Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

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We're talking tv again, but this time were going primal.  Prime time tv from 1975 to 1985 was weird and wonderful and we were its willful prisoners.  With only 3 networks and I-Pads not even a figment of Steve Jobs imagination , we were forced to make the best of what we got.  And we got a lot. Chimpanzee truckers, grits kissin waitresses and Fonzie on water skis.  And that was just Tuesday night.

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Are we are too old to enjoy this movie? No.

Did we enjoy it anyway? Also no. 

Regardless, we truffle shuffled thru this one and had a blast.  Easily one of the most fun episodes we've ever done.  Did we mention Corey Feldman wears a Members Only jacket in this?

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Jean shorts volleyball. Only take away.
Actually we have a few more observations about this 80's blockbuster that cemented Tom Cruise at the top of the box office for the last 40 years.
Were not entirely sure if anything even happens in this movie, but there's a bunch of music and man nipples so it's not a total loss.
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Wow. Just, wow.
A big, fake-looking snake vomits up monkeys and Jon Voight, all while out-acting the entire cast.
We have opinions.

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We built it.  Whether you come or not is still anyone's guess.  But you should because this is a good one.  We got the old Costner that everyone used to like in this sappy, but glorious baseball fable that makes most grown men shed a tear or two.  Add Darth Vader and Henry Hill and you got yourself a winner.

Stick around til the end where the boys, overwhelmed by gallons of sap, decide to explore other examples of egregious sentimentality in Hollywood. The list is long and embarrassing and we don't even bother mentioning The Notebook

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We have come to chew bubble gum and do a lousy podcast.  And we're all out of bubblegum.  We're going back to the 80s again this week to review the movie that launched a thousand memes.  Lotsa violence, synthesizers, and ghoulish alien yuppies on display here, but only if you're sporting those dope sunglasses.

Free tip: If Roddy Piper asks you to put them on, just do it.  Its the easiest way to avoid a beat down.  Trust us.

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Finally the special series no one was asking for!  The boys take a break from the movie theater this week to introduce their new nostalgia podcast series, ReMembers Only (get it, like the jacket?).

For the premier episode, we're looking back at the glorious era of late nite tv shows. Not the boring talk shows of today.  We talking Benny Hill, the Midnight Special, the Gong Show, and all the other disturbing television that warped young kids minds while in their pajamas and sleeping bags every weekend.

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There can be only one. 

As it turns out, "one" is probably too many based on our most recent viewing of this 80s sci-fi/fantasy epic!  Christopher Lambert stars as the immortal sword-wielding Scotsmen with a thick French accent hacking and slashing his way thru 80s New York.  Tagging along is our favorite be-wigged actor Sean Connery in purple pantaloons and peacock feathers. Add a dash of Queen's soundtrack, and you've got yourself a cult masterpiece.  Trust us.

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We got dragons L-I-V-I-N all over the place, y'all.  Harken back to 2002 for this wondrous movie starring Mac, Christian Batman, and Gerard Leonidas years before they became the subtle, nuanced character actors they are today.

We'll sweeten the deal by mentioning that were joined this week by  show favorite, @mollsmusings who actually suggested we cover this one.  We will be dealing with her later.

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feat. James Spader

that's it.  Please listen to this one.  We suffered to bring it to you