Friday, December 21, 2012

HooperCast Episode 34: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

My DEAR Frodo....
Yes, yes, here it is. The Hobbit review!




0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Dustin's and my audience experiences
9:00 - Our opinions of the film overall
11:25 - The story
18:14 - Music/score
21:27 - The visual effects
24:45 - Brief motion capture love
25:18 - Action/violence/tone
28:44 - Final recommendations
30:17 - SPOILER SECTION
30:38 - Hooper goes off topic about what a badass Gandalf is
32:05 - Gollum/Andy Serkis
37:58 - More good performances
41:22 - The Dwarves
42:30 - Martin Freeman
46:04 - Why aren't there any black people in Middle Earth?
48:33 - Our complaints
59:51 - Peter Jackson
1:02:34 - I'm glad it will be a trilogy
1:08:05 - Extended editions?
1:09:47 - The Dwarves again
1:12:00 - 48 frames per second and 3D
1:14:08 - Goodbye 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

HooperCast Episode 33:The Dark Knight, The Man of Steel, and Bilbo's Weed

Hi there, listener! Might I take you on a journey? A journey into my brain?
In this episode, Dustin and I discuss the Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray, the new Man of Steel trailer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and the substance abuse of Bilbo Baggins. Stay tuned for Episode 34, in which we will discuss "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"


0:00 - We sing some Lion King, I brag about my desk
2:42 - Intro
4:28 - we discuss The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray/Nolan Batman trilogy
12:30 - Batman:Arkham Asylum, my Xbox
20:52 - new Man of Steel trailer
43:10 - We tak about the Amazing Spider-Man 2.
41:40 - Fantastic Four reboot will be in 2015
50:25 - poster for Michael Bay's "Pain and Gain"
51:25 - Dustin Starscreams and then breaks the slate
52:32 - Oblivion and After Earth trailers
55:00 - Star Trek 2 trailer chat
56:22 - brief talk of TV. Castle, Dr. Who
57:50 - Goodbye, strange brief deep voice, HIM, Bilbo's weed, Samwise the drug pusher. 

Monday, November 19, 2012

HooperCast Epside 32: Skyfall

Hello, weary traveler. Might I seduce you with movie talk?
This episode is completely dedicated to discussion of the Bond franchise,
and its latest addition, Skyfall.
Sorry about the echoes.

0:00 - Sexy Intro
0:56 - Second intro
1:40 - Our theater circumstances for Skyfall/Dustin's tip for tickets/Mine and Kellan's favorite movies on Blu-Ray
5:55 - Our general feelings/ratings regarding Skyfall/other Bond films, and the "codename" theory/chronology of Bond.
21:57 - Kellan's creepy alone time
22:42 - Back to Skyfall/Dustin attempts a quick synopsis of the film, then Kellan does, then we discuss Bond as a relevant character
31:44 - Final praises 
33:35 - Spoilers and negatives for Skyfall
35:42 - Negatives, which were mostly gripes about spy/action movie cliches.
58:30 - Javier Bardem
1:06:25 - More positives from Dustin
1:17:32 - Our opinions of Adele's theme song/our favorite Bond theme songs
1:22:05 - Wrap-up
1:22:45 - Extra nothings.

Monday, November 5, 2012

HooperCast Episode 31: Lucasfilm and Disney

Bonjourno!
So Dustin and I talked about Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm
and what it means for the future of the companies, the future of the Star Wars franchise, 
and the future of you!



0:00 - Intro
4:51- Bob Dylan and a very sickly Louis Armstrong sing "What a wonderful world"
6:32 - Stan, the fifth Beatle
9:13 - Apology for the late release of Episode 30
10:45 - We discuss the details and effects of the acquisition of Lucasfilm, LTE by The Walt Disney Company
34:46 - goodbye

This episode is not sponsored by Amazon.com or their wonderful deals on Blu-Rays.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

HooperCast Episode 30: Second Screen and Armond White's opinions

First of all, this episode is super late and I apologize.
Even the intro is a month old. I've been very busy.
Dustin and I talk about Second Screen Blu Ray features, and we read a couple of film reviews from Armond White.
SPOILERS FOR The Dark Knight Rises



0:00 - Super old intro
1:00 - Bob Dylan
1:32 - Failed intro
2:18 - Reassessment of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master"
9:10 - Avengers Blu Ray/Second Screen experience
18:23 - Armond White and his opinions
23:26 - Armond White on "The Avengers"
32:12 - Armond White on "The Dark Knight Rises" SPOILER ALERT
41:36 - Armond White on "Toy Story 3"
48:17 - Shout outs. Aliens, "Drink and Play"
Everyone go to YouTube and search "Drink and Play"

Sunday, September 23, 2012

HooperCast Episode 28: Breaking Bad, Movie News, and BS

Chombi Chibba Go!
Who can tell me what that's from? Because it's stuck in our heads.

This episode is not sponsored by Amazon.com




0:00 - Intro
0:40 - The gist of our technical difficulties
3:00 - Episode Intro
3:20 - Stuff We Saw: Kellan - Ruby Sparks, Sleepwalk With Me
                                   4:30 - Crescent Theater Kickstarter Update
                         7:30 - Dustin - Sunset Boulevard, Witness for the Presecution
                         8:24 - Conner - Kevin Smith's Red State, (10:57) Scent of a Woman
12:43 - Kellan's coworker will never appreciate "Rocket Man", starring Harlan Williams
13:36 - I can't resist any opportunity to let Dustin rail on Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles movie
14:25 - Texts About Movies
15:47 - Our "brief" talk about Breaking Bad. (32:20) brief derailment to discussion of animated shows          (35:30) Back to live-action television and Breaking Bad
42:15 - Hasbro wants money, so "Transformers 4" will have new robot characters featured, presumably to boost toy sales.
46:10 - We discuss current public awareness and popularity of Sonic the Hedgehog
50:30 - Melissa McCarthy will join "The Hangover: Part 3" Does this make you more or less likely to see it?
53:25 - Looney Toons being rebooted for live action by former SNL cast member Jenny Slate. Remember her? The one who said "fuck" on live television?
55:47 - New iOS 6's "Siri" is a film nerd, too. But it still won't have sex with you/Siri can't understand Batman
57:56 - BRAND RECOGNITION ALERT!! There will be a television prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", starring Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga. Also being rebooted is Hannibal Lecter, The Munsters, and the Brady Bunch.
NO ONE WANTS TO WASTE TIME WITH ORIGINALITY ANYMORE.
1:08:30 - Thanking the guests
1:09:30 - Future episode plans/Future of the HooperCast/Dustin's and my preferences for our characitures.
1:11;19 - Wrap-up
1:11:25 - I'm in need of a cool sign-off
1:12:28 - Weekly Alien Shoutout
1:15:40 - Goodbye
1:15:51 - Post-Show Notes
1:16:40 - Frog Bane

For questions, suggestions, corrections, or hate mail: send to hoopercast@gmail.com

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

HooperCast Episode 27

MAHHHHHHAAHHH!
Excuse me.
Hello my little pups, and welcome to Episode 27 of da HooperCast!
In this episode, you'll find Dustin and I discussing our opinions on real sex in movies, you'll hear us decide on a new theme song for the podcast, and you'll hear me mistake Jerry Nelson for someone completely and hilariously different. Enjoy this fuggin funny episode.

This episode is not sponsored by Amazon.com



0:00 - VO Intro
1:35 - Mic checks/voices
2:25 - If Robert the Mechanic and Derek were brothers
3:09 - Successful intro?
6:00 - We need an official, "Pinky and the Brain" style theme song for the podcast
7:15 - Real-life Walter White wanted for cooking methamphetamine in Tuscaloosa
8:12 - LeBron James wants to make a sequel to "Space Jam"
9:06 - Dustin and I discuss the state of the Justice League movie.
14:06 - Lars Von Trier's "Nymphomaniac" will allegedly feature real sex between the actors, according to Shia LaBoeuf
17:43 - R.I.P. Tony Scott
19:23 - Female Expendables cast member?
21:55 - "Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier" lead actress shortlist is out
23:15 - We briefly discuss Anthony Mackie, The Adjustment Bureau, and Man on a Ledge
25:00 - "The Office" will end after one more season, and why this needed to happen
29:30 - "Dumb & Dumber 2" will happen with or without Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey
32:18 - Dustin reads some dialogue from the alleged "leaked" script of the Michael Bay "Ninja Turtles" reboot
42:48 - Daniel Day Lewis is scaring me with his resemblance to Abraham Lincoln
43:02 - We talk about Mila Kunis
44:02 - Mr. Eko joins "Thor: The Dark World" as the second villain
44:27 - We talk about the casting of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
46:07 - Chuck Norris is done with the Expendables. Good...
47:15 - Our opinions of having a no-cursing policy on set
48:30 - Jerry Nelson is dead
49:20 - Dustin talks about "The Batman of Shanghai"
51:34 - We talk briefly about Jerry Seinfeld's new web series: "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
52:50 - Why non-alcoholic beer doesn't help recovering alcoholics
53:28 - Our weekly alien shout-out
54:52 - Me being creepy some more
55:50 - All Hail Gorp!!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

HooperCast Episode 26: Part I

Hello, my ugly ducklings!
I apologize. You might be super hot. Who knows? YOU know, that's who.
I'm releasing part 1 of possibly 3 parts of EPISODE 26, because my
chat with my guest was long enough to split.
Since this section deals mostly with The Dark Knight Rises, I will post it as its own episode.
So sit back, or lay down, it's up to you, and enjoy this episode!


Tuesday, August 14, 2012

HooperCast Episode 25

Greeeetings, eager young minds! Wait, please don't run away!
Dustin and I did a short one this week, discussing film news including: The Hobbit being split
into three movies, the sequels to Thor and Captain America,
and the new Jack Ryan franchise. 
Recognize! Because you're listening to the HooperCast, the podcast that saves the world.

0:00 - Long intro, failed slates, and then once I can't begin the show, Dustin begins it for me
5:15 - Finally we get the show going
7:20 - I seek Dustin's help w/ my 2012 Top 5 list. I don't know  where to put The Dark Knight Rises
9:45 - Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces, The A-Team, The Grey) might direct a Daredevil reboot, in exchange for Marvel reclaiming the rights to characters like Galactus. 
15:05 - We talk about Thor 2
16:45 - We discuss Captain America 2 expectations, the Winter Soldier storyline, and the choice of the Russo brothers to direct
20:47 - The Great Gatsby has been pushed back from December to Summer 2013
21:14 - Peter Jackson announced that The Hobbit will now be three films, instead of two. We discuss our feelings on this matter
28:40 - Thomas Jane's awesome short film about The Punisher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpK0wsnitc
29:52 - Some weird billionaire wants to make Jurassic Park a reality. Dumbass
30:55 - Gross old woman and Drew Barrymore
32:55 - New Jack Ryan movie. 
35:20 - Two Alfred Hitchcock films coming out around the same time
37:10 - Wrap-up. We explain why this podcast is saving the world every week. Seriously, pay attention

Thursday, July 26, 2012

HooperCast Episode 24

Ello, Govnah!
Sorry, just noticing how many Brits are in this movie.
Dustin and I bring you our very informed (if I do say so myself) review of "The Dark Knight Rises"
No drinking game this week. I forgot to think of a word and I've already listened to this thing all the way through twice. I've got a lot of stuff I gotta do. 
You guys should make your OWN drinking game this week!
ENJOY!
 
0:05 - Intro
0:57 - We begin our spoiler-free discussion of "The Dark Knight Rises" with the film's setting
4:26 - We discuss Christopher Nolan and his talents in these movies.
5:30 - Issues with Bane's voice dub
7:30 - We talk about visuals and effects, briefly
8:04 - Performances by the returning cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman
11:55 - Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate
13:15 - Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle
19:10 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake
23:45 - Tom Hardy as Bane

27:00 - We enter spoiler territory with my new spoiler territory song
27:45 - I look at these movies as three acts of a nine-hour story
29:55 - "Where do you rank this film with the other films?"
37:57 - "How well do you think they handled Talia al Ghul?
43:18 - Bruce and Alfred
45:00 - We talk about two choices Alfred makes and if we agreed with those choices or not
48:04 - We talk about how Selina Kyle figures in to the bigger story
51:00 - Bane as a villain
54:10 - The pacing of the film and deleted scenes
58:30 - We discuss the last 5 minutes of the film, what it means for the characters, and if we like it or not. Then we talk more about the movie as a whole and little things here and there.
1:15:50 - More about the trilogy and how each film is its own, and unique.
1:18:00 - We finish up our review and comment about how hard it is to make a positive review of a film entertaining.
1:18:45 - Goodbye

Friday, July 13, 2012

HooperCast Episode 23

Hello everyone!
Sam and Dustin join me for an in-depth
dissection of The Amazing Spider-Man!
We delve deeply into the characters, the script, and the future of this franchise.
Super informative, funny, and entertaining!
This is very much our very best episode
DRINKING GAME FOR THIS EPISODE IS EVERY TIME WE MENTION SAM RAIMI

0:00 - Best intro ever.
1:00 - Sam and I briefly summarize our horrible audience for "The Amazing Spider-Man", and some other random stuff
5:48 - We begin the spoiler-free section of our in-depth review of "The Amazing Spider-Man"
6:14 - We begin with the character of Peter Parker
18:35 - Gwen Stacy/Emma Stone
21:32 - Rhys Ifans/Doctor Connors/The Lizard (and the plotholes involving him)
32:18 - The chemistry between Peter, Uncle Ben, and Aunt May
40:27 - The relationship between Peter Parker and Flash Thompson
43:29 - The relationship between Peter and Gwen
47:37 - More about Peter Parker
51:27 - SPOILER SECTION BEGINS/ WE talk about the script issues and direction flaws of the film
1:28:19 - The action
1:32:06 - The web shooters
1:35:23 - The end/The Lizard is suddenly sane
1:37:50 - Peter's relationship with Doctor Connors/ Doctor Connors' arm
1:41:50 - J. Jonah Jameson, The Daily Bugle
1:42:30 - Norman Osborn/the scene during the credits/Rajit Ratha/Peter's parents
1:46:36 - Kurtzman and Orci are writing the sequel
1:49:40 - Richard Parker and OSCORP
1:51:17 - The villains in the sequels
2:00:07 - Overall opinions on the film
2:07:52 - The music
2:12:26 - Goodbye

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

HooperCast Episode 22

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Sam and I discuss "Ted", or rather, we begin to discuss "Ted", as well as Seth McFarlane.
2:32 - John calls and joins our discussion, steering it into a discussion about other things, such as "Brave", "Prometheus", "Amazing Spider-Man" expectations, why the franchise was rebooted, the appeal of Emma Stone, "The Watch", and the effect of 9/11 on movies coming out in theaters at the time.
16:54 - We say goodbye to John
17:23 - Sam and I continue talking about "Ted"
21:00 - We focus more on Seth McFarlane
24:23 - We discuss "21 Jump Street" and end up comparing it to "Ted" a little bit. But we discuss the story, and the chemistry between Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill.
29:30 - Why I almost never am excited about comedies these days and why "21 Jump Street" succeeded for me and why "The Hangover: Part II" failed.
33:00 - The social significance of "21 Jump Street"
42:16 - Sam goes on a heated rant about Stephanie Meyer and Twilight
44:14 - Marvel will be releasing a 10 - disc set for the Avengers movies
45:04 - We discuss Aaron Sorkin and why some people don't like his stuff.
47:09 - Apparently Tyler Perry is disappointed in "Prometheus". Sam and I engage in a LONG, but GREAT discussion of Tyler Perry and why television shows are better than movies these days.
1:00:46 - We read along with a "Ted" review on Slashfilm
1:04:52 - Kevin James doing MMA in a movie?
1:05:46 - The fact that both me and my wonderful fiance absolutely hate Jack Black.
1:07:42 - We talk about the fact that being on a date during a good movie will distract you from how good the movie is. My first time seeing "Walk The Line" was on a date and because I was preoccupied, I thought the movie sucked. The movie was nominated for multiple Oscars and it turns out the movie is awesome, I just should have been paying attention.
1:12:00 - I show Sam a YouTube video called "Ticklish Cage". check it out.http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/67fcba8825/ticklish-cage
1:16:35 - Goodbye


Saturday, July 7, 2012

HooperCast Episode 21

Back again and this time we are joined
by John Haden to talk about film news and amusement park stuff too!
Enjoy!
 Oh yes, and there is potty mouthing here as well.
Oh and also, this is the beginning of a new segment called
The HooperCast Drinking Game.
This episode, the secret word is "yo", so drink every time you hear it.

0:00 - We struggle to get started
2:40 - Intro
6:34 - No one has seen HBO's "Newsroom"
7:00 - Avatar land in Disney World
7:42 - No one is interested in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
8:05 - Dustin and I learn what an AMC stub card is
9:30 - What we each think about the concept of a fourth "Transformers" film.
13:20 - "Taken 2" trailer
14:28 - How much fun the Nintendo 64 GoldenEye game is
15:50 - Apparently there is going to be a "Jurassic Park 4"
16:12 - Our favorite movie so far this year
16:39 - The birth of the HooperCast Drinking Game
17:17 - "Wreck-It Ralph" trailer
18:31 - Are we excited for "Man of Steel"? And how awesome Michael Shannon is.
20:35 - John met a celebrity at the Blue Man Group show.
22:16 - Should there be a "Breaking Bad" movie?
24:14 - Michael Bay's "Ninja Turtles" movie has been put on hold. And John points out that nearly every big movie this summer so far, besides "The Avengers" has financially underperformed.
25:22 - Dustin and John defend "John Carter" and discuss Taylor Kitsch's acting abilities
28:26 - I am annoyed by John Leguizamo and John points out that most animated movies these days look terrible
29:30 - We all offer our opinions on if Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" will be good, like half of his movies, or self-serving crap, like half of his movies.
32:00 - Disney wants to bring Marvel characters to Disnleyland
33:58 - At this point, none of us had seen "The Amazing Spider-man", so we talk about how we're only half-excited for it
38:05 - Other celebrities John has seen at Blue Man Group, and we discuss Larry the Cable Guy
40:13 - We have ZERO interest in seeing "The Hangover: Part 3"
40:54 - Are they going to make a Justice League movie, now that "The Avengers" has been such a success?
41:43 - We say goodbye for now



Saturday, June 16, 2012

HooperCast Episode 20

Dustin and I return to bring you stunning discussion
about "Prometheus",  its positives, its negatives, its questions, its questions, 
and a little bit of Smash Mouth. Very proud of this one. Enjoy

0:00 - Smash Mouth: Then and Now
4:50 - When the voice Optimus Prime is summoned in daily life
6:04 - Intro
6:57 - Spoiler-free discussion of "Prometheus" begins
18:50 - We dissect the movie in great detail and discuss it many unanswered questions, and the numerous flaws in the script
1:08:30 - Damon Lindelof
1:17:30 - We scan the Wikipedia plot to make sure we covered everything/quickly summarize the plot to fill in obvious story gaps.
1:21:52 - MORE QUESTIONS!




Monday, June 11, 2012

HooperCast Episode 19

This week Dustin and I devote an entire episode to 
BBC's "Sherlock" series and warn against the upcoming
American version "Elementary" (and also our distate for changing the race and sexual orientation of
existing comic book characters)
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - G.I. Joe Retaliation is getting pushed back 9 months, and why it's probably not for the reasons they said it was.
3:26 - We begin our discussion of BBC's "Sherlock"
10:14 - Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
17:36 - Martin Freeman as  Doctor John Watson
22:18 - Irene Adler
27:00 - Andrew Scott as James Moriarty
35:46 - Mycroft Holmes
39:11 - Text on screen
43:10 - We quickly rank our favorite episodes
46:33 - We fart, i mean, blast off into SPOILER territory.
57:33 - SPOILERS END
58:00 - We talk about "Elementary", America's horrible counterpart / why it sucks that John Watson will be Joan Watson / a related tangent about why there is NEVER an excuse to change the race, gender, or sexual orientation of an existing character in literature or comic books (and why that is NOT racist, sexist, or homophobic).
1:14:05 - More on Joan Watson and why we don't blame Lucy Liu for taking the role.
1:21:49 - Our final endorsement for "Sherlock"
1:22:23 - Episode 20 tease. Seriously, I am PUMPED for Episode 20!
1:23:28 - Goodbye / us doing voices / a crude insult from Roger Klotz





Monday, May 28, 2012

HooperCast Episode 18

Been busy lately. This week Dustin and I talk about Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers, and the Star Wars Special Edition Blu-Rays.

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - What happened to Kel Mitchell?
1:26 - My computer troubles
1:52 - Dustin and my adventures in Atlanta
4:34 - Cabin in the Woods
8:43 - Cabin in the Woods SPOILERS
28:00 - The Avengers
1:02:50 - Dustin experiences "What's Going On", He-man style
1:05:43 - We discuss the SpecialEdition Blu-Rays of the original Star Wars trilogy. 
                Are the changes a deal-breaker or not?
1:23:00 - Goodbyes/Tune in next week for a discussion of BBC's "Sherlock"!!!

As an added bonus, here is the "butthuggin" video Dustin and I refer to.



Saturday, May 5, 2012

HooperCast Episode 17.5

Hello everyone!
Sorry, I've been a stranger lately. 
I've been busy with my life, and I had some spare time last night to chat with
Dustin about film stuff, so we thought we'd record a little something to tide you over until
Episode 18 pops. Pops right outta there. Like a baby.
So here's an episode about Batman movies, The Hobbit, and frankly a lot of impressive non sequiturs
that end up keeping us on track. 
Very funny throughout. But I'm biased. But I'm also right.
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Welcome
2:34 - Dustin's Blu-ray snag of the week
3:26 - Dustin comments on Joss Whedon's Batman pitch
8:11 - Rebooting superhero movies, recasting Tony Stark, and why all of that would suck.
10:04 - Dustin's Batman idea.
11:00 - Why we think there should be a Batman Beyond movie and our choice for Terry McGuiness
13:43 - A small bit about Terry Crews
14:27 - Dumb and Dumber 2 shooting in September. Good or bad?

17:13 - Our thoughts on the negative CinemaCon reaction to "The Hobbit", frame rates for movies and television, and why no one should be worried about the quality of the film. Also, the evolution of technology.
27:20 - "5 second impressions"
29:37 - How does Rick Baker design hundreds of aliens??
30:15 - Having fun with Dustin's microphone malfunction
31:45 - Why "turn it off, turn it back on" almost always works.
33:02 - Me and Dustin's plans for May 10
36:47 - What will be in Episode 18
37:04 - "HooperCon"
38:46 - Goodbye
38:50 - Satan?



Friday, April 13, 2012

HooperCast Episode 17: The Hunger Games

Hello everyone!
Tara joins Dustin and I to talk about The Hunger Games. If you've read the book or seen the movie, you'll be interested in our lengthy discussion here.
No film news this week. Stay tuned for Episode 18.




Sunday, April 1, 2012

HooperCast Episode 16

Hello everyone! We covered A LOT of topics in this episode!
We had a lot of fun recording this and talking about stupid remakes, stupid kids, stupid filmmakers, and when behind-the-scenes pictures go too far. ENJOY!
Btw, I challenge anyone to listen to the first 7 minutes without skipping through it. Yeah, I dare you.
0:00 - Intro/Musical Interludes/Complete nonsense
7:35 - 'Take Shelter'
11:05 - 'The Thing' prequel
12:45 - '21 Jump Street'
15:08 - 'The Three Musketeers'
17:30 - Why we want to see 'The Hunger Games'
19:47 - The inherent difficulties of financing big-budget television shows, and why they get cancelled
22:31 - Why the 'How To Train Your Dragon' series will get old fast
23:12 - 'John Carter' sequel? We think not
23:40 - The treachery of behind-the-scenes pictures/knowing too much about movies before their release
27:57 - 'Hotel Transylvania' trailer/Adam Sandler sucks
29:14 - The horrible timing of 'Neighborhood Watch'/Trayvon Martin
33:16 - 'The Dictator' and our indifference towards it
35:43 - Michael Bay and the Ninja Turtles
40:42 - Me and Dustin are latter-day Statler and Waldorf
41:45 - REMAKING 'BACK TO THE FUTURE'/Why remakes are offensive from the moment of their conception
50:10 - Will you be forced to pay for 3D?
*****51:10 - Young moviegoers want theaters to allow texting/ HUGE RANT about WHY I HATE KIDS YOUNGER THAN 17
53:43 - Annoying theater patrons
57:29 - We continue about stupid kids and their stupid texting/what should be done about it
1:00:34 - Goodbye
1:01:00 - A little gem.


Saturday, March 24, 2012

HooperCast Episode 15

Hello my bustling, hustling friends.
This is a very special episode. My friends Jack Conwell and Sam Darby were kind enough to 
come onto the show and talk to me about Final Destination 5. 
This is a VERY funny episode and will entertain you from start to finish. I should hope so, right? I mean, isn't that what I strive to do with each of these things?
Oh God, who am I?
Enjoy the episode!

0:00 - Intro
3:17 - Sam and I talk briefly about the new Conan the Barbarian
6:00 - Beginning of Final Destination 5 review, plot, characters
24:18 - We list the deaths from the premonition and pick our favorite one. Spoilers, obviously
36:06 - We list the REAL deaths (MAJOR SPOILERS) and pick our favorite one
56:17 - SUPER SPOILERS! We talk about the film's ending
1:03:00 - Outro
1:04:13 - Sam's Jams

HooperCast cry for help!


Saturday, March 17, 2012

HooperCast Episode 14

Bonjourno! If the Italian language didn't exist, it would just be French for "Hello...NOOOO!"
So this was a relatively mellow episode. Dustin and I talk about John Carter's box office performance, WalMart's disc-to-digital service, the fact that the world is slowly and systematically phasing out physical media, and what order you should watch the Star Wars movies in, and why. VERY interesting content!
Anyways, I am very proud of this episode and the topics we covered. Please give it a listen!
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - John Carter's atrocious box office performance
5:20 - New 'Three Stooges" International Trailer
7:19 - Fake Walt Disney Movie
12:00 - Topher Grace edits an 85-minute movie from the three Star Wars prequels
13:46 - What order you should watch the Star Wars movies in
27:36 - Jason Segal not in the next Muppets movie. Good or bad?
30:07 - "24" movie not happening this year. Does anyone care?
32:49 - WalMart's disc-to-digital service (Interrupted by Dustin's thrilling tale of
how he got the Special Edition 'Citizen Kane' Blu-ray for $11. Convo resumes at 39:23)
42:49 - Tara tells us to finish up so that I can help her clean
45:43 - Goodbye!


Saturday, March 10, 2012

HooperCast Episode 13 Part 1

Hello my children!
I'm kidding, you're not really my children. I'd have been one busy infant. Lemme stop there...
Part 1is here! Whether or not Part 2 ever sees the light of day is up to GarageBand and it's dastardly efforts to sabotage my podcast. 
THIS POST CONTAINS PROFANITY. SO IF YOU DONT WANT TO HEAR IT, DON'T LISTEN. 
NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO, except me....
For those who can stomach a little bit of impolite words to not be heard by women or children, this episode if very funny. I brought Dustin back to talk to me about my revised Top Ten Movies of 2011 list, stupid lawsuits, and whether or not theater food is overpriced. 
Enjoy my brain doo doo.

0:20 - Intro
1:34 - I review the first 10 minutes of Jack & Jill
 5:02 - Hooper's Revised Top Ten Movies of 2011
6:35 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
10:27 - Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
13:52 - Warrior
16:26 - The Way
18:03 - The Ides of March
20:03 - The King's Speech
20:16 - Drive (22:10 - the lawsuit against Drive)
26:10 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes
28:43 - Moneyball
30:28 - Rango
38:00 - oh no...
40:40 - Bottom 5 Movies of 2011
41:10 - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
41:29 - The Dilemma
46:20 - The Hangover Part 2
48:00 - The Change-Up
48:43 - Jack & Jill
50:23 - The Art of Getting By
53:15 - Movie Theater Food Prices
58:10 - End of Part 1





Saturday, February 25, 2012

HooperCast Episode 12

Hello All!
This week, Dustin and I talk about a great many things:
0:00 - Hello
0:45 - Tucker & Dale vs Evil
3:00 - Dustin finally saw Groundhog Day
3:46 - I show Dustin a video where a kid tries to go Super Saiyan on camera
12:05 - Film News
12:50 - Dustin and I hate the American Pie franchise
14:30 - Dustin and I hate when studios change ratings to appeal to audiences and also we hate UNRATED movies
19:43 - Skyfall video blog by Sam Mendes
20:39 - The Godfather on Blu-Ray
21:44 - Guillermo Del Toro is creepy
22:23 - Robert Downey Jr as Lex Luthor?
28:40 - Red 2 and Dustin's mic travels to hell.
30:48 - Netflix is filled with idiots
33:00 - XMen First Class will have more Magneto
33:38 - Is Act of Valor a gimmick?
42:02 - Which CLUE character is most likely to actually kill Mr. Boddy?
1:01:38 - Rotten Tomatoes scores for current movies
1:03:13 - LISTENERS! recommend a fun bad movie for me to watch!
1:05:07 - Goodbye!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

HooperCast Episode 11

Dustin returns once again and we talk about many things.
I decided to keep timecode this time so that you can skip topics if you want:
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - The Grey
6:52 - Moneyball
8:15 - Midnight in Paris
18:22 - Jetsons movie?
19:35 - The Avengers extended Super Bowl trailer
22:01 - The Amazing Spider-Man trailer
26:40 - This Means War, and how stupid it looks
28:00 - Bad trailers/Battleship
32:58 - The Hangover Part 2 and why we hated it
37:16 - The Help
38:42 - Goodbye


 

Sunday, January 22, 2012

HooperCast Episode 10

Guest host Dustin Weldon and I discuss Ultraviolet vs Digital Copy,
S.O.P.A., BBC's "Sherlock", George Lucas, 
and the declining appeal of Star Wars. I really like this one.

Monday, January 9, 2012

HooperCast Episode 9: Part 1, The Deathly Hoopers, and Part 2: An Unexpected Hooper

FINALLY! Finished editing this episode! Took a long time, but it's here!
Back with special guest Dustin Weldon to talk about the most anticipated films of 2012!
Take a listen! But seriously, download these episodes and put them on your 
mobile device, because they are long. Good, but long. 

PART 1: The Deathly Hoopers

PART 2: An Unexpected Hooper

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

HooperCast Episode 8: My Top Ten Movies of 2011

So, I recorded this on December 31st, 2011 but it's
just now being released. Sorry, I was busy with life.
But now it's up! Enjoy and stay tuned for Episode 9 with returning guest host
Dustin Weldon!