I don’t wish to alarm anyone but it appears that Lee and Dan have turned out another completely coherent, thought out, on topic and hovercraft free podcast.
I know.
I’m scared too…
The highlights:
- A hard film to explain to people what’s it’s about (well for Lee anyway)
- Who’s read the actual book?
- Lee and Dan explore their memories attached to this story and reading in general
- Mourning lost childhoods
- Dan mocks Lee for reading Doom novels
- The library is out to get Dan
- The effectiveness of the absence of music
- Dan assures us he wrote a very good blog post regarding X and Y generations
- Lee calls all other movie podcasters lazy bastards
- It’s okay not to be cool
- Artax!!!!!!
- All twenty-year-olds are arseholes
- Puppets are freaking awesome!
- Sometimes authors are a little precious
- Things get deep
- Don’t give up your childlike wonder
- The parallels to The Princess Bride
- Dan says something controversial about The Princess Bride
- Does anyone know how long Bastian is in the school reading??!?
- Lee now actually does have an iPad
- Guests
Lee’s Rating: 
Dan’s Rating: 
Next week Dan and Lee are watching Die Hard: With A Vengeance!
And just for everyone who wants it:
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Loved this film from the very get go.
Thought you’d like some geek chic with The Oracle.
Not sure if that link was supposed to go somewhere (it sounds like a TV tropes header to me).
Yes, it’s a good film and I feel a little guilty for being reluctant to watch it.
Moonchild? I never knew that was the name in question. It fits the Princess… but the mother? Hmmm…
@MC, The only reason I know it was moonchild is because I read it on wikipedia. You can’t actually make out what he shouts out in the film.
@MC, I may have remembered that from the book but I definitely checked wikipedia to confirm because you can’t hear it in the film unless you know what to listen for.
I suspect that his mother was hippie / child of the 60s which is kind of appropriate for the film because when she passed she took a lot of the wonder and magic out of Bastian and his Father’s life.
Drats, was a link to the new t-shirts with the Oracle on them in sparkly splendour.
@Jayne, mmmmmm sparkly
I was never overwhelmed by this film when I saw it as a kid, but following this glowing report, I my have to give it a second chance.
@Clair, I was really surprised by it. Although saying that, now I’ve started to feel nervous in case you hate it and come baying for my blood.
@Dan, LOL me too!!!
Good work as ever fellahs, delighted to finally find out what the mum’s name was. No discussion of Limahl? Probably a good thing, actually.
Dan, you’ve changed. When we were at uni, you definitely thought that The Princess Bride was the Mutts’ Nuts. Has age made you cynical?
@Little Robbie Jones, I still rate it as a film, I just think that it’s over rated. Back at uni I went with the herd. I even went bald on purposes to fit in with this guy I used to share a house with.
I watched this movie for the first time today. I liked it OK. What you must know about me is that I can be a cynical woman, whose heart is like a raisin: dry, shriveled and hard. However after hearing some of your comments, I do appreciate the movie and its message much more. Congratulations gentlemen, you’ve made my corner of the world a little better place. Good job!
@scc, Hurrah! We have reformed a cynic! We expect you to be wearing tie-dyed t shirts and using windchimes for ear rings from now on.
@Dan,
Don’t think so, school starts next week and those smart aleck middle schoolers will have my heart calloused over again in no time. I guess that flash of tenderness was just a result of being away from pubescent goofs for too long. Reality here I come!
@scc, I mean this in all seriousness when I say it but that is one of the most rewarding comments I’ve had on this site.
Thanks!!
In the same sense as comparisons to Princess Bride, there’s also the comparison to Stardust, which also ties in to the Neil Gaiman feel.
Now I’ve seen Stardust I know what you mean
I hope you guys aren’t weirded out by me replying so many times. I listened to tons of your episodes at work this week and kept wanting to add to the conversation. lol
I did reviewed this movie on my podcast too. I just have one little tidbit to add… You guys mentioned how the author didn’t want his name on the movie. While I agree that he totally overreacted there was a method to his maddness. The movie’s main theme of ‘not giving up childhood magic’ is in direct opposition to the book’s main theme which actually ended up being that Sabastian had to give up his wishes and childhood desires because he was losing himself (metaphorically and literally) in his wishes and dreams. He had to give them up at the end of the book and move on to reality. That all came full circle in the second half of the book, which is probably why the film makers never really adapted that part faithfully.
Although, I personally liked the movie’s theme better, but I can understand the author being mifed (there was no reason to pull an Alan Moore though).
Hey Kasey not weirded out at all!! Fantastic that you want to take part in the conversations!!!!
I read the book when I was a kid and honestly only just remembered that point now when you wrote it, it really does go against the themes that I think are presented in the film and there is a certain truth as well in that there are aspects of adult life that you can’t shirk.
I might make my way over to your podcast and have a listen to your own episode on NeverEnding Story (I’ve also got my eye on Red Sonya as I really want to watch that some time soon.
I on the otherhand am completely weirded out by your new profile pic Lee.