NinetyForChill - The Podcast - Episode 16: Disney, Pixar, and State-Run Streaming Services

  

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I appreciate all the support that I have been receiving for NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast that on its Facebook page, but we have to move it beyond just expressing it and showing some follow through. Pardon if I come off as rude, but you have given me some great ideas for future episodes. Their your ideas and I want you to help express them.

If you have Zoom, come on the show. If you want to do it person, I am fully vaccinated.

With that said, the idea of a Danny Elfman and Tim Burton themed episode has been expressed on the Internet. I will not mention who I worked the concept out with, but I know others who are tempted to volunteer for it. Email me at russthebus07@gmail.com to find out more.

Another friend mentioned covering the filmography of Brian De Palma. That is a trickier concept because after "Carrie" he only has three films that fit the NinetyForChill parameters (74 to 99 minutes). But, one of those features is the Nicolas Cage starring "Snake Eyes". With a podcast dedicated to the campy, it may be a bit of a surprise to some that we have not covered this Coppola's work. The Coen Brother's "Raising Arizona" qualifies.

As for this week, I was not able to get a guest lined up. One of my friends is up for a vampire-themed episode, but circumstances dictate that we will have to wait to record it. So the goal of this episode is to be brief, have fun, and see if I can get this onto YouTube. In other words, I am taking a little conversation with ThePoeticCritic and seeing if I can elaborate on it for just under 10 minutes. This is my best attempt at satire on my show, so let me know if it works.

My older sister was discussing how only Disney's inhouse features are requiring a thirty dollar fee to watch them as new releases on Disney+. It seems the Pixar crew is upset that their releases, like the Academy Award winning best animated feature "Soul", lack the pomp and circumstance. This lead to me joking about, "If you want equality, we need a communist streaming service."

As it turns, I had the right numbers and came up with a way to fund progressive legislation via a government takeover of the first, best known, and the service that inspired the slang which led to the name of this podcast. It just felt good knowing that I am demonstrating more smarts than Tucker Carlson.

Sometimes I even amaze myself. I can only hope that I can do the same to you. This seems to be the right time to ask for the subscriptions and those five-star reviews on Apple Podcasts.

I promise to have a regular show next week and thanks for hanging in there.

If you have any spare time, I would really appreciate it if you visited my memorial to Stacia Marie Hardin. She would have been 39 today. Stacia was the most giving and caring person that I have ever known and I would love to share her legacy with everyone I can.

And if you knew her, and had some more flattering pictures of her, I and I know her little brother Brian would appreciate them. She was beautiful, but she was not her profession at that time. Thanks.

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Dance of the Dead: For those who thought "Return of the Living Dead" was too cheesy

Those Red Box DVD kiosks outside grocery stores and truck stops have to do better when describing their offerings. I cannot remember them mentioning that Ghost House Underground’s "Dance of the Dead" was a comedy, and with so many clever gimmick zombie flicks dropping the ball in terms of capitalizing on the humor of the walking dead (on a plane, in a prison, in a mall circa 2004, etc.), it is important to tell potential viewers that someone has released a refined version of the original "Return of the Living Dead". No, Dance does not have the neon red pubic hair of the cult classic, but it makes up for that by doing everything else the RotLD better.

It seems like it should be common sense not to build a nuclear power plant next to a cemetery, but in a predominantly white community where the son of the police chief is an aspiring backyard wrestler, this idea’s downside can be overlooked. The cemetery’s custodian has been able to keep the reanimated corpse problem under wraps, but one night the high school’s science fiction club just has to give their P.K.E. meter a try, and the recently departed decide that they have to take some kind of action against these meddling kids.

Not content with just terrorizing the geeks, and unable to ignore their hunger, the undead decide to treat the town as a buffet, and the local high school’s prom is the dessert table. Now it is up to a slacker, a cheerleader, the class vice president, the yarder and the nerds to take their town back, and prevent too many memorial pages from taking up space in the yearbook.

Dance of the Dead is a pretty down to Earth zombie feature. The story is very linear, so no one will get lost, and the characters are of the same archetypes that the audience cheered for in the John Hughes and "American Pie" eras of high school comedies. Nothing about the movie is very foreign or intellectually deep, and comes across as more of a PG-13 comic book movie than a horror film. Thankfully, the messiness that comes along with zombies prevents the film from taking itself too seriously and more importantly tiresome.

There is not much depth to the characters, and since this film is not trying to present a message about society (I think we have all grown past the nuclear scare nonsense that Mr. Burns is the mascot for), there does not need to be. If there was, this film would drag along and forget about the necessities of a zombie comedy. A gut-busting scene that is too intense for R rated zombie dramas, heroes who have fun dispatching the flesh eaters, gore that is reminiscent to the 80's movies, and hot zombie-on-zombie action. If there is any problem with the story, it is that the characters seem callous at times because they do not take much time to mourn, but that would waste time in a 95 minute film that is determined to never slow down.

Dance of the Dead is one of those great scripts that just needed to be shot. As long as the effort put behind the gore and the actors just care enough, it should be entertaining. Perhaps if it had a great director and budget behind it, it would have the potential to be as fun as "Zombieland", but then it may have also lost the charm of being an excellent B-Movie in an overly A-Movie world.

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NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast - Episode 15: When in Doubt, Take It To the Outer Space (Opera)

Films Researched for this Episode: The Ice Pirates (1984), The Heist (1989), and Space Truckers (1996)

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Episode 15: When in Doubt, Take It To the Outer Space (Opera) (Just Press Play)

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After communicating with a girl for two weeks via online dating apps only to come out to a bar to meet her on a whim and then be ghosted as if 20 minutes in person showed that I am not meant for three dimensions, it is great to know I have family. I made it to the bar safely. There is no way that I reeked of the Midnight Moon Strawberry Moonshine that I was consuming as I recorded this week's podcast.

Was it that I was not impressed by her Chase "Darth Vader" debit card she paid for her meal with? I work in retail. There have been hundreds of those cards that I have seen. It is perplexing to develop a connection online only to not hear anything from her because of a per chance meeting did not go fantastic. Girls who have shot me down are more considerate.

This is just an indicator that I need my friends to step on and go beyond expressing interest in recording podcasts and actually commit to it. If free evenings were not a commodity, then I would not have to deal with bar meetings and actually get to know a person on a date. Consider my love life folks like I am considering your vacations.

With that said, the idea of a Danny Elfman and Tim Burton themed episode has been expressed on the Internet. I will not mention who I worked the concept out with, but I know others who are tempted to volunteer for it. Email me at russthebus07@gmail.com to find out more.

One of those who expressed interest was this week's guest, ThePoeticCritic. Like all of us sophisticated cinephiles, she dug all of their early collaborations from "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" to "Batman (and perhaps "Returns")". The closest thing to this concept that we really discuss in this episode is how I think "Mars Attacks" being released so soon after "Independence Day" perhaps prevented an early revival of the Space Opera that Stuart Gordon's "Space Truckers" could not jump on its own.

Letterboxd's The Poetic Critic and I examine the who/what/why/how the late 70's and early 80's fell in love with the concept of Jack Sparrow in space. Okay, the answer is "Star Wars" but lets give Stanley Kubrick some credit for "2001: A Space Odyssey" and more importantly "Silent Running" for setting the stage.

The biggest question we address is how did anyone think that creating galaxies could be done in 90 minutes. How much raping and pillaging can the "Ice Pirates" commit? Do all of Roger Corman's knock off count as a cinematic universe? How many space TV shows did the 70's have to offer? Should this genre have disappeared?

TPC and I share some debate on what constitutes a Space Opera and some of the features. She also points you in the direction of the best knock offs...or at least the most interesting ones that the world has to offer. 

As a bonus, I return to the "Ally's Accessories Shop of Etsy" trash features and look at the time between "Remington Steele" and "007 Goldeneye" by viewing the Pierce Brosnan starring feature, "The Heist" from 1989. It is good to see him playing Irish, but he might not be meant for 90 minutes (see "Survivor").

10 Best Gonzo Science Fiction Movies in the Whole - Gizmodo

90-Minute Netflix: Future World - The Charm James Franco Was Hiding

A long 90 minutes feels like a first for me. I have seen bad and wretched hour-and-a-half lengthened features, but I could never say long. Lengthy is something that may not hold your attention, but it may not be the genre. Low budget knock offs are what Blockbuster Video fans long for. If the concept is as good as James Franco's "Future World" and featuring a Milla Jovovich role, I am in it till the last minute.

Ash (Suki Waterhouse) is a robot built at the peak of technological advancement. Realizing the history and malice of her creators that lead to an apocalypse that lacked zombies or nukes, she decides to erase her memory. It is better to be a relic than a tool. Unfortunately, an artifact is not what Warlord (Franco) and his bikers need.

Prince (Jeffrey Wahlberg) was born in the oasis, a peaceful commune in the scorched wasteland. Peace is maintained because they have the only working ammunition in the world. When Prince's mother (Lucy Liu) falls ill to the plague of the era, the red fever, he determines that by packing a little heat, he and his compadres can make it to Paradise Beach and find the cure their matriarch needs. Of course the luck runs out when they run into Warlord and his new robotic bride.

After murdering a few people and dealing with the annoyance of Warlord's presence, the awoken robot decides she needs to set some grounds for morality. Saving Prince and sending her husband on a wild goose chase seemed to be a good start. If she can get the kid to Paradise Beach and the cure, all should at least be even Steven. Surely there are no more nuts of higher acclaim in the cast. Jovovich only plays stable characters...right?

The cast of "Future World" knows what you are supposed to do with a film seeming inspired by "Cyborg 2." That is to chew the scenery and enjoy every bite of it. With Snoop Dog and Method Man in the cast, fans of B-movies know this will not be a waste of time.

You have to have a taste for the tacky to enjoy a flick like this. The actors are here to have fun and get scale. When you arrive on a "set" where it is jut a burnt out hotel with some faux graffiti, what else are you going to do? If you do not focus of being over the top, the movie is going to be "Cyborg."

Now, I dug "Cyborg" because no one seeming could act, so it is a fun train wreck. "Future World" qualifies as a movie. The script is articulate enough and it may have the talent to be a respectable "Road Warrior" knock off. It has a quest that feels like an 80's animated film, and if you have that, I will feel nostalgic. "Future World" can only be a B-flick, so it is a success.

For those who need a well-made film to keep their attention, the lack of well-made inanimate object will have you turning this title off. Wise scenery choices instead of minimal effort could have made this an American "Mad Max." I at least hope that is what director Franco was going for. Sand is the best looking part of the sets. I suppose only George Miller is the only person who can shoot that.

"Future World" was probably a wild pitch that took any money it could get. You have to respect it for letting Jovovich do what she does best. It has to be appreciated for not being overly complicated sci-fi to justify its shortcomings. And any movie with Snoop as the Love Lord is worth $1.75.

Why they didn't put that in his billing may be the dumbest thing this film did.

 

NinetyForChill.com - The Podcast - Episode 14: Rocky and His Cinematic Liver Shots

 Films Researched for this Episode: Nighthawks (1981), Cobra (1986), Over the Top (1987), Judge Dredd (1995), and Escape Plan - The Extractors (2019).

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It does not seem like I could have made it as a wrestling promoter. I appreciate that people are inquiring about coming on the podcast, but none have committed to finalizing an appearance. My problem is, how do you be the right kind of pushy?

This is something that I need to figure out because Sylvester Stallone is no David Cronenberg or Stuart Gordon. There may be some weaker features in those two's filmography, but none feel like the gut punchess that are bad Sly films.

To his credit, Stallone has a greater deal of features that fit into the NinetyForChill.com parameters. He is very aware of what films he is doing for a paycheck, and which one he is trying to be an artist with. When it comes to the art, he is usually involved with the script or is helmming the feature. Of the movies I watched, "Cobra" was the only one which he penned, but it was produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. In other words, it is a Cannon feature and you need to listen to the Screen Drafts CANNON podcast to find the art they offered.

 

 

I will acknowledge that I did not get to binge as much as I intended. "Over the Top" may have been too much for me to handle. When I visited my dad yesterday (Three hours in a car after 13 days of working may have depleted my energy to rewatch "Judge Dredd".), the apology I offered him for taking us to see Nintendo's "The Wizard" was rescinded. He was no longer a martyr, but a hero. He did the right thing by taking the hit that was taking us to see theflick about bonding over 8-bit video games instead of introducing us to a "misguided" arm wrestling feature about coming together as a family.

My selling of this idea may have been off. A thanks was definitely deserved for putting up with "Super Mario Bros" and perhaps reiterated. When the week started with his birthday that I missed, he deserved so much more.

All of the Stallone films I watched with the exception of me closing the "Escape Plan" Universe are from the 1980's. When the 90's came along, action movies got bloated. This really makes me regret not rewatching "Judge Dredd". It was a comic book movie from the 90's that did not try to push the two-hour mark. All rarities are gems, right?

What we get this week is my visceral takes on the following Sylvester Stallone features:

• "Nighthawks" from 1981: This is Rutger Hauer's introduction to the podcast.
• "Cobra" from 1986: This was originally suppose to be "Beverly Hills Cop", and you can kind of tell, if you look pass the subtle fascism.
  
• "Over the Top" from 1987: Menahem Golan gets behind the camera to make you ponder the trauma of his childhood and how arm wrestling is suppose to fix it.
• "Escape Plan: The Extractors" from 2019: Stallone probably did it with an assurance that everyone would keep their voices' volume down to his level.

This is being typed up at the day job before I finalized the audio, so there may be an additional feature thrown in their. I am looking at "Judge Dredd" or the letter H addition to Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Review.

I hope you enjoy this briefer episode. More importantly, I hope that you would like to become part of the podcast. If you want to "Be Our Guest" (Oh when Disney kept the cartoons brief.), send your theme, director or actor that you want to discuss to russthebus07@gmail.com. Just keep the movies between 74 and 99 minutes. Thanks.

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