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Horror Sequels Go To Space: Critters 4 (1992) Aug 15, 2022

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If you're a fan of horror movies and horror podcasts, then you know that at some point in the life of a horror movie franchise, they GO TO OUTER SPACE once they run out of ideas. Well, in this episode of the Salty Nerd Podcast, the Nerds talk about that very thing with CRITTERS 4.

Starring Angela Bassett, Brad Dourif, Don Keith Opper, and Terrence Mann, this installment of the Critters franchise has Charlie getting cryogenically frozen along with the last two Crit eggs in existence. He's then rescued 50 years in the future by a space salvage crew, and hijinks ensue, complete with an unexpected heel-turn from everyone's favorite shape-changing bounty hunter, Ug.

This is one movie review podcast you won't want to miss. Yes, Alex and MattVader aren't in it, but we have some great replacements with Brian from the Popcast and Conspiracy Tom who fully deliver on all your film review podcast needs. The Nerds breakdown everything you need to know about this terrible, terrible sequel - in space!

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August Bites Week: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992) Aug 12, 2022

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Check out the movie that started the Buffy craze - Buffy The Vampire Slayer! The original vision of everyone's favorite cheerleader-turned-vampire-hunter from Joss Whedon, starring Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, and Rutger Hauer. This movie was originally more of a serious horror movie, but thanks to studio interference it became more of a comedy, much to the chagrin of Joss Whedon, who eventually ended up walking off set in protest.

Vampires are on the loose in Los Angeles, and only the prophesized "Slayer" can stop them. Unfortunately, the latest slayer, Buffy, hasn't been trained by her mentor Merrick yet, despite being in high school. Now that the evil vampire master Lothos is in town, Buffy must rely on her natural skills and keen fashion sense to take on the demons of the night! (And look good while doing it.)

This is a very different version of Buffy that we got from the beloved Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV show, but it still has its own charm to it. Whether you're a horror film fan, a comedy film fan, or just someone who likes vampires, this is a movie for you! And when the Salty Nerds devote their movie review podcast to a film Jude goes crazy over, you know it's going to be a good episode of this film review podcast! So strap in, get your blonde mustache on, and prepare to spend a long long time dying from a stake to the heart, because the Salty Nerds are going to take on 1992's Buffy The Vampire Slayer!

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Salty Nerd Reviews: Farscape - PK Tech Girl (S1E7) Aug 11, 2022

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Farscape Season 1 Episode 7 review from the Salty Nerds has them watching PK Tech Girl - the episode where Crichton gets some side-action from a cute Peacekeeper and makes Aeryn jealous, all the while trying to survive frog-suit space pirates who breathe fire!

This Farscape review and retrospective has the crew of Moya stumbling upon a derelict Peacekeeper warship in the uncharted territories, and wouldn't you know it? Commander Crais has already been by and left a team of technicians behind to salvage it. Unfortunately, all but one of them were killed by vicious space pirates called the Sheyang, who have returned to finish the salvage and want really badly to destroy Moya and her crew!

Ben Browder and Claudia Black are joined by Alyssa-Jane Cook as Gilina in this episode, which is mostly just set-up for other episodes the Nerds plan to watch from later in Farscape season 1. It's not the best episode of Farscape, but it is still an enjoyable one. We're not a full time Farscape podcast but we're having fun watching the show and still have a few more episodes to go for the month! If you enjoy sci-fi podcasts or TV review podcasts, be sure to subscribe to us! We dive deep into a lot of classic TV shows on the Salty Nerd Podcast.

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August Bites Week: Once Bitten (1985) Aug 10, 2022

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Did you know that Jim Carrey's first starring role was as a high school virgin who is slowly being turned into a Vampire by evil (but sexy) Lauren Hutton? It's True! The Salty Nerds take a look at the horror movie comedy film mash-up Once Bitten. Originally written as a starring vehicle for Elvira, this is a film about a vampire Countess who needs to drink the blood of a virgin every year in order to preserve her eternal beauty. But finding a virgin in the 80s is more difficult than it seems! But she thinks her problems are solved when she bumps into hapless (and hard up) high schooler Mark Kendall, who is willing to cheat on his long-time girlfriend Robin in order to lose his V-card. Little does he know he's unwillingly trading it in for a different kind of V-Card - as in VAMPIRE!

Young Jim Carrey shines in this horror comedy about high school angst. And Los Angeles in the 80s was crazy, wasn't it? If you haven't yet seen Once Bitten, then you're in for a treat as the Salty Nerds break it down in their movie review podcast. Seriously, what other film review podcast do you know of that watches movies like this? Subscribe to the Salty Nerd Podcast now and get all the movie reviews and film reviews you can handle!

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Salty Nerd Reviews: Prey (2022) Aug 09, 2022

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Prey movie review from the Salty Nerds has them talking about this prequel to the Predator movies from writer/director Dan Trachtenberg.

The Prey Movie has taken a lot of criticism in the build up to its release on HULU for being "woke" and replacing the beefy Arnold Schwarzenegger with the petit Amber Midthunder as the main character who faces off with the Feral Predator. Is it really that bad? Or did the movie fall into the "get woke go broke" trap?

Technically a Predator 5, Prey is said to be an origin story of the Predator in the world of the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, we definitely get to see a Predator story that is very different from the last outing we got with Shane Black's The Predator. But is re-hashing the same Predator movie formula a winning strategy?

Whether you are a fan of action movie podcasts or horror movie podcasts, we got you covered with the Salty Nerd Podcast! The Nerds dive deep into this movie to let you know if it's worth watching or not.

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August Bites Week: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) Aug 08, 2022

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What do you get when you try to cross classic horror movies with screwball comedy with a cast of all-stars from the 1980s? If you said Transylvania 6-5000, you'd be right!

This is a movie about two tabloid journalists who go to Transylvania to investigate stories of Frankenstein's monster running loose, and once there the intrepid duo cross paths with vampires, wolfmen, mad scientists, and Michael Richards.

Transylvania 6-5000 stars Jeff Goldblum, Carol Kane, Ed Begley Jr., Jeffrey Jones, John Byner, and the first appearances of Geena Davis and Michael Richards. It's a fun, light-hearted horror comedy romp written and directed by Rudy De Luca on behalf of the Dow Chemical Company who financed the picture in order to launder money out of Yugoslavia. (No joke.) So if you like campy horror and screwball comedy, then this is the movie for you!

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Mel Gibson Week - Braveheart (1995) Aug 05, 2022

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Hey Nerds! In this episode we put on facepaint and scream for FREEDOM as they geek out over Mel Gibson and his Oscar-winning movie about the Scottish folk-hero William Wallace. Yes, this is our Braveheart movie review podcast!

Though the film plays a tad fast-and-loose with actual history, this 1995 movie has some epic battle scenes and stirring speeches that have wormed their way into the cultural fabric of our times. Who knew men in kilts could be so inspirational?

Mel Gibson directed and starred in this movie, wearing some epic hair extensions while doing so. He's joined by Sophie Marceau, Angus Macfadyen, Brian Cox, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson, and Tommy Flanagan in a script from screenwriter Randall Wallace.

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Mel Gibson Week - Apocalypto (2006) Aug 03, 2022

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Apocalypto movie review from the Salty Nerds has them becoming history buffs in order to understand this "foreign film" by Mel Gibson.

Apocalypto is the story of Jaguar Paw and his quest to save his family after a brutal Mayan warband invades his village and captures him and his friends to be taken back to their city to be sold off as slaves and given up for human sacrifice. Jaguar Paw escapes and is then pursued by the ruthless band of Mayan Warriors and must use his wits and experience in the jungle to get back to his pregnant wife before she drowns in the massive ground cave that he hid her in.

This Apocalypto analysis has the Salty Nerds split because some think this movie is brilliant and the Apocalypto reaction from others is that it's too brutal and not fun to watch at all. (And some of the Salty Nerds just hate reading subtitles!) As with all Mel Gibson films, the historical accuracy of this epic South America tale of rainforest survival is in question, but Mel has never let little things like "history" get in the way of a good story!

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Salty Nerd Reviews: Farscape - Premiere (S1E1) Aug 02, 2022

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Prepare yourself for some space muppet action as the Salty Nerds start reviewing FARSCAPE, the classic sci-fi series from New Zealand that introduced the world to Ben Browder and Claudia Black! Working with Jim Henson Studios, FARSCAPE takes us to the other end of the galaxy as a IASA Astronaut enters into a wormhole and comes out in the middle of a jailbreak. Forced to team up with a motley crew of unreliable aliens who are pitted against a relentless militaristic force, John Crighton realizes that he's "not in Kansas anymore" and must adapt to life in an unfamiliar part of the galaxy.

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Mel Gibson Week - Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Aug 01, 2022

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Hacksaw Ridge movie review from the Salty Nerds has them marveling at Andrew Garfield and his touching performance as a World War II medic who refuses to carry a gun while saving everyone he can on the battlefield.

Inspired by the true story of Desmond Doss, a contentious objector who enlisted to save lives rather than take them, Mel Gibson directs this movie to perfection. In addition to Andrew Garfield as Doss, the film also stars Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, and Teresa Palmer.

Both heartwarming and shocking, Hacksaw Ridge is the latest film Mel Gibson directed and it is also his most powerful. Come join the Salty Nerds as they break down this modern masterpiece of a film! We wouldn't be able to consider ourselves a real movie review podcast if we didn't cover this one!

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