Episode 5 – The Road Warrior

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08/15/13 • 23 min

Our last episode was about the soaring greatness of Lawrence of Arabia. A great movie it is but we figured that we needed to have a little more fun. This episode, we watched Mad Max 2, which is better known as The Road Warrior. Many cars were wrecked. Very few lines were delivered. Awesomeness was achieved. We were joined by Melissa’s friend Fes Works to enjoy this fine example of 80’s post apocalyptic action.

Our September 1st episode will be a tribute to the late Ray Harryhausen as we watch The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad!

The Road Warrior (1981) Rating: 7.6/10 (206,579 votes)
Director: George Miller
Writer: Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant
Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston
Runtime: 96 min
Rated: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Released: 21 May 1982 Plot: In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.

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Our September 1st episode will be a tribute to the late Ray Harryhausen as we watch The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad!

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Previous Episode

Episode 4 – Lawrence of Arabia

Holy crap! This movie is so long we had to split this episode into three parts! Lawrence of Arabia is an undisputed classic no matter what the length so Melissa and Tim couldn’t wait to show it to Jena. There is significant geeking about the score, the flimmaking and Peter O’Toole. If you have never seen this movie, you have missed one of the great pleasures of film geekdom. Don’t let yourself miss out for too much longer!

Our next episode will be out on August 15th and we’ll be watching The Road Warrior!

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Rating: 8.3/10 (327,088 votes)
Director: David Lean
Writer: Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Runtime: 227 min
Rated: PG
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Released: 02 Apr 2013 Plot: The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

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Next Episode

Episode 6 – The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Yes, we know that we really should have waited for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad until episode 7 but it didn’t happen that way. Get over it. We recorded this episode approximately one week after special effects Genius Ray Harryhausen passed away. Jena, as usual, had absolutely no knowledge of the film or of Harryhausen. This was a problem Tim and Melissa gleefully solved. As a bonus, both Tim and Melissa have stories about actually meeting Ray Harryhausen! Envy us!

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) Rating: 7.0/10 (15,511 votes)
Director: Nathan Juran
Writer: Ken Kolb, Ray Harryhausen
Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer
Runtime: 88 min
Rated: G
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
Released: 23 Dec 1958 Plot: When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

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