Survival of the Dead
A group of National Guardsmen go to an island and get embroiled in a feud between two families who disagree if zombies should be killed in George A. Romero’s final zombie film Survival of the Dead. Can this movie redeem the direly bad Diary of the Dead, or is it another idea best left buried? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and then you can listen to Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob’s final George Romero Living Dead review and find out!
Diary of the Dead
With Diary of the Dead George Romero returned his zombie franchise to its low-budget, independent roots. After the big-budget spectacle Land of the Dead, now Romero tells us the smaller story of a group of film students trying to find safety during the initial zombie outbreak. Does the smaller story better fit Romero’s original vision? DONATE AND SUPPORT NOW PLAYING and you can listen and find out!
Diary of the Dead
With Diary of the Dead George Romero returned his zombie franchise to its low-budget, independent roots. After the big-budget spectacle Land of the Dead, now Romero tells us the smaller story of a group of film students trying to find safety during the initial zombie outbreak. Does the smaller story better fit Romero’s original vision? DONATE AND SUPPORT NOW PLAYING and you can listen and find out!
Land of the Dead
20 years had passed since Romero raised the dead, but his legacy lived on. When 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead formed a one-two punch that made zombies cool for a new generation, Universal Pictures wanted to capitalize on the craze and asked Romero to make another Dead film. It is Romero’s biggest and most ambitious Dead film, but is it his best? DONATE and find out!
Land of the Dead
20 years had passed since Romero raised the dead, but his legacy lived on. When 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead formed a one-two punch that made zombies cool for a new generation, Universal Pictures wanted to capitalize on the craze and asked Romero to make another Dead film. It is Romero’s biggest and most ambitious Dead film, but is it his best? DONATE and find out!
Day of the Dead (1985)
In the 60s and again in the 70s George Romero wowed not just horror fans but movie audiences across the globe with his tales of desperate people trying to survive in the middle of a zombie outbreak. In the 80’s Romero again returned, this time to tell his most bleak vision for humanity. A small group of military men and scientists hole up underground in Florida, not knowing if they are the last humans on earth, but seeking a cure for the zombie plague. With Romero demanding the film be left unrated, and securing a very limited theatrical release because of it, Day of the Dead is a film that found it’s popularity in the afterlife of VHS. Does it live up to Romero’s first two tales of terror? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING TO FIND OUT!
Day of the Dead (1985)
In the 60s and again in the 70s George Romero wowed not just horror fans but movie audiences across the globe with his tales of desperate people trying to survive in the middle of a zombie outbreak. In the 80’s Romero again returned, this time to tell his most bleak vision for humanity. A small group of military men and scientists hole up underground in Florida, not knowing if they are the last humans on earth, but seeking a cure for the zombie plague. With Romero demanding the film be left unrated, and securing a very limited theatrical release because of it, Day of the Dead is a film that found it’s popularity in the afterlife of VHS. Does it live up to Romero’s first two tales of terror? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING TO FIND OUT!
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
George Romero didn’t want to make another zombie movie, he had to be coaxed back to revisit the film that made him famous, but many would argue that Romero’s Dawn of the Dead is that rare sequel that is better than the original. Now in the 1970s Romero gives us a world gone mad as the dead rise to kill the living, and we focus on a group of survivors holed up in the most American of fortresses — a mall! The film is legendary among zombie fans, but does it hold up over 30 years later? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and you can listen and find out!
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
George Romero didn’t want to make another zombie movie, he had to be coaxed back to revisit the film that made him famous, but many would argue that Romero’s Dawn of the Dead is that rare sequel that is better than the original. Now in the 1970s Romero gives us a world gone mad as the dead rise to kill the living, and we focus on a group of survivors holed up in the most American of fortresses — a mall! The film is legendary among zombie fans, but does it hold up over 30 years later? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and you can listen and find out!
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Zombies! In 2012 zombies are hip, from books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and World War Z to comics like Marvel Zombies and The Walking Dead to films such as Shawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later. But all of this can find its roots in 1968 and an independent film directed by George A. Romero. DONATE NOW and join us as Now Playing hosts Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart watch all of Romero’s Dead films, starting with his 1968 original, including it’s 30th Anniversary version!
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Zombies! In 2012 zombies are hip, from books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and World War Z to comics like Marvel Zombies and The Walking Dead to films such as Shawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later. But all of this can find its roots in 1968 and an independent film directed by George A. Romero. DONATE NOW and join us as Now Playing hosts Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart watch all of Romero’s Dead films, starting with his 1968 original, including it’s 30th Anniversary version!
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Is there anything more frightening than a clown? Yes–a Killer Klown…From Outer Space! These clay-faced baddies have come to earth to harvest humans. Do our hosts cry tears of a Klown, or do they have fun Klowning around? Donate to support Now Playing to find out!
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Is there anything more frightening than a clown? Yes–a Killer Klown…From Outer Space! These clay-faced baddies have come to earth to harvest humans. Do our hosts cry tears of a Klown, or do they have fun Klowning around? Donate to support Now Playing to find out!
Prometheus
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – concluding with the theatrical release of Ridley Scott’s long awaited prequel PROMETHEUS. Will the reviewers find answers to the franchise’s biggest mysteries, or has the director tainted the Alien gene pool by altering his creation’s DNA too much? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Prometheus
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – concluding with the theatrical release of Ridley Scott’s long awaited prequel PROMETHEUS. Will the reviewers find answers to the franchise’s biggest mysteries, or has the director tainted the Alien gene pool by altering his creation’s DNA too much? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Alien: Resurrection
War of the Worlds (2005)
Hard to believe but when War of the Worlds came out in 2005 it had been 23 years since Steven Spielberg’s last movie about alien life forms. But now E.T.s are here not to eat candy but to kill all humans and use their blood as fertilizer! Starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, Spielberg’s update of War of the Worlds traded the original film’s red scare motif for a 9-11 allegory and was yet another Spielberg box office hit. But did this movie hit home for Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
War of the Worlds (2005)
Hard to believe but when War of the Worlds came out in 2005 it had been 23 years since Steven Spielberg’s last movie about alien life forms. But now E.T.s are here not to eat candy but to kill all humans and use their blood as fertilizer! Starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, Spielberg’s update of War of the Worlds traded the original film’s red scare motif for a 9-11 allegory and was yet another Spielberg box office hit. But did this movie hit home for Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
In 1982 E.T. landed in California to take our plants, but stole our hearts. Telling the story of an extra-terrestrial lost in the woods and taken in by a young boy with whom he develops an empathetic relationship, Steven Spielberg’s second film focusing on alien life was a smash hit, becoming the highest grossing film every at that time. Will this film make Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie’s hearts glow with joy, or will they be screaming “ouch”? Donate and find out!
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
In 1982 E.T. landed in California to take our plants, but stole our hearts. Telling the story of an extra-terrestrial lost in the woods and taken in by a young boy with whom he develops an empathetic relationship, Steven Spielberg’s second film focusing on alien life was a smash hit, becoming the highest grossing film every at that time. Will this film make Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie’s hearts glow with joy, or will they be screaming “ouch”? Donate and find out!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
In 1977, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the local cinema, Steven Spielberg brought another tale of wonder and terror. But now the beings attacking the young small-town boy come not from below but from above, as the people of Earth are about to have Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Starring Richard Dreyfuss as a man who’s life is changed by a single encounter with a flying saucer, this film has become part of our American cultural lexicon and cemented Spielberg’s status as an A-list Hollywood director. Now in Now Playing’s first installment looking at Spielberg’s three films focusing on alien life, Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie watch and review Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Are the hosts enraptured by the sight of Spielberg’s saucer? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
In 1977, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the local cinema, Steven Spielberg brought another tale of wonder and terror. But now the beings attacking the young small-town boy come not from below but from above, as the people of Earth are about to have Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Starring Richard Dreyfuss as a man who’s life is changed by a single encounter with a flying saucer, this film has become part of our American cultural lexicon and cemented Spielberg’s status as an A-list Hollywood director. Now in Now Playing’s first installment looking at Spielberg’s three films focusing on alien life, Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie watch and review Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Are the hosts enraptured by the sight of Spielberg’s saucer? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Alien: Resurrection
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate to Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – mutating into the 1997 Jean-Pierre Jeunet revival ALIEN RESURRECTION. Did bringing Ripley back from the dead inject new life into the franchise, or will the trio of reviewers chuck the comedy-action hybrid out the airlock? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Alien: Resurrection
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate $10 or more to Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – mutating into the 1997 Jean-Pierre Jeunet revival ALIEN RESURRECTION. Did bringing Ripley back from the dead inject new life into the franchise, or will the trio of reviewers chuck the comedy-action hybrid out the airlock? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Alien 3
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – with the bitch back doing hard time in 1992 David Fincher effort ALIEN 3. Will the trio grant the cult film a stay of execution or is this the dog of the franchise? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Alien 3
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate to support Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – with the bitch back doing hard time in 1992 David Fincher effort ALIEN 3. Will the trio grant the cult film a stay of execution or is this the dog of the franchise? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Aliens
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate $10 or more to Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – continuing with the 1986 James Cameron blockbuster ALIENS. Are the trio in agreement over the amped up action of the sequel, or will this time be war amongst the reviewers? DONATE AND FIND OUT YOU BITCH!
Aliens
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now. Donate $10 or more to Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – continuing with the 1986 James Cameron blockbuster ALIENS. Are the trio in agreement over the amped up action of the sequel, or will this time be war amongst the reviewers? DONATE AND FIND OUT YOU BITCH!
Alien
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now! Donate $10 or more to Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – starting with the 1979 Ridley Scott sci-fi shocker original. Will the trio of reviewers suck face with the classic, or could there be a traitor in their midst with complaints to get off their chest? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
Alien
No one in cyberspace could hear it until now! Donate $10 or more to Now Playing Podcast and decode the transmission as hosts Arnie, Brock, and Stuart spend Spring 2012 attached to the ALIEN franchise – starting with the 1979 Ridley Scott sci-fi shocker original. Will the trio of reviewers suck face with the classic, or could there be a traitor in their midst with complaints to get off their chest? DONATE AND FIND OUT!
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
In Spring, 2012 we reviewed E.T. as part of our donation drive. It only made sense that for our Easter Egg podcast we review a movie that tried to capture Steven Spielberg’s magic — The Garbage Pail Kids Movie! Our hosts collected the cards but did they like the movie, or throw it in the pail? Now as part of Now Playing’s celebrating 10 years of podcasting you can donate and find out!
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
In Spring, 2012 we reviewed E.T. as part of our donation drive. It only made sense that for our Easter Egg podcast we review a movie that tried to capture Steven Spielberg’s magic — The Garbage Pail Kids Movie! Our hosts collected the cards but did they like the movie, or throw it in the pail? Now as part of Now Playing’s celebrating 10 years of podcasting you can donate and find out!
The Thing (2011)
Almost 30 years after John Carpenter’s vision of The Thing fizzled in theaters comes this new film The Thing. With a title identical to the 1982 film, this new tale is a prequel to Carpenter’s film, showing how a group of Norwegian scientists in Antarctica discover an alien craft, and a living creature frozen in ice. Can this new Thing successfully imitate the terror of Carpenter’s film? Will hosts Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob be able to tell which Thing is the real Thing? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Thing (2011)
Almost 30 years after John Carpenter’s vision of The Thing fizzled in theaters comes this new film The Thing. With a title identical to the 1982 film, this new tale is a prequel to Carpenter’s film, showing how a group of Norwegian scientists in Antarctica discover an alien craft, and a living creature frozen in ice. Can this new Thing successfully imitate the terror of Carpenter’s film? Will hosts Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob be able to tell which Thing is the real Thing? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Thing (1982)
In 1982 audiences looked to space as a summer film showed the impact that can happen when a stranded alien life form is found on Earth by scientists. Yes, E.T. was 1982’s summer hit, and this film, John Carpenter’s The Thing, was a flop. But in the 90’s audiences discovered this film and now it is the subject of comic books, action figures, video games, and a prequel film that has the Now Playing hosts very excited! Now join our hosts as Jakob and Arnie join Stuart to discuss one of his favorite films — The Thing! What makes this film so good? Listen to this preview, then donate $25 or more to Now Playing to find out!
The Thing (1982)
In 1982 audiences looked to space as a summer film showed the impact that can happen when a stranded alien life form is found on Earth by scientists. Yes, E.T. was 1982’s summer hit, and this film, John Carpenter’s The Thing, was a flop. But in the 90’s audiences discovered this film and now it is the subject of comic books, action figures, video games, and a prequel film that has the Now Playing hosts very excited! Now join our hosts as Jakob and Arnie join Stuart to discuss one of his favorite films — The Thing! What makes this film so good? Listen to this preview, then donate $25 or more to Now Playing to find out!
The Thing From Another World
John Carpenter’s 1982 movie The Thing, based on John Campbell’s short story “Who Goes There”, is a cult classic. A flop in its day, the film had a renaissance in the 1990s as it was discovered by a new generation of film lovers. With a new installment in The Thing series coming out this month, Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob take a look back at the entire Thing series, starting with this 1951 original adaptation of Campbell’s story–The Thing From Another World. More about Commie Carrots than shape-shifting monsters, the film has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally significant”. But is it entertaining? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Thing From Another World
John Carpenter’s 1982 movie The Thing, based on John Campbell’s short story “Who Goes There”, is a cult classic. A flop in its day, the film had a renaissance in the 1990s as it was discovered by a new generation of film lovers. With a new installment in The Thing series coming out this month, Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob take a look back at the entire Thing series, starting with this 1951 original adaptation of Campbell’s story–The Thing From Another World. More about Commie Carrots than shape-shifting monsters, the film has been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally significant”. But is it entertaining? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Exorcist: The Beginning
Now Playing’s Bonus The Exorcist Retrospective Series– Episode 5: Exorcist – The Beginning Image When Warner Bros saw Paul Schrader’s Exorcist prequel Dominion (which we reviewed last week) they promptly shelved it and started over. They kept the setting, the actors, and many of the story beats, but brought in a new director–Renny Harlin. This was the prequel Warner Bros wanted and that they released into theaters, but was it the stronger of the two movies? If you donate to Now Playing, you can listen and find out!
Exorcist: The Beginning
Now Playing’s Bonus The Exorcist Retrospective Series– Episode 5: Exorcist – The Beginning Image When Warner Bros saw Paul Schrader’s Exorcist prequel Dominion (which we reviewed last week) they promptly shelved it and started over. They kept the setting, the actors, and many of the story beats, but brought in a new director–Renny Harlin. This was the prequel Warner Bros wanted and that they released into theaters, but was it the stronger of the two movies? If you donate to Now Playing, you can listen and find out!
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
After audiences were possessed by The Exorcist rerelease in 2000 Warner Bros was compelled to return to the well and try to revive the Exorcist franchise. In a bit of cinema history, they hired director Paul Schrader to direct Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, but once completed they shelved the film and hired Renny Harlin to make a new film based on the same script! Due to lawsuits, Schrader’s version was eventually completed and also released, giving audiences two views of the same basic film. On this episode of Now Playing, Arnie, Stuart, and Brock look at Schrader’s original take on Father Merrin’s early battle with the demons. Was this film deserving of its fate, or should it never have been released? If you donate to Now Playing, you can listen and find out!
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
After audiences were possessed by The Exorcist rerelease in 2000 Warner Bros was compelled to return to the well and try to revive the Exorcist franchise. In a bit of cinema history, they hired director Paul Schrader to direct Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, but once completed they shelved the film and hired Renny Harlin to make a new film based on the same script! Due to lawsuits, Schrader’s version was eventually completed and also released, giving audiences two views of the same basic film. On this episode of Now Playing, Arnie, Stuart, and Brock look at Schrader’s original take on Father Merrin’s early battle with the demons. Was this film deserving of its fate, or should it never have been released? If you donate to Now Playing, you can listen and find out!
The Exorcist III
After a surreal sequel he had no part in, original Exorcist novelist William Peter Blatty returned to not only write but also direct the third film in the Exorcist series. Linda Blair’s Regan is gone, but back from the original is Lt. Kinderman and his film-going friend Father Dyer. Kinderman is investigating a series of murders–copycat crimes aping the motif of the executed Gemini Killer. Surprise co-stars tie this film to the original in many ways, but do these ties create a film as strong as the original? Listen to this preview from Stuart, Arnie, and Brock, then donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Exorcist III
After a surreal sequel he had no part in, original Exorcist novelist William Peter Blatty returned to not only write but also direct the third film in the Exorcist series. Linda Blair’s Regan is gone, but back from the original is Lt. Kinderman and his film-going friend Father Dyer. Kinderman is investigating a series of murders–copycat crimes aping the motif of the executed Gemini Killer. Surprise co-stars tie this film to the original in many ways, but do these ties create a film as strong as the original? Listen to this preview from Stuart, Arnie, and Brock, then donate to Now Playing to find out!
Exorcist II: The Heretic
In 1973 audiences watched as the devil was put down…or was he? Now Regan’s soul is once again in peril as the demon has come back, brought on through high-tech hypnosis, ready to face off against a new priest who will travel the world to find how to best the beast. With a new director and new cast, can Exorcist II: The Heretic possibly come close to the heights of the classic original? Listen to this preview from Stuart, Arnie, and Brock, then donate to Now Playing to find out!
Exorcist II: The Heretic
In 1973 audiences watched as the devil was put down…or was he? Now Regan’s soul is once again in peril as the demon has come back, brought on through high-tech hypnosis, ready to face off against a new priest who will travel the world to find how to best the beast. With a new director and new cast, can Exorcist II: The Heretic possibly come close to the heights of the classic original? Listen to this preview from Stuart, Arnie, and Brock, then donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Exorcist
What a wonderful day for an exorcism! As a special “Thank You” to those who donate to Now Playing, Arnie, Brock, and Stuart are looking back at all the Exorcist films, starting with this 1973 head-spinning classic! It has been aped so much in horror films, can it hold up 35 years later, or should it be banished back to the bowels of hell? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Exorcist
What a wonderful day for an exorcism! As a special “Thank You” to those who donate to Now Playing, Arnie, Brock, and Stuart are looking back at all the Exorcist films, starting with this 1973 head-spinning classic! It has been aped so much in horror films, can it hold up 35 years later, or should it be banished back to the bowels of hell? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
The Golden Child
You, supporters of Now Playing, are the chosen ones! And now you can finally hear this bonus review of The Golden Child that Arnie, Stuart, and Brock reviewed in September, 2011.
The Golden Child
You, supporters of Now Playing, are the chosen ones! And now you can finally hear this bonus review of The Golden Child that Arnie, Stuart, and Brock reviewed in September, 2011.
Poltergeist III
Arnie, Marjorie, and Stuart are baaack again for the final installment in the Poltergeist Bonus Retrospective series. It’s a penthouse full of problems when cursed Carol Anne Freeling takes refuge at her uncle’s Chicago skyscraper and unpacks demonic Reverend Kane onto her unsuspecting extended family. Can the trilogy’s conclusion scale the heights of the original, or is POLTERGEIST III a poor reflection on the franchise? Donate today and find out!
Poltergeist III
Arnie, Marjorie, and Stuart are baaack again for the final installment in the Poltergeist Bonus Retrospective series. It’s a penthouse full of problems when cursed Carol Anne Freeling takes refuge at her uncle’s Chicago skyscraper and unpacks demonic Reverend Kane onto her unsuspecting extended family. Can the trilogy’s conclusion scale the heights of the original, or is POLTERGEIST III a poor reflection on the franchise? Donate today and find out!
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
They’re baaaack! Marjorie, Arnie, and Stuart continue their Poltergeist Bonus Retrospective series with Poltergeist 2: The Other Side. Without Steven Spielberg’s involvement, the rest of the cast and crew reunite to meet Kane, the personification of The Beast from the first movie, and travel to the other side to fight him! Did we drink the worm, or is this movie as much fun as getting braces? Donate today to find out!
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
They’re baaaack! Marjorie, Arnie, and Stuart continue their Poltergeist Bonus Retrospective series with Poltergeist 2: The Other Side. Without Steven Spielberg’s involvement, the rest of the cast and crew reunite to meet Kane, the personification of The Beast from the first movie, and travel to the other side to fight him! Did we drink the worm, or is this movie as much fun as getting braces? Donate today to find out!
Poltergeist (1982)
It’s heeeeere! Arnie, Stuart, and Marjorie’s review of Poltergeist! This 1982 horror classic from Steven “Jaws” Spielberg and Tobe “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Hooper comes a film that made ghosts cool again and instilled a deep fear of clowns into many children of the 80’s. It’s one of Stuart’s all time favorite films, but does it hold up almost 30 years later? And can a PG rated horror film truly be scary?
Poltergeist (1982)
It’s heeeeere! Arnie, Stuart, and Marjorie’s review of Poltergeist! This 1982 horror classic from Steven “Jaws” Spielberg and Tobe “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Hooper comes a film that made ghosts cool again and instilled a deep fear of clowns into many children of the 80’s. It’s one of Stuart’s all time favorite films, but does it hold up almost 30 years later? And can a PG rated horror film truly be scary?
Deep Blue Sea
Arnie, Stuart, and Brock go back into open water for one last shark tale–Deep Blue Sea, a bonus addendum to our Jaws retrospective series. Ostensibly based on an unused plot for Jaws 5 based on Richard Dreyfuss’ Matt Hooper at the Aurora station, the film as made stars LL Cool J and Thomas Jane squaring off against genetically altered “smart sharks”. With such a B-movie plot and directed by Renny Harlin, has Now Playing’s Jaws series sunk to new depths after Jaws: The Revenge? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Deep Blue Sea
Arnie, Stuart, and Brock go back into open water for one last shark tale–Deep Blue Sea, a bonus addendum to our Jaws retrospective series. Ostensibly based on an unused plot for Jaws 5 based on Richard Dreyfuss’ Matt Hooper at the Aurora station, the film as made stars LL Cool J and Thomas Jane squaring off against genetically altered “smart sharks”. With such a B-movie plot and directed by Renny Harlin, has Now Playing’s Jaws series sunk to new depths after Jaws: The Revenge? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Jaws: The Revenge
When a 3-D shark at Seaworld didn’t pop for audiences, Universal Studios decided to take Jaws back to its roots, by starting the film back at Amity Island and focusing on the Brody family matriarch Ellen, played by Lorraine Gary. With the tagline “This time it’s personal,” a shark has a vendetta against the Brodys, and is following them to the Bahamas. With Acadamy Award winner Michael Caine and a memorable performance by Mario Van Peebles, this installment is widely considered the worst of the entire Jaws franchise. Does it deserve that reputation? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Jaws: The Revenge
When a 3-D shark at Seaworld didn’t pop for audiences, Universal Studios decided to take Jaws back to its roots, by starting the film back at Amity Island and focusing on the Brody family matriarch Ellen, played by Lorraine Gary. With the tagline “This time it’s personal,” a shark has a vendetta against the Brodys, and is following them to the Bahamas. With Acadamy Award winner Michael Caine and a memorable performance by Mario Van Peebles, this installment is widely considered the worst of the entire Jaws franchise. Does it deserve that reputation? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Jaws 3-D
And now for something completely different–Jaws 3-D! Where Jaws 2 made a point to call back to the original Jaws as much as possible with the same setting, many of the same actors, the same story beats, Jaws 3 (in 3-D) moved the location to Seaworld in Florida and in the absence of Sheriff Brody we follow his sons, Sean and Mike, as a new shark terrorizes them in the water theme park’s new underwater attraction! With eye-popping 3-D, a young Dennis Quaid and Lea Thompson, and Acadamy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. this film had the makings of a huge summer hit in 1983. Was it the main attraction that everyone needed to see, or did it just bite? Donate today to find out!
Jaws 3-D
And now for something completely different–Jaws 3-D! Where Jaws 2 made a point to call back to the original Jaws as much as possible with the same setting, many of the same actors, the same story beats, Jaws 3 (in 3-D) moved the location to Seaworld in Florida and in the absence of Sheriff Brody we follow his sons, Sean and Mike, as a new shark terrorizes them in the water theme park’s new underwater attraction! With eye-popping 3-D, a young Dennis Quaid and Lea Thompson, and Acadamy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. this film had the makings of a huge summer hit in 1983. Was it the main attraction that everyone needed to see, or did it just bite? Donate today to find out!
Jaws 2
When Jaws came out in 1975 it created the summer blockbuster and became the highest grossing movie ever, and so a sequel was inevitable. However, gone from the sequel are Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw, but back are Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. Spawning the ubiquitous line “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water” does this movie capture the fun and fear of the first, or is it dead in the water? Donate today to find out!
Jaws 2
When Jaws came out in 1975 it created the summer blockbuster and became the highest grossing movie ever, and so a sequel was inevitable. However, gone from the sequel are Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw, but back are Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. Spawning the ubiquitous line “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water” does this movie capture the fun and fear of the first, or is it dead in the water? Donate today to find out!
Jaws (1975)
In 1975 Steven Spielberg was an up-and-coming director, working in TV but having a critically acclaimed theatrical hit with his film Duel, but after adapting the Peter Benchley novel Jaws for the big screen in a troubled production that has become film legend, Spielberg would cement his place as an A-list director, the summer blockbuster was born, and families never looked at a trip to the beach the same way again. But with the film now being over 35 years old and a pop culture cliche, do Stuart, Arnie, and Brock think the film holds up? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Jaws (1975)
In 1975 Steven Spielberg was an up-and-coming director, working in TV but having a critically acclaimed theatrical hit with his film Duel, but after adapting the Peter Benchley novel Jaws for the big screen in a troubled production that has become film legend, Spielberg would cement his place as an A-list director, the summer blockbuster was born, and families never looked at a trip to the beach the same way again. But with the film now being over 35 years old and a pop culture cliche, do Stuart, Arnie, and Brock think the film holds up? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Seed of Chucky
Originally Released October 25, 2010
Six years after Bride of Chucky was an expected hit, the tiny doll returned to the big screen in Seed of Chucky, where Chucky and Tiffany are introduced to their child, born at the end of the last film. And with this, we bring Now Playing’s first BONUS podcast series to a close with a bang, in what promises to be one of the most shocking and contentious reviews yet. Did the Hollywood humor hit with our hosts? Listen to find out!
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Bride of Chucky
Originally Released October 18, 2010
Behind every Good Guy doll is a good woman, and in Chucky’s case that woman is Tiffany, a femme fatale who was the girlfriend of Lakeshore Strangler Charles Lee Ray. This titular character changes the whole dynamic of the Child’s Play series, and helmed by Freddy vs Jason director Ronny Yu this film contains laughs and violence. Does this fourth installment get Brock, Arnie, and Stuart to play along, or do they just want to take their toys and go home? Listen to find out!
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Child’s Play 3
Andy Barclay has joined a military base, so it’s time for Chucky to be doll that he can be, in Child’s Play 3! Is the third-time the charm for our psychopathic plaything, or should this torturous toy be recalled? Listen to find out!
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Child’s Play 2
You can’t keep a Good Guy Doll down! Rebuilt by Play Pals Inc, Chucky has returned and, wanting to transfer his soul into a human body again, he goes back on the trail of Andy. But the clock is ticking for if Chucky stays in the doll body too long his soul will be trapped in the doll forever. But can Chucky keep his homicidal impulses in check long enough to recite his Voodoo chant? And more importantly, is this movie as fun as a Good Guy doll? As a thank you to our donors, Arnie, Stuart, and Brock are here to review Child’s Play 2, so listen to find out!
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Child’s Play
Originally Released September 27, 2010
Charles Lee Ray has a problem. He’s a strangler, but having used voodoo to transfer his soul into the body of a doll, he cannot wrap his little doll hands around anyone’s neck. So he has to find a way out of the doll by possessing the body of 6 year old Andy, before he stays a doll too long and is trapped in the doll forever! Listen as Arnie, Stuart, and Brock do the voodoo that they do so well and review this 80’s classic slasher film!
I Know Who Killed Me
Originally Released July 26, 2010
This exclusive podcast was first available at the FIRST EVER Now Playing listener meet and greet at the Yardhouse bar at San Diego Comic Con, Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob review Lindsey Lohan’s thriller, I Know Who Killed Me. Primary Colors only, secondary colors need not apply!
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