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Jaws is Great! - Talking About Tapes (#63) Jul 06, 2021

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Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. Speaking of great, Tony and Newt watched the original summer blockbuster, JAWS! In this Podcast / Movie Review Tony and Newt will talk about the things that make Jaws Great! Like the outstanding performances by the cast, the innovative camera work used to film around the technical limitations they had, and Spielberg's amazing ability to fill his audience with suspense. Keep an eye out for some regular guest making cameos and don't forget to download the audio version of the podcast to listen to voicemails you all sent us!
When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.
Editing and shark acting by Jessica Hickson Quint Speech read by Latinx youtuber: https://twitter.com/hippojuicefilm

Independence Day is Cool! - Talking About Tapes (#62) Jul 02, 2021

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The 4th of July is on its way so Tony and Newt decided to watch the 1996 classic, Independence Day. In this Podcast / Movie Review Tony and Newt will talk about the things that make Independence Day cool! Like the miniature cities they built and destroyed, the unique alien design, and the most patriotic speech ever put to film!
On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles and Washington, as well as Paris, London, Houston and Moscow. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day...

Men in Black is Awesome! - Talking About Tapes (#61) Jun 29, 2021

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In this Podcast / Movie Review of Men in Black they will go into detail about the things that make Men in Black awesome. Like the amazing practical effects done by Rick Baker, the incredible pairing of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, and the amazing theme song!
They are the best-kept secret in the universe. Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith) are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. While investigating a series of unregistered close encounters, the MIB agents uncover the deadly plot of an intergalactic terrorist who is on a mission to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies currently in residence in New York City.

Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse - Hack The Movies (#60) Jun 26, 2021

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Tony and Kieran take a look at the first big budget animated Spider Man movie! In this Podcast / Movie Review Tony and Kieran will talk about all the ways Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is spectacular. Like the state of the art ground breaking animation, the incredible soundtrack, and the rich characters that bring new life to the Spider-Man lore!
Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.

Titanic is Epic! - Talking About Tapes (#59) Jun 22, 2021

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Tony, Johanna, and Trisha look back at 3rd highest grossing film of all time, TITANIC! In this Podcast / Movie Review they will talk about the ways James Cameron's Titanic is epic! From the gigantic sets made to look like the actual ship, the state of the art special effects that broke new ground, and star studded cast! Don't forget that stupid song too.
James Cameron's "Titanic" is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic; the pride and joy of the White Star Line and, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most luxurious liner of her era -- the "ship of dreams" -- which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

I Know What You Did Last Summer is Not Scream! - Talking About Tapes (#58) Jun 18, 2021

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Tony, Newt, and Trisha look back at a movie that is trying so hard to be like scream but is NOT Scream. In this Podcast / Movie Review they will talk about the ways "I Know What You Did Last Summer" is not like scream. From it being impossible to guess the killer cause there is no real clues to their identity, how it lacks any of the humor or wit from scream, and how its really not a slasher for most of the film. Also its one of Tony's favorite movies.
A year after running over a fisherman and dumping his body in the water, four friends reconvene when Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) receives a frightening letter telling her that their crime was seen. While pursuing who he thinks is responsible for the letter, Barry (Ryan Phillippe) is run over by a man with a meat hook. The bloodletting only increases from there, as the killer with the hook continues to stalk Julie, Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.)

The Mummy is Magnificent! - Talking About Tapes (#57) Jun 15, 2021

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Tony, Newt, and Johanna revisit the classic Mummy Reboot from 1999. In this Podcast / Movie Review they will talk about the things that make The Mummy magnificent. From the insanely good looking cast, the fun and clever script, and the state of the art special effects!
The Mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.

The Fate of The Furious is About Family! - Hack The Movies (#56) Jun 11, 2021

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The newest Fast and The Furious sequel is coming out soon so Newt and Tony decided to watch the eighth film even though they didn't see any of them after the second film. In this Podcast / Movie Review Newt and Tony will talk about the things that make The Fate of the Furious about family! Like the the fact that Vin Diesel's character now has a son, or how Jason Statham's character needs to get help from his mother and brother, and how Michelle Rodriguez wants to save her husband!
Now that Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez) are on their honeymoon, and Brian (Paul Walker) and Mia (Jordana Brewster) have retired from the game, and the rest of the crew has been exonerated, the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape, and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage, and to bring home the man who made them a family.

Batman and Robin is Bad! - Talking About Tapes (#55) Jun 08, 2021

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Tony with Newt and Crystal review Batman and Robin. In this Podcast / Movie Review of fourth movie in the Burton/Schumacher era of Batman films they'll talk about all the things that make it bad. Like the miscasting of Arnold as Mr. Freeze, the jokes that fall flat, and how Bane and Batgirl were so poorly shoehorned into the story.
This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

Army of the Dead is Dumb! - Hack The Movies (#54) Jun 04, 2021

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Tony with Newt and Crystal review Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead. In this Podcast / Movie Review of this new zombie flick we talk about all the stuff that makes it dumb. Like the drawn out melodrama, characters that are infuriating, and robot zombies. You read that last part right.
With the abandoned, walled city of Las Vegas overrun with zombies, after a disastrous government fault, the billionaire casino magnate, Bly Tanaka, realises that he has left something in Sin City: $200 million to be more precise. For the time being, his mountains of cash are safe behind his impenetrable casino vault; however, the US President plans to nuke the entire city in less than 96 hours. Now, Tanaka is willing to pay $50 million to the decorated former mercenary, Scott Ward, and his hand-picked team to retrieve the money before the bomb obliterates the city. Indeed, this is a life-changing offer Scott cannot refuse; nevertheless, the rules have changed, and the horde of the walking undead seems to be more organised than they might have expected. But, time is running out. Can they return from Vegas in one piece and rich?

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