Category Archives: Fat Guys at the Movies

Episode 144 – The Princess and the Fat

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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil find themselves in not-so-familiar territory by not totally fighting about this week’s movies. While Neil hasn’t seen The Princess and the Frog, he and Kevin pretty much agree about the other new releases like Invictus (though Kevin berates Neil for taking so much time to examing The Lovely Bones and later rages about Peter Jackson’s obnoxious cameo). Later in the show, they throw down a Fat Guy Five about their favorite hand-drawn Disney animated films, and in the process they also learn that they can’t count.

Films Reviewed this Week: The Princess and the Frog, Invictus and The Lovely Bones


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Episode 143 – Pre-Emptive Suck!

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On This Week’s Show: So many movies… so few screenings. In spite of the fact that almost no movies were screened for them this week, Kevin and Neil meet in the Magical Studio in the Sky to not talk about Armored, Brothers and Transylmania. (There were screenings for Everybody’s Fine, but the Fat Guys each missed it for personal reasons… so sue them!) But even without knowing anything about the films opening this week, the Fat Guys take time to discuss Neil’s faux pas with his girlfriend, Kevin being a near body double for Taylor Lautner, Neil’s homoerotic fantasies about Neil Patrick Harris and how to tweet in Klingon. tIv cha’!

Films Not Reviewed this Week: Armored, Brothers, Transylmania and Everybody’s Fine


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Episode 142 – Old Fat Dogs

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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil come to the Fat Guys table early this week for a special Thanksgiving episode of the show. They talk about what they plan to eat over the long holiday weekend and talk a little bit about movies. They euthanize the Old Dogs and have an epic fat ninja smackdown over the merits of the film Ninja Assassin. They also lay down a Fat Guy Five about whom they would choose to protect them against killer ninjas. Hi-ya!

Films Reviewed this Week: Old Dogs and Ninja Assassin


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Episode 141 – Big Fat Moon

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On This Week’s Show: Neil squeals about Team Jacob in his review of the highly anticipated The Twilight Saga: New Moon while Kevin struts around the Magical Studio in the Sky with no shirt on, desperately hoping people will mistake him for Taylor Lautner. After recounting their harrowing stories of braving the hoards of teenage girls at their respective screenings, Kevin and Neil take a trip to Planet 51 then are Blind Sided by Precious before laying down a Fat Guy Five about awesome vampire/werewolf movies (hint: neither Twilight film makes the list). There’s also a bizarre discussion of where Somali Pirates might fit into one of this week’s movies… how does that all work? Listen and find out!

Films Reviewed this Week: The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Planet 51, The Blind Side and Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire and Not to Be Confused with the Psychic Warrior Movie That Came Out Earlier This Year That No One Really Remembers Because Sapphire Doesn’t Know Squat About Psychic Warriors


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Episode 140 – 2012 Pounds

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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil meet up in the Magical Studio in the Sky for an epic show about the end of the world. They gush (sort of) over Roland Emmerich’s movies and dance a jig around how awesome Fantastic Mr. Fox is. And Neil takes to the high seas in support of Pirate Radio while Kevin grumbles after not being offered a press screening. They lay down a Fat Guy Five about Roland Emmerich’s best movies, examine the box office numbers and even read an iTunes review and listen to a listener voice mail, proving that the phone number does work. Save us, John Cusack!

Films Reviewed this Week: 2012, Pirate Radio and Fantastic Mr. Fox


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Episode 139 – The Fat Kind

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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil say good-bye to scary movies (well, not really, considering two are released this week) and decide to ring in the Christmas season early. They stare at some goats, grumble about not being allowed to open a box, visit the uncanny valley and debate whether Kevin is spoiling the viewing experience for The Fourth Kind. They also lay down a Fat Guy Five about awesome UFO movies, and Kevin gloats over Neil’s not-so-accurate box office predictions from last week.

Films Reviewed this Week: A Christmas Carol, The Fourth Kind, The Men Who Stare At Goats and The Box


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Episode 138 – This Is Fat!

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On This Week’s Show: Kevin and Neil meet up in the Magical Studio in the Sky to have a Fat Guy Smackdown to beat all Fat Guy Smackdowns. While they don’t come to odds so much with A Serious Man, they certainly disagree about Michael Jackson’s This Is It. In honor of the film, Kevin lays down a Fat Guy Five about Five Cinematic Sex Offenders while Neil protests with his own Fat Guy Five about the Five Movies to Watch on Halloween. The Fat Guys also offer their predictions about the box office and wish the listeners a Happy Halloween.

Films Reviewed this Week: A Serious Man and Michael Jackson’s This Is It


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Episode 137 – Fatro Boys

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On This Week’s Show: Neil takes some time away from his preparation for the Austin Film Festival to meet up with Kevin in the Magical Studio in the Sky. The Fat Guys cut through Saw VI before taking flight with Amelia and Astro Boy then sinking their teeth into Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. They also give some love to vampire movies (that aren’t Twilight) in a Fat Guy Five before preparing for Halloween and butt-loads of candy.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: Saw VI, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Amelia and Astro Boy


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Episode 136 – Where the Fat Things Are

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On This Week’s Show: Neil stuns the interwebs by once again seeing none of the new movies this week, but Kevin swoops in to save the day with his reviews of Where the Wild Things Are and Law Abiding Citizen. However, due to the fact that Screen Gems releases total crap, neither of them were afforded a chance to see The Stepfather, but that doesn’t stop the Fat Guys from offering their opinions. And speaking of opinions, in honor of Where the Wild Things Are, Kevin and Neil throw down a Fat Guy Five about great adaptations of children’s books before Neil makes a relatively creepy revelation about himself at the climax of the show.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: Where the Wild Things Are, Law Abiding Citizen and The Stepfather


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Episode 135 – Paranormal Fativity

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On This Week’s Show: Neil crawls into the Magical Studio in the Sky in spite of the fact that he’s suffering from the Fantastic Flu (which he describes as a cross between swine flu and super-AIDS), though Kevin suspects this is just an excuse for having not seen any of the movies this week. Still, the Fat Guys go on a Couple’s Retreat and experience some Paranormal Activity. Kevin and Neil chat about some awesome horror movie experiences for the month of October, then lay down a Fat Guy Five for Five Great Films About Paranormal Activity.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: Couple’s Retreat and Paranormal Activity


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Episode 134 – Fatipalism: A Love Story

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On This Week’s Show: Neil returns from the pit of the Great Unwashed, otherwise known as Fantastic Fest. Kevin is stunned that he actually saw some movies this week but understands the Vegas odds of that happening when five flicks head into wide release. The Fat Guys talk toys, roller derby, capitalism and zombies. Finally, Neil throws down a Fat Guy Five of his favorite films of Fantastic Fest while Kevin ridicules him for his bad plot synopses and gloats over the fact he’s better at predicting box office winners.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D, The Invention of Lying, Capitalism: A Love Story, Whip It and Zombieland


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Episode 133 – Surro-fats

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On This Week’s Show: Neil is huddled down in the Magical Studio in the Sky, surrounded by movie bloggers like he’s in a boat of Cuban refugees, preparing for the blitz of sex and gore of Fantastic Fest. Kevin, meanwhile is jealous. The Fat Guys fight off Klingon attacks and giant wasps while they talk about movies like Fame, Pandorum and Surrogates. Kevin gives some love to comic book iPhone apps and the People of Wal-Mart, while Neil readies his Death Squad to invade Austin’s Alamo Draft House.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: Fame, Pandorum and Surrogates


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Episode 132 – Kevin and Neil’s Fat Bodies

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On This Week’s Show: Neil returns to the Magical Studio in the Sky fully prepared to talk about four movies he hasn’t seen. This week, the Fat Guys take a look at Jennifer’s Body even though Fox (that’d be the studio, not the waste-of-space actress) didn’t screen it for them. They also chew on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, help Matt Damon squeal in The Informant! and avoid Love Happens like the plague. In honor of Jennifer’s Body, Kevin and Neil serve up a Fat Guy Five featuring sexy horror movies and get really excited over a great week on DVD and Blu-ray.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Informant!, Jennifer’s Body and Love Happens


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Episode 131 – I Can Do Fat All By Myself

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On This Week’s Show: Gremlins of all kinds invade the Magical Studio in the Sky. It’s either a sign of the apocalypse or a sign of bad movies in September. The first wave of gremlins caused a glitch in Neil’s gender clarification surgery, so he had to return to the Netherlands to reclarify. Fortunately, David Medsker from Bullz-eye.com hopped into the co-pilot’s chair this week. But gremlins struck again, causing some unforeseen sound glitches. We apologize, and we promise to kill the gremlins if we see them. Still, Kevin and David were able to have a cogent discussion about the new releases, even though only one movie was screened early enough for review. Still, Kevin and David throw down some DVD picks and a Fat Guy Five that features five great movies with numbers in the title.

Films Reviewed (and previewed) this Week: 9, Sorority Row, Whiteout and Tyler Perry in Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, directed by Tyler Perry


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Episode 130 – Shenanigans!

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On This Week’s Show: So here we are with another weekend of movies that Hollywood deemed unfit for critical consumption. Kevin and Neil call shenanigans on the studios this week in the Magical Studio in the Sky. Kevin had the gumption to go see the only press screening of Extract while Neil boycotted it out of principle. Word is that even the few press members who got to see Gamer had a chastity belt of a gag order, and All About Steve was only shown in limited markets. Meh! Such is Labor Day weekend. Go rent a DVD or Blu-ray instead of heading to the cinemas. There’s much more quality stuff out at the video store than in the theaters this week.

Films Reviewed this Week: Extract, Gamer and All About Steve


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