First episode of year two from the Reel Film Nerds podcast and man it’s a highly anticipated movie! Today Mike Talent and Maniac Matt discuss James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s latest epic Alita: Battle Angel. Bonus discussion includes 21st Amendment Brewery, Jennifer Connelly is still super-hot at almost 50, and what exactly is Manga.
Alita: Battle Angel is being destroyed by critics and financially at the box office. Honestly your hosts don’t care. They both really enjoyed the movie and think you should go see it too. Is it the perfect movie, no, but it is a hell of a lot of fun! With that being said it is not for everyone. If you enjoy action, technology, special effects, robots, or comic books you will enjoy this movie. Maniac Matt really liked Alita and almost gave it 4.5 Reels, but he let the film stew in his mind for a day and settled on 4 out of 5 Reels. The biggest issues he had with the film is the just horrible forced love story and the sometimes-rough dialog. Mike Talent also really enjoyed this film and almost gave it 4 out of 5 Reels like Matt but one issue Mike and Matt clearly have a telepathic link. Mr. Talent figured Matt would give it 4 Reels and wanted to make sure he was harsher than Matt. He gives Alita: Battle Angel 3.5 out of 5 Reels. To sum it all up don’t give up on this one before you see it. Go watch it and decide for yourself. The special effects alone are well worth the price of admission.
This Thursday the guys had to change the movie they are reviewing. Fighting with My Family was pushed back a week, why who knows. Instead Mike picked a Tributary film also based on a comic book that was recently released on Netflix, Polar. Thanks for tuning in for the start of our second-year podcasting. Do us a favor and help us grow our listeners this year by telling your friends, rating, and review us on iTunes. Talk at you Thursday!
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Alita: Battle Angel
Director: Robert Rodriguez 
Writers: James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, Robert Rodriguez, and Yukito Kishiro
Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, and Ed Skrein
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Storyline from IMDB
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love.
Watch the Alita: Battle Angel trailer below.
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