We Watched A Thing

This week we’re ruining the economy, yelling at our children, forcefeeding someone the moon, but still having a very merry Christmas, all while discussing the ultimate Christmas movie that isn’t at all about Christmas - ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1943.[4] The film is one of the most beloved in American cinema, and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season.The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams to help others, and whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers). Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched, and how different life in his community of Bedford Falls would be if he had never been born.

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This week we’re staying up late to sit in a sweaty cinema and have a midnight choc-top, to discuss as early as possible the finale of the legendary Star Wars saga - ‘Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker’.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) is an upcoming American epic space-opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams. It will be the third installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), and the final episode of the nine-part "Skywalker saga". It is being produced by Lucasfilm and Abrams's production company Bad Robot Productions, and will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film's ensemble cast includes Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams.

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Welcome to a bonus episode, this time helmed by Daniel Hendo Henderson, of the Movie Journey Podcast (Formerly known as the IMDB Journey)! The ‘Infinity War’ of movie podcast crossovers, as a debate rages on as to whether or not ‘Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi’ is a good or bad film.

Forming the negative side is Paul from The Countdown Movie and TV Reviews Podcast, Dudi from the Shaken Not Nerd podcast, and Sam from Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s. On the Positive (Hereafter referred to as ‘The Correct Side‘) is Billy, Topher and Dean from The Movie Journey Podcast (Formerly known as The IMDB Journey).

We hope you enjoy the bonus, and look forward to our regular episode on ‘Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker’ later in the week.

You can find these wonderful podcasts here:

Movie Reviews in 20 Q’s - @moviereviewsin

The Countdown Movie and TV Reviews - @thecountdownpc

Shaken Not Nerd - @ShakenNotNerd

Movie Journey - @moviejourney

We’re also running a competition at the moment! For your chance to win, head to http://wewatchedathing.com/competition and fill in your details, letting us know what are YOUR top 3 films of the decade. You can win a We Watched A Thing mug, the right to tell us what to watch on the show, and even a double pass to the movies, to catch Ken Loach’s new film ‘Sorry We Missed You’. Entries close 5pm AEDT December 21, so get on it!

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This week we’re packing some heat, painting some houses, and ignoring Anna Paquin, all while discussing the latest crime-epic from Martin Scorsese - ‘The Irishman’.

The Irishman (also titled onscreen as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic crime film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino).

We’re also running a competition at the moment! For your chance to win, head to http://wewatchedathing.com/competition and fill in your details, letting us know what are YOUR top 3 films of the decade. You can win a We Watched A Thing mug, the right to tell us what to watch on the show, and even a double pass to the movies, to catch Ken Loach’s new film ‘Sorry We Missed You’. Entries close 5pm AEDT December 21, so get on it!

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This week we’re having a small family get-together, being investigated by James Bond, and demanding our loved ones ‘eat s#!t’, all while discussing Rian Johnsons new take on the whodunnit - ‘Knives Out’.

Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery film written, produced and directed by Rian Johnson. Described as a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery genre, the film follows a family gathering gone horribly awry, after the family patriarch's death leads a master detective to investigate. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.

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This week we’re putting a team together, saving some farmers and falling in love, all while discussing Akira Kurasawa’s masterpiece ‘Seven Samurai’.

Seven Samurai (Japanese: 七人の侍 Hepburn: Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven rōnin (masterless samurai) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.

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This week we’re sticking it to the Italians, hopping in our cars and looking for the perfect lap, all while discussing the latest piece of Oscar bait ‘Ford V Ferrari’.

Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans '66 in the UK and other territories) is a 2019 American sports drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller. It stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale, with Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon in supporting roles.

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This week we’re going bowling, tracking down a kidnapper, and not letting aggression stand as we discuss the 1998 cult classic Coen brothers crime-comedy ‘The Big Lebowski’, as demanded by a patron of the show.

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, after which The Dude learns that a millionaire (also named Jeffrey Lebowski) was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is kidnapped, and he commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release; the plan goes awry when the Dude's friend Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) schemes to keep the ransom money. Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, and John Turturro also appear, in supporting roles.

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This week we’re being protected by an enhanced human, an Austrian robot, and an old lady, ignoring 3 out of 5 previous films, and leading a revolution all while discussing the 6th film in the ‘Terminator’ franchise - ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’.

Terminator: Dark Fate is a 2019 American science fiction action film directed by Tim Miller, with a screenplay by David Goyer, Justin Rhodes, and Billy Ray, from a story by James Cameron, Charles H. Eglee, Josh Friedman, Goyer and Rhodes. Cameron and David Ellison are the film's producers. It is the sixth installment in the Terminator franchise and a direct sequel to The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), while Cameron described Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015) and the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009) as occurring in alternate timelines.

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This week we’re getting the family back together for a quiet games night, googling ‘How to Use a Crossbow’ and sacrificing a goat or two, all while discussing the new horror-comedy ‘Ready or Not’.

Ready or Not is a 2019 American black comedy horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. The film stars Samara Weaving as a newlywed who becomes hunted by her spouse's family as part of their wedding night ritual. Mark O'Brien portrays her husband, with Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, and Andie MacDowell as members of his family.

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