Fat Guys at the Movies &#187; Zoe Saldana

FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Colombiana

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Preview of Colombiana (8:50)

Part II: Review of Our Idiot Brother and a tease of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (10:40)

Part III: More on Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Box Office Recap, Box Office Predictions and the Fat Guy Five: Five Loveable Movie Idiots (39:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: The Beaver, The Coen Brothers Collection Blu-ray, Troll Hunter, Bambi II, Brothers & Sisters: Season 4, Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension and The Ernest Collection on Blu-ray (6:35)

Next Week:

The Debt, Shark Night 3D and Apollo 18

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Blu-ray Blitz: ‘Avatar’

Kevin Carr — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:17:45 +0000

Fat Guy Kevin Carr reviews the Blu-ray of Avatar.

Avatar
Rated PG-13
Studio: FOX
What it’s about: James Cameron sends Sam Worthington into space 150 years in the future to become a ten-foot-tall blue alien and kick a hella lot of motion-controlled and CGI ass over humans intent on raping the planet of Pandora.

The movie: Rocks! – When Avatar came out this past Christmas, I was one of the few critics out there that dished out the love for the film before it was clear it was going to break almost every record in the books. It was a fantastic adventure, even if the plot elements had been recycled from everything from Pocahontas to Cameron’s own previous films like Aliens. The effects were brilliant, and the action was jaw-dropping. Plus, the digital environment was one of the best we have seen ever. To truly experience Avatar, one must see it in IMAX 3D, and I know there are plenty of 3D haters out there who will disagree with me. But this was a groundbreaking film, and all silly story elements and goofy “unobtainium” names aside, Avatar was a ride of pure digital awesome.

The bonus material: Sucks! – I know James Cameron wasn’t beholden on anyone to put bonus material on this disc at all. But it would have been nice to have had something else to click on when the credits finished rolling. There is nothing on this disc other than a descriptive audio track for the visually impaired. Perhaps this was Cameron proving to the world that people will still shell out a shit-ton of money for a movie with no special features. I personally think this just shows that Cameron and FOX are going to make a shit-ton more money when they come out with the crap-your-pants-awesome double-disc edition just in time for Christmas.

Notes on the Blu-ray experience: If you haven’t invested in a Blu-ray player yet, you just might want to pick one up for this movie alone. The Blu-ray comes bundled with the DVD, which is nice if you want to have a copy for your kids or something to take with you on the road. It also serves as a fine back-up copy and looks pretty decent played on a Blu-ray player through an HDMI cable. But if you must experience Avatar at home, the hi-def image and uncompressed audio is the way to go. The transfer looks brilliant, and the colors pop as much as they did in the theaters. There are moments where the motion control effects and CGI elements break down, and they are more noticeable on the relatively small screen (compared to the 70-foot IMAX screen, at least). But Avatar ends up being as breathtaking in its Blu-ray presentation as it was in its 3D glory this past Christmas.

Movie Review: ‘The Losers’

Kevin Carr — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:12:06 +0000

Rated PG-13
Opens: April 23, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros.
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Columbus Short and Óscar Jaenada
Directed by: Sylvain White

Kevin says The Losers kinda rocks!
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Episode 161 – The Back-Up Fat

Kevin Carr — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:03:56 +0000

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

On This Week’s Show: Kevin is beaten down after suffering through The Back-Up Plan while Neil wisely only saw The Losers this week. They also talk about the family-friendly Oceans from DisneyNature and throw down a Fat Guy Five about Five Badass Teams of Dudes… and no, that is not what it sounds like initially.

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FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Oceans, The Back-Up Plan and The Losers

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Review of Oceans (8:50)

Part II: Reviews of The Back-Up Plan and The Losers (10:40)

Part III: Box office recap and predictions, and the Fat Guy Five! (17:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: The Battleship Potemkin on Blu-ray, Minority Report on Blu-ray, Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This, The Lovely Bones, Crazy Heart, Naked Ambition, Necrosis and Falcon Crest: Season One (6:35)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street and Furry Vengeance

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Episode 160 – Kick Fat at a Funeral

Kevin Carr — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:09:23 +0000

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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil geek out over Kick-Ass and hate themselves for finding Death at a Funeral funny. They also slap around Joss Whedon over The Avengers movie and listen to a voice mail. Finally, they lay down a new Fat Guy 5: Five Hilarious Movie Deaths.

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FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Kick-Ass and Death at a Funeral
Fat Guy 5: Five Hilarious Movie Deaths

Episode Schedule:

Part I: Review of Death at a Funeral (8:50)

Part II: Review of Kick-Ass (10:40)

Part III: A discussion of Joss Whedon and The Avengers, box office recap, listener voicemail and the Fat Guy Five! (23:00)

Part IV: DVD Round-Up: Apollo 13 Blu-ray, The Slammin’ Salmon, Pirate Radio, Haunted: The Complete Series, Tom & Jerry Tales: Season 1, Dallas: Season 13 and Ice Twisters (6:35)

Next Week:

The Back-Up Plan, The Losers and Oceans

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Movie Review: ‘Avatar’

Kevin Carr — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:33:18 +0000

Rated PG-13
Opens: December 18, 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver
Directed by: James Cameron

Kevin says Avatar ROCKS!
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Movie Review: ‘Star Trek’

fatguy — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:26:40 +0000

Rated PG-13
Opens: May 8, 2009
Studio: Paramount
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho and Anton Yelchin
Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Neil says Star Trek ROCKS!
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Kevin says Star Trek ROCKS!
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Episode 92 – Team Fat Guys

Kevin Carr — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:28:36 +0000

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

On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil swoon over the CGI Disney dog and show their fangs about a certain high school vampire. They also talk about their favorite vampire movies and run down their Fat Guy Five to discuss which fake movie-within-a-movie they’d like to see the most. Neil gives some love to the new Star Trek footage while Kevin proceeds to offend him with some smarmy suggestions about the forbidden love of Bella and Edward.

Films Reviewed this Week: Bolt, Twilight and Special.

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FSR’s resident TwiGuy Cole Abaius discusses the Twilight novel
FSR’s Weekly Report Card for Bolt and Twilight

Episode Schedule:
Segment 1 [8:50] – Review of Bolt

Segment 2 [10:40] – Review of Twilight

Segment 3 [12:45] – Indie Spotlight (Special), Box Office, Star Trek footage review

Segment 4 [18:00] – Fat Guy Five (favorite fake movie trailers we’d love to see), offensive Twilight suggestions and some Star Trek love for Zoe Saldana

Segment 5 [6:35] – DVD Round-Up, Review Recap and a look ahead to Australia, Four Christmases and Transporter 3 next week.

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Join us next Wednesday when we drop an early Thanksgiving show for the holiday movies.
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