Posted on January 31, 2018 by gooberzilla
There goes your childhood, because Who Framed Roger Rabbit is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring M.O.M., the Mistress of Malapropisms.
Review in a Nutshell: A genuine oddity, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a seamless mixture of live-action and animation in service to a Neo-Noir plot featuring conspiracy, blackmail, adultery, and gruesome, gruesome murder…all in a film ostensibly aimed at children. Seriously, folks, who was this movie for?
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Greatest Movie EVER | Tagged: Animation, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Disney, Kathleen Turner, Robert Zemeckis, Warner Brothers, Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 5 Comments »
Posted on December 19, 2017 by gooberzilla
It’s finally here! After many long months of delays (this was originally recorded on September 23rd, 2017), the Robot Carnival podcast has arrived. CLICK HERE or on the DVD cover above to listen to Dawn, Tom, and myself talk about this eclectic animated anthology from 1987 about sad robots, robot sadness, and the general inability for teenager girls to hold onto their lockets.
Filed under: Animation, Greatest Movie EVER, Robots, Sci Fi | Tagged: A.P.P.P., Anime, anthology films, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Joe Hisaishi, katsuhiro otomo, koji morimoto, Robot Carnival, Robots, Yasuomi Umetsu | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 19, 2017 by gooberzilla
Power up your flash lights, because Little Monsters is (probably not) the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the DVD cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Katherin the Great.
Review in a Nutshell: Weirdly gruesome and oddly grotesque, Little Monsters is a kid’s movie that suffers from questionable production values, an unsympathetic protagonist, and an inconsistent tone. The film falls into a nether-region somewhere between fantasy, dark comedy, and childhood buddy flick.
Filed under: Comedy, Fantasy, Greatest Movie EVER, Worst Movie EVER | Tagged: Ben Savage, Daniel Stern, Fred Savage, Little Monsters, Richard Alan Greenburg | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 15, 2017 by gooberzilla
Sharpen up your tiny pencil and get ready to search for secret passages, because Clue is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Katherin the Great.
Review in a Nutshell: A commercial and critical failure at the time of its release, Clue has since gained a cult following thanks to its snappy writing, multiple endings, and inspired comedic performances. Clue is also one of Katherin’s favorite movies.
Filed under: Comedy, Greatest Movie EVER | Tagged: Board Games, Christopher Lloyd, Clue, Comedy, Jonathan Lynn, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull, Michael McKean, Murder Mysteries, Tim Curry | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 3, 2017 by gooberzilla
Strap on your helmet (and leave it on) because Judge Dredd is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the (helmet-less) DVD cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring Katherin the Great.
Review in a Nutshell: Despite its high production values, Judge Dredd stumbles because it tries to turn a dark and satirical British comic book into a big, dumb, American action movie. The casting is questionable, the dialog is hammy, and the performances are mixed, but man does that ABC Warrior robot look cool.
Filed under: Comic Book Movies, Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Armand Assante, Danny Cannon, Diane Lane, Judge Dredd, Jurgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, Rob Schneider, Sylvester Stallone | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 13, 2017 by gooberzilla
Put on your professorial hiking gear, because The War of the Gargantuas is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Click on the Japanese Bluray cover or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring M.O.M., the Mistress of Malapropisms.
Review in a Nutshell: A somewhat strange sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World that stars Russ Tamblyn of all people, The War of the Gargantuas is a throwback to the golden era of Toho’s giant monster films.
Filed under: Greatest Movie EVER, Sci Fi | Tagged: Akira Ifukube, Eiji Tsuburaya, Haruo Nakajima, Ishiro Honda, Kumi Mizuno, Russ Tamblyn, Toho Studios | Leave a comment »
Posted on July 30, 2017 by gooberzilla
July is coming to a close, and it’s time for some more Anime Fun. Join Tom and I as we reminisce about Ninja Scroll (known in Japan as Jūbē Ninpūchō), 1993 animated film that recalls the dark and nihilistic samurai exploitation films of the Seventies. CLICK HERE or on the Bluray cover of the film, which features discussion on Ninja’s Scroll‘s place in American fandom as well as many a paean to the lonely death of Bee Guy.
ERRATA: When talking about samurai movies involving hidden gold mines, I accidentally conflated two different films: Goyokin (1969) and Sword of the Beast (1965), both of which are directed by Hideo Gosha. I also mispronounced Gemma’s name as “Genma” throughout the entire podcast without realizing it. My bad.
Filed under: Animation, Fantasy, Greatest Movie EVER, Ninjas, Spies | Tagged: Anime, Madhouse, Ninja, Ninja Scroll, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | 3 Comments »
