Category: Comedy

Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, July 21, 2010 9:05 am

This week Dan and Lee go to the world of Kung Fu and hovercrafts in Rumble in the Bronx.  The warning is that they talk about the movie for about ten minutes and then discuss hovercrafts for what feels like hours.

Enjoy!

  • Dan discusses the definition of art
  • Lee is confused about wallflowers at singles dances
  • Rumble in the podcast!!
  • Lee delivers potentially the worst synopsis yet
  • There is a subtle reference to hovercrafts
  • Dan’s mixed heritage is revealed
  • Housewife corner with Lee and Dan
  • Rats ate Lee’s jacket
  • Crappy dialogue
  • There is an audio clip missing which may show up somewhere else during the podcast – try and work out where as I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
  • Dan doesn’t need a big television
  • Racism raises it’s ugly head again
  • Brotherhood of the Wolf is awesome!
  • The lack of cushions
  • Jackie Chan lays some truth on the bad guys
  • Another subtle reference to hovercrafts
  • Dan turns to Wikipedia Lee turns to Amazon…
  • Dan hates Bruce Lee
  • Jackie Chan is a classy dude
  • Radioactive beer man!!
  • It’s a Jackie Chan love-in!
  • More tiny references to hovercrafts
  • Buying a hovercraft!!!
  • More hovercraft related information
  • The hovercraft malarkey continues…
  • Chickens and the demise of Dan’s second favourite
  • Dan and Lee eventually go back to talking about Rumble in the Bronx
  • The cup of tea test is back!!
  • Lee was wrong twice but you shouldn’t blame the Coen Brothers
  • The worst Amazon pitch you’ll ever hear
  • Dan and Lee finish on an in-depth discussion of Sylvester Stallone’s buttocks.
  • Well actually they end on how Lee still hasn’t finished Dan’s new header image (but there are blueprints!!)
 

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Next week Demolition Man!!

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Major League (1989)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, July 14, 2010 10:02 am

No trailer this week for the movie Major League as it was bloody hard to find a semi-watchable one and the only one that was actually found was one that paints Tom Berenger’s character as an evil stalker… ummm kind of like how Dan and Lee paint his character…

Highlights (?):

  • Lee’s opinion on how you are this week
  • 1989 in film
  • Dan didn’t recognise Rene Russo
  • Big baggy jumpers
  • Tracey (Lee’s better half) doesn’t like Charlie Sheen
  • Dan lies about the films he hasn’t seen
  • Lee gets on the edge of his seat in the Mighty Ducks films
  • Lee worries about them treating the game like a job
  • Dan likes wearing American sports clothes but not so much playing sport
  • This week it’s Dan who brings up the topic of balls
  • Dan sums up the rules of baseball as “you have to hit the ball and run around a diamond”
  • Lee praises Charlie Sheen behind Tracey’s back shhhhh
  • There are hair spoilers for Major League 2
  • Oh that’s racist
  • Dan likes the Dorn character…?
  • More mighty moustaches
  • Celebrity spotting… well the janitor from Scrubs anyway
  • In depth discussion regarding racism and voodoo
  • Lee proposes a gender census of the Midnight Movie Club massive
  • Frankenhooker
  • The podcast does lose the plot a little after the 38th minute
  • Captain Archer is a definitive role
  • Lee says “Faith of the Heart” a lot
  • Lee goes to Amazon
  • Dan questions the validity of listening to Lee wandering around online shops
  • Despite the general arse’n around during the final 15 mins you should stick around for the special ending of the podcast
 

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Next week the boys are watching Rumble In The Bronx with Jackie Chan… well not with him… on their own…

Fine, here’s the stalking trailer:

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Dragnet (1987)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, July 7, 2010 7:32 pm

Just because Dan and the Hadrian’s walkers are off doing their thing and… umm walking we are still pushing forward to keep you guys entertained!!  Show some love by popping over and donating some sweaty cash!!

  • Dan and Lee invented the concept of Cheetos gloves…
  • Dan does some major league foreshadowing.
  • Lee and Dan declare that Tom Hanks used to be a man of the people and now isn’t.
  • Dan and Lee pretty much quote the whole film.
  • Is Dragnet the reason we have the Starsky and Hutch film?  Bad Dragnet film, go to the corner!
  • A lot of people don’t like Tom Hanks
  • The synopsis is lacking… again
  • 3 Men and a Baby part 3 – brought to you by the Midnight Movie Club!!!
  • Leonard Nimoy coming out of retirement.
  • Lee revolutionises the mental wellness industry.
  • The eBay segment is back!!!
 

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Next week the boys are watching Major League… um I think ummm I didn’t listen that far… here enjoy the Dragnet rap:

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Gremlins (1984)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, June 30, 2010 7:14 pm

Wow, that trailer really contains a bunch of spoilers!?!

Yes that’s right this week Lee and Dan are watching the 1984 film Gremlins which is a really hard film to classify so it’s been labelled a Science Fiction/Horror/Comedy.

  • in a departure from every other week Dan and Lee had technical problems
  • behold as the boys screw up Judge Reinhold’s name completely
  • Lee potentially creates ‘a famous illustrator’ in his mind and sees him in this film
  • was this released in the greatest weekend ever?
  • Gremlins scare Dan and Lee (possibly Lee more than Dan…)
  • Homages to other films including Spielberg’s
  • Lee can’t even remember the town’s name
  • Dan and Lee are loving Joe Dante
  • Stephen King and the construction of character and then doing something horrible to them
  • Dan identifies the connection to The Wizard of Oz
  • Lee bangs on about the soundtrack
  • The utter ridiculousness of the rules and the absence of science
  • Lee explores the metaphysics of the gremlins
  • Buffy the Gremlin Slayer – Dan is effing hilarious!!!
  • Lee and Dan discuss the mother’s place amongst science fiction heroes Ripley and Connor – she goes all Chuck Norris
  • Dealing with the dog
  • Dan does a great Gizmo impression!!
  • CGI vs Puppets
  • Oh, no more points go listen to the podcast already!!!!

 

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Next week Lee and Dan are watching Dragnet!

Don’t forget your goat leggings!!

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Return to Me (2000)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, June 9, 2010 10:38 pm

This week we continue to be without Dan’s. Is this possibly a new era of quality for the Midnight Movie Club because we also have 87% more Jeff’s!

  • Is this the nicest film we’ve watched?
  • 123% less aliens in this film compared to X-Files
  • Film has a special spot in Jeff’s heart
  • The absolute newest film watched for Midnight Movie Club
  • Lee doesn’t say the ‘f-word’ once!
  • Not once do the so called “reviewers” mention the bloody gorilla!?!
  • Lee already got more than 1000 followers on Twitter please ignore his pathetic begging…
 

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In other news:

Next week: Dan and friends (not Lee) watch When Harry Met Sally

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The Monster Squad (1987)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, April 28, 2010 8:45 am

There is little secret to the reception that the Monster Squad are going to get in this week’s podcast as Dan and Lee have struggled through getting something recorded, in the end the podcast is about as professional as it always is…

  • Monster Squad business cards
  • Advice on taking very young children to monster’s homes
  • Lee only says the ‘F word’ three… maybe four times
  • Iron Man toy dildos
  • We refuse to refer to Arjan by his real name
  • How cool can someone actually be riding a bicycle in a black leather jacket?
  • How schools are teaching kids to make silver bullets in home economics now.

 

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The Iron Man figurine dildo:

(listen to the podcast and all will be revealed)

This came with the Iron Man figurine!?

Just to illustrate it's intended purpose

Next week we are watching Highlander and it will be Lee’s very first time!!!

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Teen Wolf Too (1987)

By Lee, April 14, 2010 9:00 am

This week Dan goes AWOL and Lee struggles with a film that he compares to giving his extracted eyeballs a salt bath.

He’s a baby.

  • Marvel as Lee struggles with the basics of the internet.
  • Gasp as he refers to the star of the movie as Justin Bateman
  • Stare slack jawed as he demands you leave no comments*
  • Sigh in relief as a special guest pops in
  • Sigh in disappointment when he leaves again
  • Wonder why there’s a huge pause at the start (Lee is)…
 

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Now next week should appeal slightly more to Lee’s delicate tastes: The Monster Squad

*Please note that Lee’s opinions on discussing this movie in the comments does not reflect the policy or opinions of The Midnight Movie Club or that guy down the street who collects plastic bags and yells at the kids as they walk by. Please discuss away.

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Teen Wolf (1985)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, April 7, 2010 5:51 pm

One of the rules of the Midnight Movie Club is that the film that we’re watching has to be one that we would stay up really late watching despite having work the next morning.  Teen Wolf fits this profile perfectly.

This week Lee and Dan talk about

  • the complete and utter wrongness of that basketball team
  • Boof
  • what they really mean by the Werewolf
  • what exactly does one do when surfing on the roof of a van
  • does any one really care about werewolves?
 

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If you’re on Skype and would like to leave your own thoughts or reactions to Teen Wolf then please leave a message on Dan’s Skype account with the very catchy user name: dghughes28.

Next week Lee is flying solo and podcasting about the disaster that is Teen Wolf Too (if you’ve recently seen Teen Wolf Two and would like to throw your two cents in leave a message with Skype account dghughes28!!.

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Better Off Dead (1985)

By The Midnight Movie Crew, March 24, 2010 10:03 pm

Big week this week!!!

We have our special guest Mr Matthew Caverhill from the blog Culture Kills adding his own insights on the 1985 John Cusack film Better Off Dead.

Lee also threatens… well several people actually, we think he might need a stress ball.

Dan hasn’t seen Revenge of the Nerds.

Yes it’s another midnight movie club podcast:

 

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Next week is ID4: Independence Day!!!

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So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

By Lee, March 3, 2010 10:18 pm

Directed by Thomas Schlamme
Starring: Mike Myers, Nancy Travis and Anthony LaPaglia

Apparently Dan felt that the swearing in the podcast has reached an unacceptable high and whilst he may be correct you won’t have to worry because we have our all new, all dancing swear noise!  You can only hear it by listening to the podcast and it should not be missed.

Also hear the boys talk about:

  • the eagerly awaited Three men and a baby sequel
  • confusing this film with a popular Batman PS3 game
  • Lee’s poor jokes requiring explanation
  • Dan doesn’t know where the line “I like the night life, I like to boogie” comes from
  • and for what seems to be a completely random reason the Staypuft Marshmallow Man

 

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