Hans Shot First

#53 - Party on dudes!  This week we discuss a most excellent time travel movie, "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."  This film launched Keanu Reeves, and we are still trying to get rid of him.  Just kidding, we love the guy.  Socrates, Billy The Kid, Abraham Lincoln, Genghis Kahn, and many more help Bill and Ted with their history report.  George Carlin is awesome as always.  We also mashup about our favorite mall movies.  Napolean at Raging Waters...er.. Water Loo was also awesome.

Be excellent to each other.

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-6, Alex-6, Scott-6

#52 - Star Wars, a movie that changed our lives forever.  Happy Birthday to us!  Hans Shot First turns 1 with the release of this episode and to celebrate we finally discuss, "Star Wars"  We go back in time to discuss a movie that changed us forever.  We talk about our favorite moments and characters.  Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan are all discussed.  We reminisce about our first experience with this movie, the toys, and the different releases.  We also make jokes about it as well.  We hope you enjoy and thanks for putting up with 1 year of adequate podcasting.

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-7, Alex-7, Scott-6

#51 - Listen in this week as we delve into some modern world history by discussing in depth how Rocky Balboa nearly single-handedly ended the Cold War in the montage laden Rocky IV. We also talk about how culturally sensitive Mike Tyson's Punch-Out was, how Street Fighter II went global, and how the great the body of work of Dolph Lundgren was. Enjoy!

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-6, Alex-6, Scott-6

#50 - We do something different this week and discuss a book (3 books actually).  We talk about Timothy Zahn's classic Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy.  This includes "Heir to the Empire", "Dark Force Rising", and "Last Command"  We discuss the book's plot, new characters, old characters, and the Expanded Universe in general.  So enjoy as we talk about our favorite old characters as well as new ones such as Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, and Grand Admiral Thrawn.  Enjoy and may the Force be with you.

Category: Books

HSF Rating Jeff-7, Alex-6, Scott-4

#49 - This week we talk about the latest entry into the Superman mythos with cgi extravaganza Man of Steel. We contrast the cast of the first Reeves Superman with this iteration, discuss the wholesale heroic destruction of Metropolis, and go over some of the problems a teenage Clark might have had going through puberty at the Kent farmstead. Enjoy!

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-2, Alex-4, Scott-3

#48 - Ellen Ripley - Female Warrior.  We continue our scary movie month with the 1979 Sci-Fi/Horror classic, Alien.  We discuss our favorite scenes and talk about why we like this movie so much and why it is so scary.  The mood, the visuals, the set design, the creature design, etc..  all played such a huge part in why this is movie is so awesome.  We also discuss the genious of H.R. Giger and his crazy mind as well as the coming out party for director, Ridley Scott and actress, Sigourney Weaver.  

Since this is a Halloween episode we talk about our other favorite scary movies such as Jaws, Poltergeist, Audition, and the Exorcist.

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-6, Alex-6, Scott-6

#47 - Listen in as we continue our horror themed month with a talk about all time horror movie classic Halloween. We also talk about getting freaked out at Halloween themed amusement parks, the direction the horror genre has taken, and how Superman is an unstoppable killing machine. Enjoy!

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-7, Alex-6, Scott-6

#46 - This time the guys talk about the easily defined time-traveling fantasy horror action-adventure classic Army of Darkness. We also go over sequels that vary wildly from their originals, give a short dissertation on Latin, and discuss the the cult of personality for the man, the myth, the legend, the chin, that is Bruce Campbell. Occupate!

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-6, Alex-7, Scott-7

#45 - Listen in as we switch it up this week and talk about our favorite Michael Bay movies starting with The Rock, complete with life-like commentary from Sean Connery, Nic Cage, and Al Pacino for some reason. We also talk about what goes into writing for each Mad Men character, what Sean Connery thinks of the latest Bond movies, and how Marvel buying back their properties from Fox is a pipe dream. Enjoy!

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-7, Alex-6, Scott-5

#44 - Listen in this week as go over all time science-fiction themed and next level set design classic Blade Runner. We also discuss less exciting sci-fi fair from Star Trek to David Lynch, the sword fights and democracy of Star Wars, and how Orson Welles was a planet while recording his final movie role. Enjoy!

Category: Movies

HSF Rating Jeff-5, Alex-6, Scott-7