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Episode #135: Legacy – The Rock

A new month and a new Wednesday means a new podcast for your ear holes.  Today Mike and Matt get around to another Legacy Cast this one though is not a request but from Matt’s Legacy list.  Today the hosts take a look back at a Michael Bay masterpiece, according to Mike Talent, 1996’s The Rock.  Bonus topics include Mike won the lottery, we miss watching Sean Connery on the big screen, and violence in movies, music, video games etc.

The Rock is a classic 90’s action movie that helped put Michael Bay on the map as one of the best action film directors working today.  Up until The Rock he mostly directed music videos and another little action film you might have heard of Bad Boys.  The Rock is the complete package.  It has incredible acting, amazing action sequences, and a compelling story about a prison inmate no one has ever heard of.  It definitely shows it’s age compared to the modern action film but still holds up pretty well. Sean Connery, Nicholas Cage, and Ed Harris bring some of their best acting to the table with this film.  The chemistry between our two heroes is great to say the least.  Ed Harris gives us amazing nuances and dedication to his craft as a villian with honor.  His character is ultimately trying to achieve recognition for overlooked soldiers who gave all but has the wits to not add innocent blood shed to do it in the end.  Mike Talent loves this movie with a passion, almost as much as he loves Jaws and that’s saying a lot!  He gives The Rock one of his very rare perfect ratings of 5 out of 5 Reels.  Matt really enjoyed the film as well but felt it has not aged as gracefully as he remembers it.  He awards it a respectful 4 out of 5 Reels.

Next week the guys hit the theaters to watch a film that is already generating a ton of controversy and buzz, Todd PhillipsJoker starring Joaquin Phoenix.  Matt and Mike are both extremely excited to see this film and give you their honest opinions for our faithful few listeners.  If you want a sneak peek don’t forget to tune in to Leza Live on Magic 99.1 on Monday next week to hear Matt give his first impressions of the Joker.  Thanks for listening and we will chat at you next week!

If you want to listen to way better podcast’s don’t forget to check out our sister podcasts The Bluemilk Podcast, The Mile High Show, and Rogues Radio Podcast also based in beautiful Prescott, Arizona.

If you have a film you would like Matt and Mike Talent to review you can email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com, listeners we are talking to you too.

Lastly we are on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please join our Facebook Fan Group so you can have a safe space to yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films too. Now go out and catch a movie!

The Rock The Rock (1996) Movie Poster

Director: Michael Bay

Writers: David Weisberg, Douglas Cook, and Mark Rosner

Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, and David Morse

Release Date: June 7, 1996

Storyline from IMDB

A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.

 

Watch The Rock trailer below.

Episode #134: Ad Astra

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s new podcast day!  Today Mike and Matt review the latest Brad Pitt space odyssey Ad Astra written and directed by James Gray.  Incredible additional topics today include The Martian, space pirates, and Matt has a guest spot on Leza Live every Monday on a real radio station Magic 99.1, seriously?    

Ad Astra is what we call a true hardcore sci-fi film.  It is jam packed with action, it can drag at times, but the cinematography and acting is incredible!  For the most part it is a pretty great movie with a decent story about an astronaut with daddy issues but not according to Mike Talent.  There are several, and we mean several parts of the film where you have to suspend reality. Both your hosts agree though Brad Pitt‘s acting was nuanced and incredible.  Clearly 2019 is Brad Pitt’s year for great acting.  Liv Tyler did great and so did Donald Southerland and Tommy Lee Jones for the few seconds they are in the film.  Matt and Mike did not agree on this film at all.  This might be the first time in the history of the pod that they are so divided.  Mike really did not like Ad Astra.  He had a difficult time overlooking the many impossible and fantastical parts of the film.  He gives it a dismal 1.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt on the other hand really enjoyed it giving a whole lot of passes to the impossible acts in the movie.  If you are into sci-fi and space he suggests you definitely go see this film in the theater especially if you can afford an IMAX ticket.  He gives Ad Astra 4 out of 5 Reels.              

Next Wednesday Matt and Mike keep rolling with the Legacy casts by reviewing Michael Bay’s 1996 film The Rock.  Thanks for tuning in for another pod and don’t forget to listen to Matt make a fool of himself on Monday mornings with Leza Live on Magic 99.1 FM around 8:45 AM.  Chat at you next week.

If you want to listen to way better podcast’s don’t forget to check out our sister podcasts The Bluemilk Podcast, The Mile High Show, and Rogues Radio Podcast also based in beautiful Prescott, Arizona.

If you have a film you would like Matt and Mike Talent to review you can email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com, listeners we are talking to you too.

Lastly we are on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please join our Facebook Fan Group so you can have a safe space to yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films too. Now go out and catch a movie!

Ad Astra Ad Astra Movie Poster

Director: James Gray

Writers: James Gray and Ethan Gross

Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, and Donald Sutherland

Release Date: September 20, 2019

Storyline from IMDB

Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.

 

Watch the Ad Astra trailer below.