“The Monuments Men” Podcast Movie Review
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11/13/18 • 51 min
The Monuments Men (2014; George Clooney) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 26
“This movie is proselytizing in the most shallow and empty way–it’s a movie of other movies.”
Hosts Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell wade into the moral cesspool known as Hollywood for their review of George Clooney’s pious, pretentious and vapid WWII art history lecture The Monuments Men.
Once again turning a powerful real-life story into a wacky genre picture a la Suburbicon, Clooney speeches and preaches nonstop throughout The Monuments Men (art = good; Nazis = bad), turning off even hardcore Clooney fanboy Corky.
Daniel and Corky navigate through the complete chaos of the story to discuss Michelangelo’s MacGuffin and Child, celebrate a very Balaban Christmas, and dream about sharing a bagel with old Sid Melman.
THE MONUMENTS MEN FACTS AND FIGURES
U.S. theatrical release date: February 7, 2014
Critic scores: 31 on Rotten Tomatoes; 52 on Metacritic
Box office performance: $78 million domestic gross (production budget: $70 million)
This week’s craft beer: Almanac Beer Co.’s Forbidden Lager (5.5% ABV)
This week’s Darer: Seth Katz
Why did Seth dare Daniel and Corky to watch The Monuments Men? “It’s rare for a cast this good to be wasted so badly. Clooney’s track record as a director was, if not highly esteemed, was at least solid until this turd.”
IMDB synopsis: “An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.”
This week’s referenced movies: Suburbicon; Aloha; Ocean’s 11; Weird Science; Return of the Jedi; the Bourne films; Shining Through; Fifty Shades of Grey; Little Shop of Horrors; Inglourious Basterds; the Indiana Jones films; Saving Private Ryan; The Train
Ratings for The Monuments Men: Daniel – Double Dare; Corky – Double Dare
RELATED CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS
Original theatrical trailer for The Monuments Men
Bill Paxton transforms in Weird Science
The True Story of the Monuments Men
Follow Dare Daniel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes come out every other Tuesday! Help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the Dare Daniel homepage, and send us your movie dares. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Dani...
The Monuments Men (2014; George Clooney) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 26
“This movie is proselytizing in the most shallow and empty way–it’s a movie of other movies.”
Hosts Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell wade into the moral cesspool known as Hollywood for their review of George Clooney’s pious, pretentious and vapid WWII art history lecture The Monuments Men.
Once again turning a powerful real-life story into a wacky genre picture a la Suburbicon, Clooney speeches and preaches nonstop throughout The Monuments Men (art = good; Nazis = bad), turning off even hardcore Clooney fanboy Corky.
Daniel and Corky navigate through the complete chaos of the story to discuss Michelangelo’s MacGuffin and Child, celebrate a very Balaban Christmas, and dream about sharing a bagel with old Sid Melman.
THE MONUMENTS MEN FACTS AND FIGURES
U.S. theatrical release date: February 7, 2014
Critic scores: 31 on Rotten Tomatoes; 52 on Metacritic
Box office performance: $78 million domestic gross (production budget: $70 million)
This week’s craft beer: Almanac Beer Co.’s Forbidden Lager (5.5% ABV)
This week’s Darer: Seth Katz
Why did Seth dare Daniel and Corky to watch The Monuments Men? “It’s rare for a cast this good to be wasted so badly. Clooney’s track record as a director was, if not highly esteemed, was at least solid until this turd.”
IMDB synopsis: “An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.”
This week’s referenced movies: Suburbicon; Aloha; Ocean’s 11; Weird Science; Return of the Jedi; the Bourne films; Shining Through; Fifty Shades of Grey; Little Shop of Horrors; Inglourious Basterds; the Indiana Jones films; Saving Private Ryan; The Train
Ratings for The Monuments Men: Daniel – Double Dare; Corky – Double Dare
RELATED CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS
Original theatrical trailer for The Monuments Men
Bill Paxton transforms in Weird Science
The True Story of the Monuments Men
Follow Dare Daniel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes come out every other Tuesday! Help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the Dare Daniel homepage, and send us your movie dares. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Dani...
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Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 25.5
On this beefy mini-episode, comedy legend Corky McDonnell and comedy myth Daniel Barnes take a long nap to prepare for their review of George Clooney’s sleepy art history lecture The Monuments Men.
After predictably rehashing their Suburbicon disagreement, Daniel and Corky revisit the stank number two known as Exorcist II: The Heretic.
While Corky continues his Wayans brothers obsession and makes numerous incorrect claims about Murder on the Orient Express, Daniel calls out the “unfathomably tedious“ 2006 remake of All the King’s Men, proving once and for all that Keb’ Less truly is Keb’ Mo’.
Dare Daniel Question of the Week: What is the worst movie with the best cast?
Corky’s pick: Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Daniel’s pick: All the King’s Men (2006)
New Dares: The ABCs of Death (Molly McDonnell); Assassins (The President of the Assassin’s Guild of Assassination); Q: The Winged Serpent (Heather Smith)
RELATED CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS
“How do you do, fellow kids?” from 30 Rock
Daniel’s SN&R review of What We Do in the Shadows
Daniel’s SN&R article on box office bombs
Follow Dare Daniel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes come out every other Tuesday! Help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the Dare Daniel homepage, and send us your movie dares. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.The post Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 25.5 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.
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Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 26.5
“The orchestra didn’t have a string section, it had a heartstring section.”
Buddy cops Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell play by their own rules in this super-sized mini-episode, avenging each other’s deaths even after the angry Sargeant orders them off the cases.
The mismatched podcast hosts first look ahead to next week’s review of the racist 1989 action comedy Collision Course, starring the mismatched Pat Morita and Jay Leno as mismatched cops trying to retrieve a stolen turbocharger.
While hill-person Corky struggles with the internet, the question of the week is left to Daniel, who has an ax to grind against a certain British battleax.
Elsewhere, the hosts discuss musical schmaltz, one-arm push-ups, Warwick Davis’ mic skills and the dangers of candy corn addiction, before finally agreeing that John Leguizamo is John Leguiza-less.
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Dare Daniel Question of the Week: What is the worst performance to win an acting Oscar?
Daniel’s pick: Gwyneth Paltrow and Judi Dench, Shakespeare in Love
Corky’s pick: Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite
New Dares: Leprechaun in the Hood (Gav/Films on Trial); The Pest (Matthew Dougherty); Ready Player One (David Paul); more theme months like Scare Daniel October (Colin Frissell); Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (Luke)
RELATED CLIPS
Original theatrical trailer for Collision Course
Jack Palance one-armed pushups
Paltrow vs. Dench in Shakespeare in Love
Follow Dare Daniel on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Be sure to listen, rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and more. New episodes come out every other Tuesday! Help support the show by clicking the Donate button on the Dare Daniel homepage, and send us your movie dares. Read more of Daniel’s movie reviews at Dare Daniel and Rotten Tomatoes.The post Film Podcast – Dare Daniel Mini-Episode 26.5 appeared first on Dare Daniel & Canon Fodder Podcasts.
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