cure a terminal illness.

Episode 6 -- Watching the Watchmen

Tanya, Jason, and Aaron review the movie Watchmen.  Listen to the podcast to hear our takes.  Agree or disagree?  E-mail comments to letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com

Episode 7 -- Movie Trailers

Tanya and Charles discuss the latest movie trailers found on apple.com/trailers. The following trailers will be discussed:

Jennifer's Body

Ninja Assassin

Where the Wild Things Are

Amelia

Book of Eli

The Box

Alice in Wonderland

*It's Complicated* (last minute addition)

Episode 5 -- Best & Worst of Video Game Adaptations

In this episode we discuss what we consider to be the best and worst of video games that have been adapted into movies. Where does the Resident Evil or Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movies fall? What about classics like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat? We also talk about upcoming releases, and video games we would most like to see adapted to the big screen.

F.Y.I. The top ten box office video game adapations are:

1 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2 Pokemon: The First Movie

3 Mortal Kombat

4 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

5 Resident Evil: Apocalypse

6 Resident Evil: Extinction

7 Silent Hill

8 Pokemon: The Movie 2000

9 Max Payne

10 Resident Evil


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Please send feedback to letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com

Announcing upcoming episode: Best & Worst of Video Game Adaptations

At 7:30p.m. PST this sunday 07/26/09 on talkshoe.com, Tanya and Aaron will list the movies they consider to be the best & worst video game adaptations. Who's on top? Who will languish at the bottom? To particpate visit talkshoe.com and search Let's talk movies.

If you would like you can e-mail your list to letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com



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Episode 4 -- Movies Trailers 07/19/09

The Following trailers are reviewed:

White on Rice

District 9

Hump Day

A Perfect Getaway

Inglorious Basterds

Brothers

Pandorum

Download from Itunes under Let's talk movies

Comment below or e-mail us at letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com

Episode 3 -- Killswitch review

Kill Switch

Directed by James E. King

Written by and stars: Steven Segal

Steven Seagal stars as detective, Jacob King, who is investigating a series of murders committed by a serial killer who is known as Lazarus (The Grifter). The killer leaves behind cryptic clues using astrological signs.  Is the latest Segal movie worth checking out?  Listen to the podcast to find out!

Episode 2 -- Movies Trailers beginning of July

We discuss the following movies:
Ponyo
Evangelion 1.0
Cold Souls
Herb & Dorothy
The Stepfather (remake)
Daybreakers

Listen to see which ones we recommend you see and which ones you should skip.

Episode 1 -- Geisha Assasin

Geisha Assassin a.k.a. Geisha vs. Ninja
Directed by: Go Ohara
Starring: Minami Tsukui

The movie is about a Geisha who seeks revenge against the man who killed her father. Good action sequences, but a few hoaky moments. Listen to the podcast for the full review. Warning: the podcast does contain a few spoilers. Download on Itunes by searching Let's Talk Movies. Post comments below or e-mail letstalkmoviespodcast@gmail.com