Bar Stool Film School

For this week's sequel-centric offering, we're off to the Kingdom of Far Far Away for 2004's, Shrek 2! Despite being on the older end of the millennial spectrum, we both had a good time with this movie, helped in great part by some stiff cocktails!

Written by William Steig, Andrew Adamson, and Joe Stillman.

Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon.

Starring, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas.

The Cocktail:

2oz Vodka

1oz Midori

.5oz Cointreau

.25oz Lemon juice

.25oz Stambecco

Top with soda water

On this weeks episode, we bend over and talk out of our butts about monkey bites, LOST, and 1995's blockbuster comedy sequel, Ace Ventura 2.

Written and directed by Steve Oedekerk.

Starring Jim Carry, Simon Callow, and Ian Mc Niece.

The Cocktail:

Muddled Rasberry

.5oz Lemon Juice

2oz Dark Rum

.5oz Ginger Vinegar 

For this week's sequel-centric offering, we head back to the hollow earth for 2024's Godzilla x Kong: the New Empire. Joining us on this mind melting adventure into drunken stupidity is friend of the show, local radio DJ, and resident cohost, Rachel Smith!

Written by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater.

Directed by Adam Wingard.

Starring Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Bryan Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle.

The Cocktail:

2oz Vodka

.5oz Blue Curacao

.5oz Grapefruit Liqueur

.5oz Lime juice

Kiwi

Join us for a very special "on-screen" episode of 2024's Twisters! We drive our giant storm chasing pickup trucks directly from the theater to the studio to talk this super fun disaster, action blockbuster.

Written by Mark L. Smith and Joseph Kosinski.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos.

Sorry folks, no cocktail this week. Just good old fashioned whiskey.

On this episode, we head straight to home video for a conversation about the sequel to a beloved cult classic. That's right, it's Tremors 2! And we've got alcohol fueled opinions.

Written by Brent Maddock and SS Wilson.

Directed by SS Wilson.

Starring Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Helen Shaver, and Chris Gartin.

THE COCKTAIL: (Oaxaca Old Fashioned)

2oz Mezcal

Bitters

1 Suger cube

Dash of chilies

For this week's offering, we're talking the gold standard in cinematic sequels, 1986's Aliens! This sci-fi action flick changed the game, but does it make for a good bar movie?

Written David Giler, Walter Hill, and James Cameron. 

Directed by James Cameron.

Starring Starring Signourny Weever, Michael Briehn, Paul Riser, Lance henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Carrie Hen.

The Cocktail: (Blackberry Paloma)

1oz Tequila

1oz fresh grapefruit juice

.5oz lime juice

muddled blackberries

1oz sparkling water

Nothing in the seven seas could salvage this shipwreck of a superhero blockbuster, but does that mean it's a bad bar movie? Joining us to find out is Port Townsend's resident comic book store owner, Kristin Meyers.

Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick.

Directed by James Wan.

Starring, Jason Mamoa, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nichole Kidman, Amber Heard, and Randall Park.

The Cocktail: (The Trident)

1oz Brandy

1oz Cynar Icelandic liqour

1oz Spanish bitters

This week, we test the theory that a movie *set* in a bar has an easier time of qualifying as a good bar movie. Unfortunately, we picked 2024's reimagining of Roadhouse to test that theory. Hey, at least the cocktail was good!

Written by  Anthony Bagarozzi, Chuck Mondry, and R. Lance Hill .

Directed by Doug Liman.

Starring Jake Gylenhaal, Conor McGregor, Jessica Williams, and Daniela Melchior.

The Cocktail:

2oz pineapple rum

2oz orange juice

Lemon

1oz tamarind shrub

Topped with 1oz dark rum

Sharpen your stakes and ready your garlic presses, it's time for 2002's action, horror, vampire banger, Blade II. Directed by none other than the Master of Monsters himself, the legendary GDT!

Written by David S. Goyer

Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Starring Wesley Snipes, Lenor Varela, Kriss Kristopherson, and Ron Pearlman

The Cocktail: N/A only blood or red wine will do

You read right, folks! We're talking Sam Raimi's unimpeachable 1987 cult classic, Evil Dead 2! Joining us is the resurrected, demonic soul of friend of the show (and past guest), Rachel Smith of the DudeBabe Radio Hour on Port Townsend's own KPTZ 91.9 FM

Written by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegal.

Directed by Sam Raimi.

Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, and the Necronomicon ex Mortis!

The Cocktail: (The Chainsaw)

2oz tequila

lemon juice

sugar

tabasco

black pepper