Hello, my little sneaklings, and welcome to Episode 43 of the podcast that appreciates you for who you really are – deep down inside.
This week, Ian and Dave talk about moms and dads and parenthood – as it turns out, they’re all for it! They also discuss Vancouver’s newest bridge, which as yet has no name (please start a write in campaign for the Sneaky Dragon Crossing); Ian convinces Dave that he is a born performer; Dave confesses his lack of musical aptitude and Ian tells him it’s all in the counting; Dave shows off his fish tags and talks about his summer working on a salmon boat. It’s what they call a fish tale! Haw!
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This is off-topic and perhaps a little late but hey what can I do. It’s some film lists!
I agree with your picks of over-rated films. I was so disappointed with the Blair Witch Project. After hearing Ebert’s review, I was really excited to see the movie and when I finally did, I sat in the theatre shaking my head. As for Blade Runner, I really like the film for it’s look and it’s noir stylings (in every cut of the film). But the philosophical inconsistencies within the film and from Dick’s novel are hard to overlook.
Now on to my list of overrated films, in no particular order:
1) E.T.
2) 2001
3) It’s a Wonderful Life
4) Fantasia
5) Batman (directed by Tim Burton. In fact, I think Burton wins the overrated director award.)
Coming up with a list of favorite movies is much more difficult. There are many movies (not all good, by the way) that I can watch over and over and still enjoy. Also, when it comes to certain directors (like Quentin Tarantino or John Waters), I love all of their films and find it hard to choose just one. That said, here is my list. While they may not be great films, they are films that resonate with me.
Again in no particular order:
1) Five Million Years to Earth
2) Polyester
3) Reservoir Dogs
4) Evil Dead
5) Mall Rats
6) Taxi Driver
7) Spirited Away
8) Blue Velvet
9) Decameron (directed by Pasolini)
10) Aliens
This list is always in flux. If I had to come up with one next week, it might include the Big Lebowski or Repo Man, or El Topo or Beneath the Valley of the UltraVixens, depending on my mood.
So there you go.
The show is always entertaining so keep on Sneaking that Dragon!
Mike,
2001, It’s A Wonderful Life and Fantasia are over-rated??? Well, maybe 2001 a little, but the others? No, sir, a thousand times no!
I like your Top Ten picks. Well, most of them. I’ve never seen Mall Rats or The Decameron. Quartermass has been kind of overlooked as a progenitor of later Doctor Who.
El Topo and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens? Talk about overrated! 🙂
Hi Dave,
Ha ha, I guess we will have to agree to disagree regarding It’s a Wonderful Life and Fantasia. Perhaps I’m being a bit of a Grinch with regard to It’s a Wonderful Life but, to be honest, I have not been able to watch it all in one sitting. (And this was a movie that was on constantly through the holiday season in the Roth residence as I grew up. My mother absolutely loves the film and can probably recite the dialogue from beginning to end.) I was absolutely bored with Fantasia. Bored. I know I’m uncultured but I was uncultured and bored watching that film. Boo!
I love Five Million Years to Earth. I first saw in when I was 9 or 10 as a midnight movie on TV and try to catch it whenever it’s aired. (Fortunately, TCM runs it fairly regularly.) I’ve seen one of the other Quatermass movies but I can’t remember which one.
Now that I think of it, maybe El Topo should be on the over-rated list! (LOL) I still really like it and think it’s a real trip, but it does seem to be a film that is held up and revered more than it should. However, I must say Russ Meyer can never be over-rated, my good sir, never. Now good day to you! I said good day!
Hi Dave,
I forgot to add this last night. I just wanted to say a bit about Mall Rats.
Mall Rats is not Smith’s best movie and there are a couple of scenes that should have been cut altogether. And it’s probably not a film for those new to Kevin Smith to start with, either. That said, I have fun every time I watch this film. There’s great dialogue and some great subtle moments and asides that really hook me in.
I’m not dissing Russ Meyer. I just think he’d kind of lost the plot by the time he did Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens and Up! (probably) – despite the presence of Raven De La Croix. The best Russ Meyer film in my opinion would be Supervixens. I love that Shari Eubank plays both the bad girl as Superangel and the good girl as Spervixen. Charles Napier is great too and the murder scene is so over the top, grand guignol, it’s crazy. Add Uschi Digard and you had me at Superhello.