Torture Cinema

Stretchy arms, corny dialogue, and creepy relationships, oh my! For our 50th iteration of Torture Cinema, we tackle our first Roger Corman production:  the unreleased 1994 “classic,” The Fantastic Four.  And do we have a lot to say on this one!

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Episode 252 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:.

The Fantastic Four (1994)(IMDB)

Watch it for yourself!

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Bad driving, failed children’s television, and Varney, oh my!  Shaun, Julia, Mike, Rachael, Paul, and David join forces for this very special holiday edition of Torture Cinema, featuring the listener-selected flick, Ernest Saves Christmas (1988).  We watched it so you don’t have to suffer through it for Christmas (because you were totally going to do that, right?).  What more could you ask for?

We hope you enjoy the episode, and have a great holiday, whatever you may celebrate!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 24 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

McDonald’s Dance Parties, alien vacuums, and Paul Rudd’s pranks, oh my!  The crew assembles to discuss the childhood classic, Mac and Me (1988), putting Shaun in the awkward position of having to defend his childhood!  Also:  we have a dance party (maybe).

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Episode 239 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Mac and Me (1988)(IMDB)

Paul Rudd’s Pranks

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). Additional music from “Lost Frontier” and “Thunder Dreams” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

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Vampire zombies, angry aliens, and tin saucers, oh my!  Recorded live on Google+, Shaun, Rachael, Paul, and Julia discuss Plan 9 from Outer Space.  What more could you ask for to celebrate the scariest time of the year?

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(This episode was recorded live.  The audio in the podcast is slightly different from the raw audio from the video provided in the show notes below.)

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Episode 229 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)(IMDB)

Special thanks to Samuel Becker for writing our skit!

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).  Additional music from “Industrial Revolution” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

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Cultists, motorcycles, and Jesus metaphors, oh my!  The crew joins forces to take a stab at The Omega Man, the second adaptation of Richard Matheson’s classic, I Am Legend.  Needless to say, this episode went in some really strange places, including a long discussion about cadavers.

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Episode 227 — Download (MP3)

 

Show Notes:

The Omega Man (1971)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).  Additional music from “Black Vortex” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

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Repeating magic crossbows, emotionless heroes, and gentle giants, oh my!  You voted for it.  We watched it, and then we got intoxicated and talked about it.  Feel our pain in this special LonCon3 editions of the British-produced Hawk the Slayer (1980)!

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Episode 222 — Download (MP3)

 Show Notes:

* Hawk the Slayer (1980)(IMDB)

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Trees, wind, and Marky Mark, oh my!  You picked it, and here we are talking about one of the worst horror films ever made — assuming, of course, we can classify it as horror.  Hell, it’s probably a better idea to call it a science comedy.  Or anti-science comedy.  Or just a crappy film.  You decide.

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Episode 217 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

The Happening (2008)(IMDB

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).  Additional music from “Cool Vibes” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

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Dinosaur wrestling, wife-swapping, and lasers, oh my!  Through an extraordinary feat of bribery, Shaun, Julia, Paul, and David tackle the 1983 Academy Award-snubbed classic, Yor, the Hunter from the Future.  This one is for John Stevens, who has nothing better to do than to make us watch ridiculous movies released the same year Shaun was born.

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Episode 211 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)(IMDB)

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Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).  Additional music Kevin MacLeod’s (incompetech.com) “The Builder” licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 and from “Yor’s World” by Guido and Maurizio De Angeles under fair use rules.

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Go go Gadget helicopter!  Shaun, Paul, and Julia sacrifice our childhood’s to tackle the infamous 1999 adaptation of Inspector Gadget.  Justin Landon makes a brief appearance, but manages to save himself from a full torture…

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Episode 206 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

* Inspector Gadget (1999)(IMDB)

* Staffer’s Book Review

* Justin’s Twitter

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Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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Immortal weirdos, amazing suits, and hoverboard sword battles, oh my!  Shaun, Jen, and Julia are joined by special guest, Michael J. Martinez, to discuss Highlander II: the Quickening, the officially forgotten Highlander sequel…about which we’re now going to remind every Highlander fan via this episode.

Note:  This episode was recorded live.  However, viewers of the video file will not have heard the skit, which appears at the front of the mp3.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

(This episode was selected as a result of the perks on Shaun’s Worldcon fundraiser.  Please support our efforts to bring the Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour to Worldcon!  Every little bit helps.)

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 202 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

* Highlander II: the Quickening (1991)(IMDB)

* Mike’s Website

* Mike’s Books

* Mike’s Twitter

You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible.  Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone.

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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