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Episode 11 features film critic Cody Clark of the Daily Herald newspaper
Considering the Sequels is a monthly film podcast that examines the merits and weaknesses of specific movie franchises. Right-click the title of this post to download this episode free.
In Episode 11 we consider the “Fletch” movies. As always we each give Mini Reviews of recent film releases and whatever else we’ve been watching lately, and this episode concludes with the reading and answering of listener e-mails — as well as drawing our winner for the random, free DVDs!
Your hosts are Andy Howell, Karl Huddleston and Jason Pyles. Download this episode to hear who won our five random movies DVD give-away.
SHOW NOTES:
I. Introduction
II. Considering the Sequels: Fletch
- Fletch — (04:45)
- Fletch Lives — (33:47)
- Franchise Overview (1:01:44)
— A Brief Message About Our Sponsor, Heftel Studios (1:04:11)
- Tune in to our next LIVE broadcast on Ustream (1:05:28)
III. Mini Reviews
(1:05:56) - Andy: Megamind, Let Me In, Let the Right One In, Andy’s Best Worst Movies List
(1:15:40) - Cody Clark: True Grit (2010), Coen Bros. filmography, TRON: Legacy, Hop, The Spy Who Loved Me
(1:44:15) - Jason: Scream 4, Film Art quote about Alien, Modern Family, Bizarre Movie Bin Pick: Caveman
(1:51:13) - Karl: Hanna, Your Highness, Paul and Rotten Tomatoes critics, Karl’s Geek News: Blu-ray digital copy codes, Nintendo Wii, The Incredibles Blu-ray, DLP digital projection trivia
IV. Answering Listener E-mails (2:04:05)
(2:05:37) Question from mbc (aka “SaintSeattle”) on interpreting a movie review for one’s own tastes
(2:16:20) Question from Grant (aka “Huggy Bear”) inquiring about B movie- and low-budget recommendations
(2:25:41) Question from MeLuvsHorror who asks why we even covered shock cinema in the first place
(2:27:36) Question from Cody Clark who also asks what we were thinking by covering extreme cinema
(2:31:46) Question from Milt on “underground horror” films
(2:33:31) E-mail from A.A. compares shock films to love stories
(2:36:13) Comments from Miss Vickie on our “Jaws” franchise rating
V. Drawing for the Winner of Five Random DVDs (2:38:47)
Wrap-Up / Credits (2:41:13)
End Time (2:42:45)
Cody Clark, Andy, Karl and Jason give their collective verdict on this franchise, from 0 to 100:
Fletch = 76
Fletch Lives = 67
Overall Franchise = 72
Special Links Mentioned in This Episode:
Lumière Bros.’ 1895 short film, Watering the Gardener”
Jason’s Much-Better-Than-Karl-Gave-It-Credit-for Movie Review of “Star Trek” (2009)
Cody Clark’s Full Movie Review of “127 Hours”
Dr. Shock's DVD Infatuation.com
Contact Us:
E-mail us with questions, comments, suggestions: SequelsPodcast@Gmail.com, or catch up with us on Facebook by searching “Considering the Sequels.” Visit our Considering the Cinema discussion blog, where we write about unusual films. The CTS podcast is also on Twitter: @considersequels.
Credits:
Thanks to our guest, Mr. Cody Clark of the Daily Herald newspaper, for returning to our show. Thanks to our official sponsor, Heftel Studios, and thanks to the Dave Eaton Element for the use of Dave’s music. Thanks to Kara Brewer for her graphic designs and Bill Barnes for his artistic vision.
Episode 11 was recorded on April 17, 2011.
