Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 81.1 We're back this week with geek activities and movie buzz that include... The Good Guys, Sherlock Holmes, no Joker, the mouth-full-of-Cheetos accent, the love child of Tom Hanks and Dylan Baker, Sipowicz’s ass, Predator, Love Object, disturbed by eating a child, The Babysitters, Geek wounds, Casino-ing, no Del Toro Hobbit, Supernatural, Iron Man, yelling at the TV and Fear Itself, Legend, British cocky, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Bale, the rancid meat of the story, High Plains Invaders, feeling creepy about making it with high school girls, Requiem for a Dream, Friday the 13th to Gilmour Girls, rockin’ out with the Bacon Brothers, Where The Wild Things Are, Nerf night!, Robert Downey Jr., Spanish/alien bugs, Stargate SG1, wine geeks, Sonny Landham, water almost coming out of Rodger’s nose, the best name for a Tupac bio pic EVER, a darker edgier pokey little puppy, Bleach, James Marsters, An Education, more Sherlock Holmes, Nerf action, being ok with Dexter’s face, crushin’ o

Movie Meltdown - Episode 80.2 Join us as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: Heartbeeps. Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters and Randy Quaid star in this mostly forgotten film. All this plus a shammy hand, robo-parenting, exciting your pleasure center, futuristic pick-up trucks - and how the hell did Lady Gaga get in this movie?                                                   “It’s kind of Ernest Goes to the Future.”  WARNING: I guess as much as you can spoil this movie - we probably do.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 80.1 Join us this week as we welcome a new addition to the gang, Jonie - plus special guest Eddy from Th’ Empires! So listen as we go massively off the rails discussing….357 String Band, watching the old Avengers, riding with one ass cheek higher than the other, Scream 4, Jason ummm that guy from the Wes Anderson movies..., President Lil Bow Wow, not getting paid by Rhapsody, chillin’ with Natalie Portman, The Cube, Beatersville Car and Bike Show, donkey punching in the spine?, I wish Humongous was my dad, The Iron Giant, the Wes Craven career spikes, Neurotoxin, Bull Pullman, cubicle humor, young Samuel L and Deniro, Chris Rock changing the linens, Ziggy - the movie, going to a wedding, art socks?, chloroforming a kid, Scary Movie - ruining horror, continuing to make fun of Megan Fox, a six pack and Italian horror, really old-school zombies, a public service announcement involving a diving helmet, divorce cakes?, isn’t Dogbert the devil?, forgetting everything about Scream, Jack

Movie Meltdown - Episode 79.2 WookieFest continues as we discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: TERROR. The major starring vehicle for actor Peter Mayhew (not really), about the curse of a witch that carries down through generations of a family. Plus a One from the Vaults memory from Peter about the shooting of Terror. And we learn about one the other stars of the movie, that is as we are told - bat-shit crazy. And feedback on the new Nightmare on Elm Street and the old April Fools Day.                                                            “Burn that Bitch!” WARNING: Spoilers for Terror and certain pathetic YouTube videos.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 79.1 Welcome to WOOKIEFEST!! It's so packed with Wookie-fun it's like a trip to Kashyyyk! And along the way we cover… Booting Megan Fox, …in the Cardio-Theater, Frank Frazetta, Heavy Rain, more Gidget?, Ponty Pool, Fire and Ice, milk and Mountain Dew?, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, JTT??, making the Mushroom Kingdom, Robert Rodriguez buying vinyl models, wasn’t there a Treasure Planet?, the importance of physical visuals, Super Mario Bros., Transformers 3, the freaky reason Bryan is hot for Gemma Arterton, why were you watching Miami Medical?, McG is kind of a dork, rebooting Treasure Island, my fifth-grade JTT crush, Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Bay as Hitler, kid stars hooked on meth, the serious John Leguizamo, Silent Hill, Dennis Hopper and Mojo Nixon, another project for David Fincher, another project for Ridley and Tony Scott, watching Gossip Girl?, having a thing for Samantha Mathis, Blue Crush for Twilight girls?, and when should you just scrap the movie and make a video gam

Movie Meltdown - Episode 78.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is the original April Fools Day! Another in our series of Video Boxes That Warped My Brain! It was groundbreaking back in the day, but will it play well for a first time viewer in today's world? We have a first timer among us, listen to what they thought... Plus the birth of the romantic comedy, and hear about all the dangers of biscuits and jack in the boxes! Seriously, don't listen to this if you haven't seen the original April Fools Day! We totally ruin the ending, so go watch it first. We also spoil the new April Fools Day remake - but who cares about that?                                                             “We push the envelope of ridiculousness." WARNING: Massive Spoiler Alert!!

Movie Meltdown - Episode 78.1 We start off with our wrap-up of our annual trip to WonderFest, included and/or we discuss… Zack and Miri make a Porno, Iron Sky, Naomi Watts as Marilyn Monroe?, Rockin’ with Th’ Empires, Wyvern, The House on Sorority Row, Zacherley: The Cool Ghoul, Lou Ferrigno and the gender neutral person, Robert Englund genetically engineering wasps, a great Edward and Bella shirt, Mongolian Death Worm, Flight of the Conchords, Sean Patrick Flanery is moving in on Corin Nemec’s turf, free Hot Topic promotion, Elizabeth Banks is hot, we made Bob’s day, that one bird from that one movie, Allen Quartermain, cool themed party supplies, the new Deep Red, Marmaduke, Misty’s stable of studs, Leanne Quigley’s unusual hair and waxy complexion, Jason Mewes is all kinds of naked, vagina detector, more SyFy movies, Rollercoaster Tycoon, being miserable in public, one arm flapping in the breeze, having a mutant in the attic, old rock stars, an Ugnaught serving pretzels, Black Swarm, being in Demi Moo

Movie Meltdown - Episode 77 This episode Bryan is joined by co-host Freddy from "Night of the Living Podcast", as we launch our new on-going series - Project: POE. A look at Edgar Allen Poe's influence on film and pop culture overall. This first episode we kick things off with Stuart Gordon's "The Pit and the Pendulum" starring Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs and Oliver Reed. Plus a lengthy discussion on Iron Man 1 and 2, super hero movies and digital comics vs. old school paper copies. And we start this new segment with a minorly Poe-related contest. Enter to win an awesome prize!! “It’s very much like a child of the 80’s interpreting late Hammer.” WARNING: Spoilers for the most ridiculous moments of "The Pit and the Pendulum".

Movie Meltdown - Episode 76.2 This week we head Out on the Town to see the new release, A Nightmare on Elm Street! So how did this highly anticipated movie turn out? And how does it compare to the original Wes Craven classic? Plus we showcase some fun Freddy music from Bryan's vinyl collection. And we get feedback on Triangle, The Black Waters of Echo's Pond, and an interesting explanation for the disappearance of cartoons in America. “Am I the only one that thinks that Jackie Earle Haley is creepy enough outside of the make-up to pull this off?" WARNING: Spoilers for the new A Nightmare on Elm Street and Sponge Bob Square Pants.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 76.1 Shake it up and you will hear about… Turning into Alan Rickman, vampire Chloe Moretz, making a Farmville movie, Boondock Saints 2, The Off Season, does anybody care about Stephen King these days?, having coffee with Amanda Bynes, Ong-bak, a pre-prequel for Alien, The Ring in 3D!, weird Julie Benz, getting a chest-piece tattoo to celebrate BoobQuake, Teen-tastic!, Never Cry Werewolf, Ron Howard, Gladiator in the woods, Adrian Brody, Jennette Mccurdy (if you know who this is off-hand, you are a super geek, like Misty), Ponyo, the double-knee torpedo, Dean Stockwell, Sarah Polley, the space jockey, Kevin Sorbo as a big game hunter, 1408, a cuddly-little face hugger, The Hatfields and the McCoys, Magic 8 Ball - The Movie, portly Sean Patrick Flanery, Robot vs. Aztec Mummy, Secret Window, Russell Crowe in tights, Mannix extra large!, confusing J.J. Abrams, Americanizing Tomie, and all the fun of playing with John L. Wright Logs. “I like that Rodger just started hitting himself in t

Movie Meltdown - Episode 75.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is The Wraith! We enjoy the cool race scenes, we're amused by the "special" group of villains, we cringe at the cheesy dialog and we're awestruck by the hotness of a young Sherilyn Fenn. Plus we discuss the importance of music in a movie, the confusion of this movie mixing ghosts and sci-fi, plus a high-brow departure as we have a POETRY MOMENT FROM CHARLIE SHEEN!  “It's one of those things you hang on your door at Christmas." WARNING: Vengeful ghost spoilers!! 

Movie Meltdown - Episode 75.1 In our usual meandering fashion we discuss getting excited for Boobquake and missing Saturday morning cartoons, in addition to… Zombie singing, getting hit on by a dork, more of being creeped out by Seagal’s sex scandal, Bad Boys 3, our best slam yet on Kristen Stewart, When Good Ghouls Go Bad, cartoons for kids or adults?, Kuma’s Corner in Chicago, Takashi Miike, The Oozinator, Ghost Rider 2 - Cage or no Cage?, Flight of the Conchords, Mickey Rourke IS Genghis Khan, I Sell the Dead, hating Keyop, Bootie Pop, Midnight Run 2, Kristen Bell is awesome and possibly tasty, cupping a young Japanese girl’s breasts, SNL skit movies, The Happiness of the Katakuris, The Secret Saturdays, scary Laura Flynn Boyle, The live action Tick, Men in Black 3, the awesome Beetlejuice cartoon, going to the casino to make fun of people, and as expected - Bride Wars makes you feel dirty. “This is f-ing geektastic!”  

Movie Meltdown - Episode 74.2 Join the gang as we discuss this week's Out on the Town feature - Kick-ass! We talk about the realities of attempting to be a super hero, what this movie means to the studio system, plus Bryan tears up while watching Hit Girl annihilate people.  “Here Mr. Bitey..." WARNING: Super-spoilers at large!!  

Movie Meltdown - Episode 74.1 Aside from discovering we seemingly have a new national anthem, we also discuss… Recording in the new studio, dropping your beer bottle in the movie, Joss Whedon leads The Avengers, shifting boxes, Flu Bird Horror, The Runaways, Seth MacFarLane and his teddy bear, Scarlett Johansson, loving Axl Rose, Steven Seagal’s sex scandal, casting Kurt Cobain, guest stars Robert Englund and Shakira, Veronica Mars, The Fourth Kind, too much build up to American Werewolf in London, watching fireworks while being surrounded by yokels, the curse of Jason Scott Lee, Kristen Bell is hot, twitch-facing through The Twilight Sage: New Moon, rock bio-pics, Chris Rock makes lame movies, somebody’s got a girlfriend, David Naughton isn’t hot?, MST3K Wur-Wolf, Mortuary vs. mowing the yard, remaking Kurosawa and rewriting David Mamet, Rifftrax New Moon, Joan Jett is badass!, long-dead Kubrick projects and the largest annual pyrotechnic display in North America. “Do me a favor and dress-

Movie Meltdown - Episode 73 This week, midway into the move to the new studio, we stray off course from our planned films and give you a two for one bonus - with a parking lot review of the new release The Black Waters of Echo's Pond and a duo Sofa Theater discussion on the "classic" western Lust in the Dust starring Divine and Tab Hunter.  Plus a One from the Vaults story from Courtney Gains and all the perilous dangers of climbing over boxes just to get to the mic. “Westerns always make me really hungry..." WARNING: Spoiler Alert... Major spoliers for what is essentially a new movie, so listening to the "Black Waters" review will in fact ruin the movie. You have been warned! (Now roll the dice...)

Movie Meltdown - Episode 72 We return this week to our Tales from the Cryptids running feature: The Bigfoot Files! This episode is co-hosted by Rick (aka Samurai) from “The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnight Cinema” as we discuss our feature: Sasquatch aka The Untold. This 2002 film stars genre favorite Lance Henriksen and well, some other people, in another tale of Bigfoot, a plane crash and a mysterious black box.  Join us as we discuss the complicated story of the making of and release of this movie plus our usual expounding on the legend of Bigfoot. Plus Bigfoot related feedback from our listeners. “Some Sasquatch mated with a woman and out came - The Samurai.”  WARNING: Spoiler Alert... If you don’t want to be told, “The Untold“, don’t listen I suppose.  

Movie Meltdown - Episode 71.2 The Easter Eggstravaganza continues with this week's Sofa Theater feature - the frightening tale of NIGHT OF THE LEPUS!!  Plus bunny finger painting, Janet Leigh, DeForest Kelley, meticulously made miniature sets, bunnies vs. cows, lighting stuffed animals on fire and what's the gamey-est meat??  “Ok we get it, it’s big f-ing bunnies! Don’t show us this over and over and over again!!” WARNING: If you don't know what this ridiculous movie is about, it will be spoiled!!  

Movie Meltdown - Episode 71.1  Not only do we give our take on HorrorHound Weekend in Indy but many other tangents that include... Captain American, having breakfast with Sid Haig, avoiding hugging kids, Peeps s’mores, re-watching Clash of the Titans, Johnny Depp’s schizophrenia, George Romero, The Great Escape, eating monkey brains, Green Day, sanitizing yourself from other geeks, Dark Shadows, special underwear, anal plug-gage, Mert Lawwill, quoting Eegah!, Blackbelt Jones, dealing with the fire marshall, Zombieland to a 12 year old, Clive Barker, NOTLP’s Andy is adorable, The Children, from Buck Rogers to Cheech and Chong, 42nd St Forever - Alamo Edition, go watch The Wraith, motor-boating Elvira, not getting knifed at DRI, Popeye - the movie?, being in love with Catherine Mary Stewart, Hitler’s cat, being kept in a box under the stairs, On Any Sunday, SLC Punk, Randy’s wife is gonna kick Rod’s ass, being a mobile geek, chaffed cleavage, predicting A Perfect Getaway, you dropped you afterbirth, Indiana

Movie Meltdown - Episode 70.2 This week's Sofa Theater feature is The 'burbs. Joe Dante looks at that creepy house that exists in every neighborhood. Plus the voyeuristic nature in us all and the weird world that is The 'burbs!   Plus slightly hostile feedback yelling at Misty and Rodger. “Living on the cul-de-sac makes you f-ing crazy!”  WARNING: Spoliers about "The 'burbs" and that strange lady that lived across the street.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 70.1  This week's geek activities and the buzz that some how ties to... Roller skating, Tim Burton’s next project, David Fincher and chess?, Cabin Fever 2, beating Bill Paxton’s ass, the Thundercats trailer, choreographed dance moves on roller skates, the more final-er destination, when the horn breaks off the unicorn…, Pawn Sacrifice, eating paint chips, stalking Corey Feldman’s doppelganger, the Back to the Future soundtrack is awesome, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Jammerz with a ZZZZZ, an infected oozing penis, the 4D version of Avatar, ordering a hamburger at a Chinese restaurant, Charles Adams comic strip, figuring out why The Hurt Locker won best picture, Jennifer Lopez’s ass is a flotation device, Stand by Me vs. Weird Science, Overboard and all the horrors of Clarksville. Plus our interview with Courtney Gains! Where we discuss Children of the Corn, Back to the Future, Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness, being a cocky kid with long hair and hanging out with Crispin G