Shields up! This movie does NOT deserve the narrative it has as a horrible Terminator film. We have a consensus that this movie is the third best of the films after the first two. How does it hold up? Do you remember watching this a long time ago and never did again? Wish you liked it better? Come with us and friend of the show Sean Masters as we make our case. We also break down our top 5 killer robots of all time! So grab your red patches, watch out for landmines, and turn up the power on the signal... it's time for Terminator Salvation on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 Intro and What We've Been Watching
• 00:31:07 Top 5 Killer Robots
• 01:08:40 Movie Discussion Begins
• 01:28:36 Movie Opens
• 01:46:23 John at HQ
• 02:01:03 Meet Kyle Reese
• 02:14:11 John's Message to Humanity
• 02:26:52 The Signal Works
• 02:31:07 Marcus is Revealed
• 02:43:50 John Plea to the Resistance
• 02:54:16 Marcus Learns the Truth
• 03:07:37 Sacrifice and The End

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It's time for a movie that will have us cracking up the entire show... Step Brothers. A film that Scott criminally hasn't seen, we find out what he thinks of this classic comedy! We play a lot of scenes from the flick and laugh the entire time. We also break down our Top 5 movies with and about brothers in them of all time. So grab your fancy sauce, pick up your boats and hoes, and don't touch the drum set! It's time for Step Brothers on the Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 The Odyssey and Obsession Discussion
• 00:31:18 Top 5 Movies About Brothers
• 01:08:38 Step Brothers Discussion Starts
• 01:24:37 First Dinner Together
• 01:36:43 First Night in Same Room
• 02:03:44 Dale Gets Hit On
• 02:21:49 The Brothers Have to Move Out
• 02:34:34 Fight and Buried Alive
• 02:38:35 Brennen Asks For the Catalina Wine Mixer
• 02:45:57 Brennen Is Fired, Robert Encourages Them

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Today at a Patreon request we dive back into the 1968s cinema world and unpack a musical by the Monkees with our great friend of the show, Doug! If you haven't seen it you should check out our show! We go deep and nerdy on this one, and also break down our top 5 movies with Pop Music Stars. So let's head back to the 60s on this one... Hey Hey we're the Movie Defenders!

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We have our shields out for this one! The critics have got this SOOOO wrong! On this show we are defending Supergirl! A movie we were all waiting for, and all three hosts went opening weekend, and we all loved it! The movie is everything we hoped. We will play scenes right from the film, and break down the performances, characters, writing, and even the score. Ignore the critics on this one, and give our show a chance. We also break down our Top 5 Female Super Heroes of all time. So grab your dogs, don't forget the whiskey, and put on the suit so people know you're good... it's time for Supergirl on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 Intro and What We've Been Watching
• 00:20:11 Top 5 Female Super Heroes
• 00:57:41 Supergirl Discussion Begins
• 01:54:58 Krypto is Hurt
• 02:08:30 Interrogating Pirates
• 02:13:59 Enter Lobo
• 02:23:47 Kara's Flashback
• 03:01:29 "Little Girl, You're In the Middle
• 03:03:27 Kara Kills Krem
• 03:11:03 Krypto Heals, Ruthye Tags Along
• 03:14:45 Kara and Clark

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In a free Father's Day episode we include a free Backlot Tour episode you can get for just $1 a month at Patreon.com/MovieDefenders! Join Brev and Patreon Extraordinaire Eric as they deep dive into S1 of X-Men '97. They wax poetic about their love of Marvel's Merrie Band of Mutants - their origin stories for how they found the most beloved misfit superheroes ever and what made them excited about the show. They hit up the high points of every episode and ask the age-old question "Is Magneto Right?"

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It's time to take a run at the second bite at the apple for The Running Man! This time Edgar Wright takes his shot with a *very* book-accurate version of Stephen King's vision. Definitely different than the Arnold 1987 flick, but how does it work for us? Find out! Also we break down our top 5 reboots based on books, that got it better then 2nd time around. So grab your grenades, don't forget your fluffy kid socks, and drop your tapes in by midnight... it's time for The Running Man 2025 on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 Intro and What We've Been Watching
• 00:36:20 Top 5 Remakes Based on Books
• 01:02:45 Running Man Discussion Starts
• 01:24:49 Movie Begins
• 01:43:33 Killian Makes an Offer
• 01:53:58 The Show Begins
• 02:12:25 Ben Finds a Safe House
• 02:28:07 Ben Meets Elton
• 02:51:50 Ben a Hunter?
• 03:03:41 Ben Threatens to Crash

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There's a Star Wars movie out so you know that we're going to talk about it! With our dear friends of the show, Kevin Athey and Sean Masters pinch-hitting, we dive into the movie that will cap off the Mandalorian saga for now. How well did we like the film? Listen and find out! A bit of an abbreviated show today but no less fun! Today Scott breaks this down with some friends and a good time is had by all!

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It's time to go back a couple decades and unearth a film staring two legends of film, Michael Caine and Robert Duvall in Secondhand Lions! A film that missed both Brev and Scott when it dropped, our dear friend Megan Bush brought us this one and we are so glad she did. A feel good family film they just don't make anymore. Before we examine the film, we also dive into the top 5 Caine/Duvall movies of all time. So grab your shotguns, watch out for traveling salesmen, and don't forget the corn.... it's time for Secondhand Lions on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 Intro and What We've Been Up To
• 00:38:22 Top 5 Caine/Duvall Movies
• 01:10:24 Movie Discussion Begins
• 01:32:14 Walter is Dropped Off
• 02:02:21 Walter Runs Away
• 02:09:14 Garth Tells Walter the Beginning of the Story
• 02:25:36 Garth Tells Part 2
• 02:32:09 Hub Fights the Bullies
• 02:47:11 Walter Asks Hub What Happened
• 03:02:05 Saying Goodbye
• 03:16:47 Sheik's Grandson Appears

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Time to stand on the table for one of the most underrated and misunderstood Star Trek films ever... The Search for Spock! No, we don't believe ALL the odd numbers are bad... this one deserves to be in the top amongst the best Trek films and we build our case in the show today. Add our Top 5 Star Trek captain moments of all time, and our great friend Daryl Ewry, and you get an incredible show where we get our shields out. So grab your Phasers, be sure to feed your Klingon monster dogs, and don't forget your mind-melds... it's time for The Search for Spock on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 Intro and What We've Been Watching
• 00:26:35 Top 5 Star Trek Captain Moments
• 01:02:03 Movie Discussion Begins
• 01:32:55 Prologue
• 01:56:59 Spock's Quarters Broken Into
• 02:10:45 Sarek Visits Kirk
• 02:30:45 Stealing the Enterprise
• 02:56:16 Kirk Learns From Wrath of Khan
• 03:03:05 Death of David
• 03:14:26 Zero Zero Zero, Destruct... Zero
• 03:28:54 McCoy Talks to Spock
• 03:34:07 "Your name... is Jim."

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It's time to get the shields up once again as we return to the much unfairly criticized trilogies of all time, The Hobbit trilogy. Today we unpack part two, The Desolation of Smaug. We three really feel these movies get a bad wrap but there is much more here than most see. We get into everything! We also pick our Top 5 Dragons of all time in TV/Movies. So grab your ring of power, don't leave until the moonlight hits you, and be on the lookout for giant bears... it's time for The Desolation of Smaug on The Movie Defenders podcast!

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• 00:00:00 Intro and What We've Been Watching
• 00:29:16 Top 5 Dragons
• 00:52:56 Movie Discussion Starts
• 01:18:06 Thorin Meets Gandalf
• 01:48:25 Beorn
• 02:20:55 Thorin Holds a Grudge
• 02:41:15 Something Darker is Coming
• 02:53:19 Alfrid and the Master
• 03:01:59 Bilbo Vouches for Thorin
• 03:21:03 Enter Smaug
• 03:33:48 Smaug Taunts Bilbo
• 03:43:14 Thorin Decides to Fight
• 03:50:08 Cliffhanger Ending

Special thanks to our amazing Patreon supporters! Alex Kirkby Alexis Helman Barrett Young Bart German Brett Bowen Daryl Ewry Doug Robertson Ena Haynes Eric Blattberg Jason Chastain Josh Evans Joshua Loy Katherine Boulware Kevin Athey Mark Nattress Mark Martin Megan Bush Michal Kaczmarek Michael Puckett Nick Nagher Randal Silver Sean Masters Stephanie Ewry Tim TJ Walker Attack of the Killer Podcast