HooperCast Episode 27

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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!!

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!

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

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

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

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

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