Movie Date Night

Greg’s dystopian film swings away from Lauren’s overpopulated future with a film about rebuilding Humanity from the brink of extinction with I Am Mother. In this artificial parenting film, we once again recommend going in blind before listening as we discuss the genius of corn, a hard core Pass-Fail education system and that Johnny Carson is a waste of space. Music: 64 Sundays by Twinmusicom.org  

We take a look at Dystopian futures this month and Lauren begins with What Happened to Monday starring Noomi Rapace. For this movie about overpopulation, we highly encourage listeners to watch the movie first before listening to us discuss such topics as the additive cost of feminine products, the importance of names and gender, a surprising lack of a rotating schedule, and Greg’s suggestion for a ‘freezing’ alternative. Music: 64Sunday by Twinmusicom.org

It’s the Movie Fantasy Draft Season 1 Finale! This week in Steve & Izzy from ‘Everything I Learned From Movies’, Johnny from ‘Moral Combat’ and Cullen from ‘I Want You To Watch This’ join the discussion of Roger Moore’s third Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. You can find the full point breakdown for this and previous episodes of the draft online at Facebook & Twitter @MovieDateNight. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Johnny from https://jngotopfive.blogspot.com/  @Jngo11 -Steve & Izzy from @EilfMovies

Greg takes Lauren back to the land of animation with the 1997 cult classic Cats Don’t Dance. In this retelling of the classic ‘boy goes to Hollywood to make it big’, we examine the potentially racist graham crackers, superior feline animation, and Greg deep dives on Darla Dimple’s dark secrets and the plot of Lil’ Ark Angel.   Music: 64 Sunday by Twinmusicom.org

This week Cullen from ‘I Want You To Watch This’, Johnny from ‘Moral Combat’, and Matt from ‘Moral Combat’ join the discussion of Roger Moore’s fourth and most outrageous Bond film, Moonraker. You can find the full point breakdown for this and previous episodes of the draft online at Facebook & Twitter @MovieDateNight. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod -Johnny from https://jngotopfive.blogspot.com/  @Jngo11

In this movie with a title that Greg just CANNOT get right, we cover the true story of horse diving and why the real story doesn’t necessarily make a great film. We also discuss Daredevil training montages, borderline questionable young love, memory shaming horses and we question if we would ever feel ethically okay with seeing a horse diving show in real life. Music: 64 Sunday by Twinmusicom.org

This week Johnny from ‘Moral Combat’, Matt from ‘Moral Combat’ and Cullen from ‘I Want You To Watch This’ join the discussion of Roger Moore’s premiere James Bond adventure Live and Let Die. You can find the full point breakdown for this and previous episodes of the draft online at Facebook & Twitter @MovieDateNight. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod -Johnny from https://jngotopfive.blogspot.com/  @Jngo11

We continue our deep dives into popular lore and examining multiple iterations of the Jungle Book. In this episode we compare the three Disney interpretations of the Jungle Book with the 1967 animated film, the 1994 live action film, and the 2016 computer graphic edition along with the 2018 Netflix release Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. As we examine these drastically different depictions of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale of a boy raised in the jungle, we question where the line should be drawn between too jovial of a tale and too dark of a journey Mowgli takes as he finds his true home. Music: 64 Sunday by Twinmusicom.org

This week Matt from ‘Moral Combat’, Cullen from ‘I Want You To Watch This’, and Johnny from ‘Moral Combat’ join the discussion of Roger Moore’s fifth Bond film For Your Eyes Only. You can find the full point breakdown for this and previous episodes of the draft online at Facebook & Twitter @MovieDateNight. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod -Johnny from https://jngotopfive.blogspot.com/  @Jngo11

This month we are delving deep into popular lore and examining multiple iterations of the King Arthur legend. While we weren’t able to cover each and every film related to King Arthur, we do discuss 6 film properties including Sword in the Stone (1963), First Knight (1995), Merlin (miniseries 1998), King Arthur (2004), Merlin (BBC series 2008-2012), and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017). As we examine these various properties, we search for the best cinematic interpretations of the key elements to this timeless saga as well as question why these stories don’t do well in the box office. Music: 64 Sunday by Twinmusicom.org

This week Steve & Izzy from ‘Everything I Learned From Movies’, Johnny from ‘Moral Combat’, Matt from ‘Moral Combat’ and Cullen from ‘I Want You To Watch This’ join the discussion of Roger Moore’s seventh and last Bond film A View to a Kill. You can find the full point breakdown for this and previous episodes of the draft online at Facebook & Twitter @MovieDateNight. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod -Johnny from https://jngotopfive.blogspot.com/  @Jngo11 -Steve & Izzy from @EilfMovies

To wrap up Binge month, Lauren treats Greg to a triple feature focusing on ancient Romans in Britain with the films King Arthur (2004), Centurion (2010), and The Eagle (2011). As we compare and discuss these three films all loosely focused around Hadrian’s Wall (or as Greg calls it, The Great Wall of England) we examine the dangers of trusting local tour guides, third act romantic arcs, the pros and cons of Roman military careers and why you really should respect your nation’s borders. Music by Twinmusicom.org

This week Johnny from , Matt from Moral Combat and Cullen from I Want You To Watch This join the discussion of Roger Moore’s second Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. You can find the full point breakdown for this and previous episodes of the draft online at Facebook & Twitter @MovieDateNight. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod -Johnny from https://jngotopfive.blogspot.com/  @Jngo11

Greg’s been wishing on a star and it finally came true as he was able to show Lauren the 10th Kingdom miniseries. In this tale about two New Yorkers traveling through fantasy-land, we puzzle over the deeper backstories of our main characters, we discuss the unmade sequel and the unlikely hood of Woof and Virginia’s ‘Happily Ever After’ and Greg finds a veritable goldmine of world building with a riddle toting frog. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/

This week we are reviewing and scoring Octopussy. Unfortunately a few members of the draft were unable to make it to the recording due to various issues but we were still able to get together and record this episode with two Cullen from FlicksXrayed and Matt from Moral Combat. We will be releasing these episodes every other week on Saturday so stay tuned for future episodes but for now, please enjoy our conversations and scorings of Octopussy. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ Guests for this episode are: -Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT -Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod

This month we are doing a series binge and Lauren’s pick takes us back to the golden age of Hollywood with The Thin Man series. As we examine these Pre-Hays Code Comedy Mysteries, we discuss the real-world reasons for the general decline in drinking and flirtatious banter, the obtuse origin of the franchise’s title, and Greg gets triggered by a crotchety murder victim. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Players draft various characters and music score from the films of James Bond as portrayed by Sir Roger Moore. After listening to the draft, we encourage listeners at home to conduct their own draft and play along with us. You can find the scoring sheet on Movie Date Night’s Facebook and Twitter page where you can post your draft picks and scores.   Guest podcasters featured in this episode include: Tony from Flicks Xrayed @FlicksXRayed Steve & Izzy from Everything I Learned From Movies @EilfMovies Cullen from I Want You To Watch This @IWYTWT Matt from Moral Combat @MoralCombatPod Johnny from Moral Combat @jngo11 Greg from Movie Date Night and Friday is Game Night @Moviedatenight and @GameFriday

Greg’s pick for Fairy Tale month takes us to the animation with 2005’s Hoodwinked! In this low-budget fractured fairy tale, we examine exactly why the animation isn’t up to par with its 2005 counterparts as well as discuss the ‘evils of capitalism’, forgetful Furry Bakers, and the rise and fall of Andy Dick. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Once upon a time, Lauren showed Greg not once but two Snow White films from 2012, “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Mirror Mirror”. As our heroes viewed these fantastic fables, they curiously conversed over both films making of Snow White into a warrior princess, disturbing digital dwarves, and strongly stylistic set pieces. In the end, they came together as one to try to score each film for it’s key characters to determine which Snow White is fairest of them all. Music is 64 Sunday by Twinsmusic.com

Greg’s out of this world Space film is Disney’s 1997 RocketMan. In this mission to mars comedy starring Harland Williams, we discuss the decline of the space genre in kids films, we critique the mismanagement of this movie’s ‘monkey’, and we explore why Comedy samplers simply don’t work. Music by http://www.twinmusicom.org/