Ben & Dan's Movie Night

Happy 1st Anniversary to us - As a Thank You for Listening ...

Is there a better way to celebrate our first year of podcasting than dropping a film that ends up so random that the best way to honor it is to randomly set it as a bonus episode?

"This is probably the dumbest film we are going to watch ... until we watch the second one" - Ben (to Dan)

The Charlie Sheen (we don't talk about "That" stuff) comedy always makes me laugh and somewhat was able to generate the occasional chuckle from Dan ( The self proclaimed laugh out loud abstainer).

We admit that the film doesn't really work as Dan has almost no exposure to the style of comedy ...because he has never seen Airplane - Let that Soak in.

"I'm Confused" - Dan (about the film)

Barely 30 minutes in we really feel like we have nowhere near enough knowledge of the films it parodies, we don't understand why they didn't parody Tom Cruises Pete Mitchell entering women toilets.

Ultimately we decided that Hot Shots failed to set our great balls on fire as it doesn't parody Top Gun enough.

"He should have Flipped the Bird of the f**king the Bed" - Ben

However, this is a great example that we go into a Movie with No Script, No Plan, No Prep.

Please Enjoy!

What are the odds that there are still films so obscure, so small in scope that Dan has missed?

The minuscule facts get dwarfed by the incomprehensible chances that space cop Brick Bardo lands on a planet over 10 thousand lightyears and unwillingly gets involved in the Drug scenes of 90's Bronx.

We enjoyed our 13" Dollman, whom of which goes from humble Dirty Laundry defender to a protector of the weak.

So kick back, relax and listen to us watch this film in small chunks, talk about those tiny details and berate it for having worse effects than Jurassic Park.

You know there's something strange - when someone is on the wrong side of 20, and they stare at you blankly when you say the name, Bill Murray.

We all know who you are supposed to call, but what if the person you called is not interested in busting a ghost - but instead berating your selection of foodstuffs in your fridge - I am talking about GhostBusters.

I chose to introduce Dan to the Family Comedy Classic because we were recording between (not that we knew it at the time) two Lockdowns (later 3).

However, What was supposed to be a fun nostalgia trip for me and an all-important School lesson for Dan became a seminar in;

What not to do as a teacher - Peter Venkman I am looking at you.

What not to do as a private Contractor ( a buster of Sorts ) - Peter Venkman.

Instead became a lesson in what you could get away with within the '80s and slap a family-friendly buzz around it.

We find time to discuss world records, Big Foot, Ghosts, and naturally Ghost World records.

We hope you enjoy listening to us talk about GhostBusters as we watch the film in parts and discuss everything that we see.

What could I possibly say to sum up what would become one of our longest episodes?

We watch the cult classic Universal Solder and are persistently baffled by the ongoing exploits of a nosy ex-reporter who is more concerned about hotel room costs than the emotional cost of the death she brings upon her friend & co-worker.

We witness a top-secret military cover-up where expendable Soldiers can be re-used, improved, and as long as they keep their multi-million dollar headset on ...Controlled. We mull over the science and the practical use of Genetic engineering when confronting the fight against Terrorism.

I should highlight that this is a film directed by Roland Emmerich (of independence day fame) and in this film, he tastefully directs Jean Claude Van Damme's bare buttocks walking out into the open so he can "cool down".

Going into this movie Dan is dubious that JCVD will actually be in the film and comes away very impressed but we are still nowhere near identifying how he missed this film growing up.

I love this film, We love films & we love to talk utter bollocks too :D - Thanks for listening - Ben & Dan