Retro Ramble

For their end of year special, Charlie and George return to Present Day to share their thoughts on the films of 2017. From covering their favourite blockbusters to the ones that disappointed them, plus even a few recommended arthouse releases.

SPOILER WARNING - Films discussed include:

Logan, John Wick Chapter 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Alien Covenant - See George's review here. Wonder Woman, War for the Planet of The Apes, Dunkirk, Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049 - See George's review here. Thor Ragnarok, Justice League and The Last Jedi.

Too modern for you? Fear not, Retro fans, we'll be back very soon with our first podcast review for 2018, with the macho mullet masterpiece, Con Air!

For their first Bank Holiday special, and in true typical British fashion, The Brothers McGhee decided it was time to tackle a Bond film; namely Roger Moore's swansong, A View To A Kill! Join Charlie & George as they prepare to dance into the fire, discuss bad facelifts, French stereotypes, not-so-subtle stuntmen and their love for Christopher…….Walken. As usual, there's plenty of production, casting and location trivia, plus lots of bad impressions as the hosts try and out-Walken each other. Enjoy and please share!

In this Festive Special episode, Charlie and George break all the rules as they navigate the crazy chaos of cult classics Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

There's drinking, bad behaviour and swearing and that's just the hosts! Their post - midnight ramble covers everything from the Spielberg touch, the perils of using monkeys as a special effect, Hulk Hogan and double breasted dressing gowns.

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Charlie and George strap on their unlicensed nuclear proton packs and go busting some ghosts with a Retro Ramble on the cult comedy classic, Ghostbusters!

And what better way to celebrate Halloween than to sit back and enjoy this family-friendly classic full of scares, swears, pop songs and smoking...so much smoking.

From the moments that terrified them growing up, to the genius improv of Bill Murray and Rick Moranis, not to mention some Supernaturally Sexy Sigourney Weaver;

Casting makes us feel good!

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Charlie and George travel back in time (but not naked, that'd be weird) to 1991 for the action sci-fi extravaganza that is T2! Whilst discussing the genius of James Cameron's original vision and why it remains one of the best sequels ever made, they also take a closer look at Robert Patrick's privates and remember a time when tie-dye t-shirts, mullets and Axel Rose were all considered acceptable.

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George & Charlie revisit the event movie that transformed the comic-book genre - Tim Burton's Batman! From the safety of our Batcave, we discuss the film's lengthy pre-production challenges, the genius of Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton's knitwear and the excesses of a Prince soundtrack.

Along the way, we also touch on the Batman legacy across film, TV and games, from Adam West's 1960's Bright Knight to this year's The Lego Batman Movie!

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RetroRamble 2017

In this episode George & Charlie take a look back at one the biggest movies from their childhood, The Goonies.

Everyone that was a child of the 1980s remembers growing up with The Goonies, like Star Wars or Back to the Future it seems like it was a mandatory rite of passage, forever etched in our hearts.

As well our usual features, bad impressions and Coulda Woulda Shoulda, we also take a look at the "Making of a Cult Classic" documentary which contained an even closer look at what happened whilst the film was being made and what became of the actors.

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Part 2 of our tribute to Sir Roger Moore features an exclusive interview with Bond expert, author and comedy writer Mark O'Connell.

Mark is the author of Catching Bullets, a love letter to the Bond films and it's fandom. We were lucky enough to have Mark share some insider knowledge regarding all that goes into making a Bond film - and what Sir Roger was like in real life.

Check out Mark's work at https://markoconnell.co.uk/product-wts/

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RetroRamble 2017

Following the recent passing of Sir Roger Moore, and with us being such massive James Bond fans, we felt it necessary to commit a short episode in tribute to the former actor/knight of the empire.

Here, in Part 1, we look at Sir Roger's career starting with his time in TV roles like The Saint and The Persuaders before discussing his Bond legacy and work for UNICEF.

Part 2, features an exclusive interview with Bond expert, author and comedy writer Mark O'Connell .

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In this episode Charlie & George decide to go and visit Alcatraz, only to find that Ed Harris has taken it over and is holding San Francisco hostage!

It's arguably Michael Bay's greatest film, the last great Sean Connery appearance, and the start of the Nicolas Cage "Holy Action Trinity" (along with Face/Off and Con Air) it's the 90's action classic that is....The Rock.

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RetroRamble 2017