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MOV048: “Chunky Asses”

The boys go back to 1985 to check out the Eddie Murphy “classic” (used liberally), “The Golden Child”. Once they recuperate from that experience, they take on the James Wan’s “Insidious”. Did Jeff jump under his seat? Only he really knows… Finally, they review the trailer for “Captain America: The First Avenger”. Is everyone ready for one of many, many superhero movies that will hit big screens soon? In news, the boys talk about the 20 most common box office misconceptions and the Superman reboot. All this is much, much more!! Tiptoe through the tulips with us!

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The Past: The Golden Child (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes: 26% Rotten / 49% Audience

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Director: Michael Ritchie

Starring: Eddie Murphy, J.L. Reate, Charles Dance, Charlette Lewis

Trivia:

  • John Carpenter was offered the job as director.
  • Originally intended as a serious adventure drama with Mel Gibson in the lead role. After Gibson turned the film down and Eddie Murphy replaced him, the script was rewritten as a partial comedy.
  • Although the Golden Child is referred to as a boy throughout the film, the character was actually played by a girl.
  • John Barry was originally hired to compose the score, but backed out of the project during production. Although Michel Colombier completed the score, a few cues by Barry remain in the film, and one, “Wisdom of the Ages” was released on the soundtrack LP.
  • According to an early-1990s interview with Eddie Murphy, a love scene between him and Charlotte Lewis was filmed, but cut from the final print.
  • The Aja-Yee Dagger Chandler Jerrold goes to Nepal to find, later defeating Sardo with, was named after fellow comedian Franklyn Ajaye.
  • George Miller was Eddie Murphy’s first choice for director.

Talking Points:

  • Eddie Murphy.. the action star? do you think this would have been more successful without the comedy?
  • Some people credit this movie with killing eddies career.

What We’ve Learned:

  • Always lock the Temple door before partaking in your reincarnation ceremony
  • Secret to long life? Get raped by a dragon
  • You should always give a woman two chances to say no
  • Bikers like glam metal
  • Always check your oatmeal for blood before eating

Trailer:

Recommendations:
Jeff: Okay, so not as bad as I remember it, but still only okay.
Ray:..I’m with the audience and Roger Ebert on this one.. the movie is stupid and silly, but entertaining
Steve: Absurd, but that’s why I..I..I..I..like this movie. Cheese!

The Present: Insidious
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% Fresh / 79% Audience

Director: James Wan

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Sympkins

Trivia:

  • This is the second movie where Ty Simpkins plays the son of Patrick Wilson’s character.
  • In the scene where Josh is dismissing his class, director James Wan’s name can be seen on the blackboard, underlined twice.

Talking Points:

  • Were you getting what you expected?
  • What was up with the matching monkey pajamas?
  • Husband? annoying? Hey babe.. hey buddy.
  • Poltergeist?
  • Saw franchise connections to this movie….Wan (Blackboard in school room)

What We Learned:

  • Tiny Tim…always scary.
  • People just standing there can be hella scary.
  • Just freak the audience out by using screechy dissonant sounds and creepy font.
  • If you can astral project, don’t get lost!

Trailer:

Recommendations:
Jeff: While not like a school girl, I did scream at a couple of points. I applaud the film makers.
Ray: It made me jump, I thought the last 20 minutes of the movies was ..odd
Steve: Two thirds of this movie was awesome…a little Paranormal Activity-ish…but the last 20 mins or so just went wackadoo. Still better than The Last Exorcism and I would definitely watch again.

The Future: Captain America : The First Avenger

Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell

Trivia:

  • Jon Favreau was originally chosen by Marvel Studios to direct this film, but he chose to direct Iron Man (2008). Nick Cassavetes, was also considered to direct this film, and had been set as a director for Iron Man (2008) in December 2004.
  • Despite being “The First Avenger”, it is the last solo Avenger film to be released before the team-up film, The Avengers (2012).:
  • According to producer Avi Arad: “The biggest opportunity with Captain America is as a man ‘out of time’, coming back today, looking at our world through the eyes of someone who thought the perfect world was small-town America. Sixty years go by, and who are we today? Are we better?”
  • Joe Johnston was chosen as the film’s director for his work on the period adventure films The Rocketeer (1991) and October Sky (1999).
  • Louis Leterrier viewed some of the concept art for the film, and was impressed enough to offer his services, but Marvel Studios turned him down. However, his film The Incredible Hulk (2008) features a small appearance by Captain America: a deleted scene set in the Arctic features his body hidden in a slab of ice.
  • Screenwriter David Self, who wrote a draft of the script, claimed Captain America was his favorite childhood superhero: “My dad told me I could one day be Captain America.”
  • Sam Worthington and Will Smith were in early talks for the role of Captain America. Later on Garrett Hedlund, Channing Tatum, Scott Porter, Mike Vogel, Sebastian Stan, Chris Evans, Wilson Bethel, John Krasinski, Michael Cassidy, Chace Crawford and Jensen Ackles were on the final shortlist for the role. Kellan Lutz, Ryan Phillippe and Alexander Skarsgård carried out auditions, but ultimately the role went to Chris Evans.
  • Alice Eve and Keira Knightley were considered for the role of Peggy Carter. Emily Blunt turned down the role.
  • Tommy Lee Jones who plays Colonel Phillips in this film, also appeared as Two-Face/Harvey Dent in Batman Forever (1995). Both Captain America and Batman faced off in the Marvel vs. DC crossover in 1996.
  • This is the fifth live-action adaptation of the superhero. The first was the serial Captain America (1944); the second was the TV movie Captain America (1979/I) (TV) and its sequel Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) (TV); and the fourth was the theatrical film Captain America (1990).
  • Chris Evans was attracted to the role of Captain America by its character: “Even if it wasn’t a comic book. I think the story of Steve Rogers is great. He’s a great guy. Even if it was just a script about anybody, I would probably want to do it. It wasn’t necessarily about the comic itself. He’s a great character to play; he just happens to be a comic book character.”
  • Hugo Weaving based the Red Skull’s accent on renowned German filmmakers Werner Herzog and Klaus Maria Brandauer.
  • To prepare for her role as Peggy Carter, Hayley Atwell trained six days a week.
  • Originally cameo appearances were planned in the film for James Logan Howlett (Wolverine) and Erik Lensherr (Magneto), who were present during World War II (Logan was a soldier and Lensherr was a prisoner of war). These cameos were scrapped due to rights issues.
  • Chris Evans fifth comic book movie after the two Fantastic Four movies, The Losers (2010/I), and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).
  • The final Paramount Pictures film produced with Marvel Studios. Disney bought the rights to The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013).
  • Chris Evans declined the role three times before accepting the part. After that, he had a meeting with the director and the producers who convinced him to take the role.
  • Originally cameo appearances were planned in the film for Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Prince of Atlantis, but this was scrapped.
  • Sebastian Stan was considered for the role of Captain America, but got the role of Bucky instead.
  • Hayley Atwell based her performance as Peggy Carter on Ginger Rogers: “She can do everything Captain America can do, but backwards and in high heels.”
  • To prepare for his role as Bucky, Sebastian Stan watched many World War II films/documentaries, and drew inspiration from “Band of Brothers” (2001).
  • Stanley Tucci took the role of Dr. Reinstein because the role enabled him to use a German accent, which he always wanted to do.
  • The film was originally meant to be a standalone film, but after Joss Whedon was hired to direct The Avengers (2012) he was given a copy of the film’s script and made a few rewrites to tie it in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: “I just got to make some character connections. The structure of the thing was really tight and I loved it, but there were a couple of opportunities to find his voice a little bit – and some of the other characters – and make the connections so that you understood exactly why he wanted to be who he wanted to be. And progressing through the script to flesh it out a little bit.”
  • Joe Simon, who created the “Captain America” comic in 1941 (before Stan Lee revived it in 1964), was approached to make a cameo appearance in the film
  • The Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) searches for a powerful artifact, the Cosmic Cube. In Transformers (2007), Weaving voiced the villain Megatron, who also searched for a similar cosmic cube-shaped relic (the AllSpark).

Talking Points:

  • Anyone see any of the other Captain America Movies?

Summary:

After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending America’s ideals.

Trailer:

Excitement:
Jeff: I’m always up for Super Hero movies.
Ray: Looking forward to this exponentially more than thor
Steve: I didn’t know some of the stuff about CA’s background until I saw the trailer. Looks good to me!

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