Off The Shelf With Phil and Dave- A Movie Review Podcast

Back to high school as Phil takes 1995's Angus off the shelf. Phil tells the story of his personal connection to the character and how this movie came to mean even more to him as he met more fans along the way. Dave finds this movie to be a real sweet movie with great characters and elevates the teen movie above the usual stuff. Appreciates the message and performances but does get a little jealous when Phil brings up the "first" Dave in his life.

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It's the rematch of the century as Phil takes 1979's Rocky 2 off his shelf. Phil is excited by the sequel that takes place immediately after the events of the first movie. Eager to spend more time with the lovable boxer but finds Adrian's ark to be less satisfying this time around. Dave finds more to like about the first movie after watching this one but did appreciate Carl Weathers performance and wanted less coma more Carl.

Phil delivers a knockout punch as he takes 1976's Rocky off the shelf. The boxing movie that cares less about boxing than the boxer himself. Phil still connects to the underdog story that believes in doing the distance while Dave struggles to connect to the main character and his love interest and daydreams of Bruce Willis. A stellar cast, great writing, and an incredible score make this the movie that turns the 70s away from anti-heroes and towards the stars. Still it remains a beautiful story.

Phil and Dave confront their fears as Dave takes 1997's Event Horizon off the shelf. The movie's reputation as being a great Sci-fi horror movie is questioned as Phil finally watches it for the first time. The potential is there and in a rare case, wishes it were a little longer to help the movie not feel so rushed. Dave enjoys some of the performances of the cast and their deaths. Some dated special effects don't help the movie but the core of it is worth a watch, arguably.

This week, the guys finally get the pool they always wanted as Phil takes 1950's Sunset Boulevard off the shelf. Long felt as being one or the best movies Phil had ever seen. He's happy how well it holds up. Dave continues to enjoy visiting another black and white film. The performances are perfect in a great story of desperation and obsession. A masterpiece in every way.

Sparks fly as Dave takes 2005's The Island off his shelf. The movie brings back fond memories of an aborted episode 3 years ago and this most recent look leaves Phil wishing he never won the lottery to visit this Island. Dave remembers fondly watching this movie the first few times but perhaps repeated viewings have left the movie stranded in a silo. Both agree what Michael Bay does well, is done well.

School is out for the summer as Phil takes 1998's Can't Hardly Wait off his shelf. Phil remembered enjoying this movie upon first watch and felt those memories rush over him when revisiting this one. It's such a fun watch and he wishes the writer/director team had more chances to make movies. Dave vaguely remembered seeing this before but certain scenes reminded him that he enjoyed it before and even more this time. The guys agree that this was a great time.

It's the end of June and Dave takes 2010's Repo Men off his shelf to discuss the father son relationship... nope, not this week. Though there is a father and a son in this movie, it is nowhere near the plot of this movie. Is this a satire, a comedy, a drama? Phil couldn't settle on what this movie wants to be and found the plot mechanics muddled and thin. Dave enjoyed the performances and found parts of it entertaining enough but thought it lost a little steam as the movie went on.

Happy Father's day from Phil as he grabs 2003's Big Fish off the shelf this week. The last great Tim Burton movie, according to Phil, as it brings a new level of character depth to his usual flair for fantasy. Dave found this movie to a beautiful representation of art, story, and movie making itself. The guys don't understand why this movie was maligned upon release and isn't remembered as fondly as they do.