Fat Guys at the Movies &#187; Star Wars

FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Contagion, Warrior and Creature

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Review of Creature and a preview of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (8:50)

Part II: Reviews of Warrior and Contagion (10:40)

Part III: Box Office Recap, Box Office Predictions, the Star Wars Blu-rays and the Fat Guy Five: Five Scariest Movie Illnesses (37:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: The Office: Season 7, Parks & Recreation: Season 3, Scarface Blu-ray, Hanna, Everything Must Go, United 93 Blu-ray, Dressed to Kill Blu-ray and Straw Dogs Blu-ray (6:35)

Part V: Bonus spoiler discussion of Contagion (8:00)

Next Week:

Drive, I Don’t Know How She Does It, The Lion King 3D and Straw Dogs

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 86 – Epic Light

Merrill Barr — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:00:27 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash get epic!

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Episode 226 – Singing Purple Monkeys in 3D

Kevin Carr — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:56 +0000

This Week: Kevin gets ready to take on the onslaught of 3D movies this weekend with the help of Emily from Gleekcast, who is fresh off of seeing the Glee: The 3D Concert Movie. (See… someone paid to see it this past week.) They ramble through a variety of topics, including gambling in Vegas, British accents and the great 80s conflict of Star Wars versus The SuperFriends. They also manage to talk about all the new movies this week, lay down a Fat Guy Five about great vampire hunters and suggest some awesome (and not-so-awesome) DVDs and Blu-rays.

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FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Fright Night, Conan the O’Barbarian, Spy Kids 4 and One Day

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Previews of Conan the O’Barbarian and Spy Kids 4D: All the Time in the World (8:50)

Part II: Reviews of One Day and Fright Night (10:40)

Part III: More on Fright Night, a post-review of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, Box Office Recap, Box Office Predictions and the Fat Guy Five: Five Favorite Vampire Hunters (49:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: The Muppets Take Manhattan, John Carpenter’s The Ward, Cobra, Assassins, Demolition Man, The Big Lebowski Blu-ray, Dexter: Season 5, Jane Eyre, Priest and The Conspirator (6:35)

Next Week:

No screenings, but plenty of chatter about Colombiana, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Our Idiot Brother

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 76 – Pre-Light

Merrill Barr — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:00:40 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash head back to the past in order to reboot the future.

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Episode 217 – Exclusive ‘Hunger Games’ Casting News

Kevin Carr — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:45:19 +0000

This Week: Kevin put on his Jedi robe and grabs his lightsaber, inviting Star Wars expert Chris Spears into the Magical Studio in the Sky. The two discuss the history of X-Men movies as well as the new one opening this week. Then, they delve into a discussion of The People Versus George Lucas, geek tattoos, how to spell Chewbacca’s home planet and whether George Lucas raped anything, let along our childhoods. they also lay down a Fat Guy Five about the comic book characters that deserve their own film (with Kevin admitting that this subject has definitely been covered before) and then giving out some DVD recommendations.

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FSR’s Weekly Report Card for X-Men: First Class

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Intros (8:50)

Part II: A look back at the X-Men films, then a review of X-Men: First Class (10:40)

Part III: More about X-Men: First Class, a talk about The People Versus George Lucas, Box Office Recap, Box Office Predictions and the Fat Guy Five: Five Comic Book Characters That Need a Movie (49:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: Drive Angry, Stanley Kubrick Collection, American Graffiti, Psych: Season 4 and SGU: Season 2 (6:35)

Next Week:

A look at Super 8, Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer and Tree of Life

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 75 – Second Light

Merrill Barr — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:00:24 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash revisit the same and rally the old while discussing the art of the sequel.

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 68 – Scored Light

Merrill Barr — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:00:51 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash close their eyes and open their ears to the wonders of the cinematic score.

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 67 – Light & Sound

Merrill Barr — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:00:39 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash close their eyes and open their ears to the wonders of cinematic sound.

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Episode 207 – With Apologies to Splinter

Kevin Carr — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:00:49 +0000

This Week: Kevin welcomes Rudie Obias from Gordon and the Whale into the Magical Studio in the Sky. Even though Kevin hasn’t seen any of the films this week (with no thanks to the studios, who didn’t screen them anywhere in his state), he’s able to talk about them. Rudie takes a look at the kick-ass nature of Sucker Punch while Kevin tries to explain the appeal of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Together they chat about box office, the state of 3D versus ticket price, DVD picks and a look at five fun films (and film series) aimed at the 14-year-old boy in all of us.

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FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Sucker Punch and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Preview of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (8:50)

Part II: Review of Sucker Punch (10:40)

Part III: Box Office Recap, Box Office Predictions, 3D and Ticket Prices and the Fat Guy Five: Five Fun Films Geared Toward 14-Year-Old Boys (38:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: Yogi Bear, Scarecrow & Mrs. King: Season 2, Skyline, How Do You Know? and (God help us!) The Tourist (6:35)

Next Week:

A look at Hop, Insidious and Source Code

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 65 – Sci-Light

Merrill Barr — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:00:24 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash head to a galaxy far, far and get scientific… In a fictional way.

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 53 – Special Light

Merrill Barr — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:00:33 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash hop the light train and break down the wonders of special effects.

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Celluloid Spotlight: Episode 24 – The Great Debate, Buisness vs Art

Merrill Barr — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:00:56 +0000

In this episode, Merrill and Hash take sides in one of the most prominent film debates going on today. They break down what happens when business and art collide.

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Merrill meant to say Shannen Doherty, not Sharron Stone. He has already smacked himself.

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The Idiot Boxers – Episode 4

Kevin Carr — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:00:38 +0000

In this very special episode: In catch-up mode, the Idiot Boxers cover the slate of TV from the beloved 24 (RIP… sniff, sniff) to what show ABC wants to use as a replacement for LOST. They buzz about a Star Wars sit com and the loss of Merrill’s favorite new show Sons of Tucson. Kevin rants about Grey’s Anatomy and both Idiots lay into reality TV.

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Episode Schedule:

Prime Time [23:00] - Recaps and reviews of 24, Chuck, Lost, FlashForward and South Park

Idiot Buzz [20:00] - A look at big television news

Channel Surfing [20:00] - Discussion of other shows, including Criminal Minds, V, Justified, NCIS, The Mentalist, Castle, Law & Order: SVU, Stargate Universe, The Pacific and Parenthood

Idiot Sound Off [20:00] - Topics for the week: The hypocrisy of Grey’s Anatomy and why we don’t cover reality shows

TV-on-DVD [15:00] - A look at Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 on Blu-ray and The Unusuals, plus the Idiot Recommendations

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Fat Guy 5: Five Characters We Wish Were Killed

Kevin Carr — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:27:21 +0000

With the release this week of yet another Nicholas Sparks movie, we now have learned the true formula. Take a forbidden summer romance, throw in some upper-class/lower-class tension and nice picturesque shots of Savannah’s beaches, and you’re only missing one thing…

Like any good horror movie, a Nicholas Sparks movie would not be complete without someone dying.

And that got us thinking… if only every movie was written by Nicholas Sparks, who would we have liked to see bite it in other films. What follows is a fun, but hardly definitive, Fat Guy Five list!

5. Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker), The Fifth Element (1997)

“Korben… Korben… Korben… Korben! Korben! Korben! Korben!! Korben!! Korben!!! KorbenKorbenKorbenKorbenKorben!!! KORBEN! KORBEN!!!” Who didn’t want to kill this guy?

4. Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Sure, this film was the first Star Wars movie in almost two decades. Sure, it was on the cutting edge of digital technology. But Jar Jar Binks couldn’t have been more annoying. He was the Short Round of this movie.

3. Short Round (Ke Huy Quan), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

And speaking of Short Round… I saw this movie when I was only 12, so I identified with a kid who followed Indiana Jones around like a sick puppy. But as an adult, I see him for what he really was… a cheap grab at the interest of a 12 year old.

2. Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards), Starship Troopers (1997)

Even director Paul Verhoeven acknowledges that the decision to kill Dizzy (Dina Meyer) and keep Carmen alive was a bad idea in the long run. According to the commentary track of this film, comment cards from the test screenings said, “You killed the wrong girl!”

1. Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson), Remember Me (2010)

Oh wait…

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Kevin Carr’s Best of the Decade (2000-2009)

Kevin Carr — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:07:11 +0000

Fat Guy Kevin Carr lays down his picks for the best films of the decade: 2000-2009.

10. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Mel Gibson had a vision to make a cinematic passion play in dead languages, and he did so without Hollywood’s backing or support. It was a very polarizing film, but it was a powerful movie that shook things up in Hollywood.
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9. United 93 (2006)
Only a few years after the events of September 11, Paul Greengrass directed the first theatrical movie about the terror attacks. With its gritty docudrama style, “United 93” presented an ultra-realistic look at some of the greatest American heroes in modern time.
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8. Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) & Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
I know George Lucas let his ego run out of control. I know these were goofy stories. I know the acting was pretty noxious in the prequels. But I grew up with “Star Wars,” and these movies wrapped up a story I had spent my childhood waiting for.
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7. Sin City (2005)
Even though the massive success of “X-Men” and “Spider-Man” set a new mold for comic book movies, it was Robert Rodriguez’s panel-by-panel adaptation of Frank Miller’s groundbreaking graphic novels that showed us that an accurate and faithful film could be told from the comic book form.
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6. Memento (2000)
Before “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight,” Christopher Nolan turned heads with this out-of-sequence tale of revenge. It represents a feat in low-budget independent filmmaking because it looks slick, tells a brilliant story and trumps anything it was competing against in the theatrical marketplace.

5. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Sacha Baron Cohen’s first stab at feature filmmaking was a hit, forcing people to examine their own prejudices and insecurities while watching this bizarre mockumentary. It was easily one of the funniest films of the year, and it carried a strange message of tolerance beneath all of its political incorrectness.
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4. Team America: World Police (2004)
Leave it to Trey Parker and Matt Stone to use puppets to satire everything from political zeal to Matt Damon. There are no sacred cows in this movie, whether it be Kim Jong Il or Michael Bay. Mainstream America didn’t quite get this movie, but for someone like me, it was absolutely hilarious.
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3. The Incredibles (2004)
Pixar has dominated the box office and best of lists for the past decade, and this is one of their best films on record. It’s a great animated film. It’s a great superhero movie. And it’s a great film for the whole family. Telling the story of a modern superhero family in future retro style, “The Incredibles” is an adventure in itself.
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2. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
There are few films that can capture the loving dysfunction of a family and still make it feel warm and cozy. Wes Anderson hit the pinnacle of his career about a caustic family struggling with their insecurities and prejudices, cementing his style and place as a fantastic director.

1. WALL-E (2008)
Yes, it’s another Pixar movie, and it’s one of the sweetest one out there. No movie has captured my emotion as much as this film did, and it managed to do that with a robot rather than a person. WALL-E is one of the most fascinating characters to come out of Disney/Pixar, full of charm and R2-D2 wit.
Read Kevin’s full review of WALL-E here.

HONORABLE MENTION: No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Coen Brothers won the Oscar for this fantastic movie about greed and the lengths at which people will go for money. It’s easily their best film since “Fargo.”
Read Kevin’s full review of No Country for Old Men here.

Movie Review: ‘Fanboys’

fatguy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:10:57 +0000

Rated PG-13
Opens: February 20, 2009
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Starring: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel and Kristen Bell
Directed by: Kyle Newman

Kevin says Fanboys kinda rocks!
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Episode 104 – F.U. Spells Fatten Up!

Kevin Carr — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:38 +0000

Fat Guys at the Movies is the official podcast of Film School Rejects

On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil establish a permanent link in the Virtual Studio in the Sky as Neil sets his roots in sunny Austin, Texas. For the movies this week, Kevin waxes poetic about how awesome it is to watch cheerleader movies while both of them complain about how they never get to see Tyler Perry movies in advance. The Fat Guys offer their Oscar picks, including the potential upsets of the day while Kevin promises drastic consequences if WALL-E doesn’t win Best Animated Film. And finally, they discuss the ramifications of the long-awaited release of Fanboys.

Films Reviewed this Week: Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, Fired Up and Fanboys.

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Episode Schedule:

Segment 1 [8:50] – Review of Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail

Segment 2 [10:40] – Reviews of Fired Up and Fanboys

Segment 3 [12:45] – Box Office Predictions and Oscar preview

Segment 4 [6:35] – DVD Round-Up: Kevin’s pick is High School Musical 3: Senior Year (including a rant about other critics) and Quarantine; Neil’s is Body of Lies on BluRay, Review Recap and a look ahead to next week.

Next Week’s Show:
Neil and Kevin wonder if they’ll see any of the new movies, including Crossing Over, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li and the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience.

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