The Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy - Movie Commentaries

Back in 1978 many movie making personas, talents and factors came together and created something magical. And now the Soulless Minions are taking a look at that piece of magic which just happens to be one of the greatest superhero films ever made - Superman: The Movie.

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A few years ago the orginal Tron was the first alternative DVD commentary published by The Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy. And now to mark and celebrate our 50th commentary we decided to go the route of symmetry and look at the sequel of Tron - Tron Legacy. For this milestone in podcasting we were joined by Mike and Max of Commentary Track Stars. CTS also celebrate a milestone with this collaboration - their 150th commentary.

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A Soulless Minion (minus one) takes on the sequal to the greatest superhero film ever made... Superman II! This represents the second to last in our unofficial countdown of the Superman films in reverse order. Justin (the minion in question here) is a lifelong fan of the franchise and does his best to explore the various plot elements and behind-the-scenes goings on of the film that have now become the stuff of movie legend. This commentary strives to examine the elements of this version of the film while at the same time comparing to the Richard Donner Cut of the film released a few years ago. Because this version is the one most of us grew up with, it seemed only right to do a commentary on this the theatrical cut. Superman II is not a perfect film, but it's a fun and entertaining ride through superheroland. Sync Point - The first black frame after the WB logo fades to black

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The Soulless Minions take a look at the 2012 action film Dredd. Neither of the Minions is familiar with the source material so we spend most of the conversation discussing the film on its own merits, however, we do from time to time compare and contrast it to Judge Dredd from 1995. Aside from the sporadic references to the 1995 version most of the conversation is spent admiring Dredd as a film - things such as it's very high and yet appropriate level of violence, it's phenomenal production design, its very well placed set of actors and gritty realism.

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The Soulless Minions take a look at the 1985 comedy film Clue. In our minds Clue is an example of a pitch perfect film. It's simply fantastic. Every ingrediant of its production works to a T -- from its tightly honed script, its brilliant cast of players, its use of limited sets and its fun and yet ominous musical score. If you haven't seen it in a while do yourself a favor and fire it up on your DVD player. It's timeless and madcap as hell.

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One of the Soulless Minions is joined by special guest Kimberly for a look at the 1983 film A Christmas Story. A Christmas Story is a holiday classic that never seems to get old no matter how many times you may watch it. So watch it again with The Minions...

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The Soulless Minions take a look at the 2002 film The Adventures of Pluto Nash. Pluto Nash has a bit of a reputation as an enormous box office bomb (a loss of about 90 million dollars) and also as a critically reviled slice of ficton (it was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards awards).

So does it really deserve such a bad reputation? Is it really that bad?

Both Soulless Minions don't think so. Wipe its slate clean and strip it of its rotten tomato and The Adventures of Pluto Nash stands as a fun movie. We do point out some things that we feel would improve the film but most of the time we point out what works and what we like -- including some good set pieces, performances and some genuinely funny moments.

So go into it fresh and watch it with us. Maybe we'll make you a Pluto fan.

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Both Soulless Minions take on the 1994 action/sci-fi film Timecop. Timecop stands out as one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's stronger efforts in his resume. Despite bending and breaking some of its own time travel rules it well surpasses mediocrity. And with the help of some great co-stars and a very capable veteran director Timecop manages to be quite a fun ride -- if not always completely credible.

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Both Soulless Minions return once again to the Superman universe for a look at the 1983 film Superman III. The fllm was directed by Richard Lester who is a fine director in his own right--but was he a good fit for Superman? Most seem to agree that he wasn't. But not all in Supes III is at a loss. Most of it's comedy is over the top and misplaced but if removed from the other films in the saga it really isn't a bad film at all. It's just the wrong tone. With this approach we found that most of the performances are top notch and there are some genuinely funny moments not just from Pryor but from others as well.

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There's no Kryptonite. There's no Lex Luther. For this is a different struggle for The Man of Steel. In this fantastic animated tale Superman finds himself at odds with a group of powerful beings -- The Elite. The Elite claim to be a force for good but their form of dishing justice is against Superman's established code.

Who is right? The Elite or Superman?

And when they battle...

...who will win?

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