Cinema Geeks

Cinema Geeks – Episode 66 – Film Time Capsule

Today on Episode 66 of the Cinema Geeks …..We discuss what films are on the upcoming schedule that was recently released from Sony, we look at who might be cast as Robin Hood #1, we react to the latest Deadpool trailer and in our main attraction, inspired by Pixels, we attempt to create our very own Film Time Capsule

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Box Office: [00:01:17]

https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

Predictions:

Dan: Man from U.N.C.L.E. receives higher than 50% RT

Amanda: Fantastic 4 comes in at #2

Kevin: MI: Rogue Nation remains #1

News: [00:06:01]

Up Next for Eddie Redmayne?

Sony busy making plans but are they good plans?

Harry Potter Casting

Dungeon and Dragons Movie?

Let the Robin Hood rumors begin!

Another character for Batman v Superman?

Tom Cruise sequels

Trailer Talk: [00:25:50]

Hunger Games

Freeheld – Ellen Page & Julianne Moore

The Night Before – JGL & Rogen

13 Hours

The 33 – Antonio Banderas

Spotlight – Michael Keaton & Mark Ruffalo

The Young and Predigious etc. – Helena Bonham Carter

Some Kind of Beautiful – Pierce Brosnan

Zoolander 2 – Teaser

Deadpool

The Dressmaker – Liam Hemsworth

Norm of the North – Animated

Solace – Anthony Hopkins & Colin Farrell

Visions

Everest

Main Attraction:

Movie Discussion: Creating a Film Time Capsule [00:36:13]

Credit Conversation: [01:49:30]

What We’ve Been Watching:

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation [All Three]

Tig (Documentary) [Dan]

Kung-Fu Elliott (Documentary) [Dan]

Home [Kevin]

Run All Night [Amanda & Kevin]

Water Diviner [Amanda & Kevin]

What We Do in the Shadows [Amanda & Kevin]

Dan’s Homework: The Loved Ones

Amanda & Kevin’s Homework: The Trip

Question:

Whose film time capsule should we send out into space?

Who created the best film time capsule

Amanda (Se7en, Final Destination, Ratatouille, Footloose, Too Wong Fu, American Psycho, Patch Adams, Remeber the Titans, Rise of the Guardians, & Independence Day)
Kevin (Lion King, Inside Out, Passion of the Christ, Schnidler’s List, Romeo & Juliet, Back to the Future, Star Wars, Breakfast Club, E.T., Les Miserables)
Dan (Wizard of Oz, Cinema Paradisio, Hoop Dreams, Alien, Casablanca, Dumbo, Star Wars, Once Upon a Time in the West, The General, and Life of Pi)

Poll Maker

 

Geeks:

Kevin @OptimusSolo

Dan @MovieRevolt

Amanda @HardCandiMandi

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Kevin "OptimusSolo"

OptimusSolo is a Cartoon Historian and even has an actual History degree to go with it. He's also an avid Toy collector boasting an over 1,000 piece Star Wars collection and nearly 400 Transformer toys. He is one of the hosts of the Powers of Grayskull series. He also has a passion for cartoon Theme Songs, Star Trek, MacGyver, Baseball, and is a major Movie Geek!

43 Comments

  1. I have to say when I looked at Amanda’s list I was scratching my head a little bit at some of her choices, but in the actual episode she back them up fully. Now don’t know if I buy Final Destination as the best representation of human’s relationship with death. I’ll comment on my list later but for now I would go with Kevin’s.The one film stopping me from picking Amanda’s list is Patch Adams. I despise the movie greatly.Dan’s list isn’t bad either. I just never watched a couple of the movies he listed.

    1. Thanks for giving my list a chance! But don’t let one movie be the deciding factor! Patch Adams was full of heart, what didn’t you like about it?

      1. It tries to earn an emotional reaction with the worst type of pandering and melodrama. Its like beating a puppy on screen for thirty minutes to make you feel sad.

        1. i don’t think there is a better film to showcase compassion and love in human nature.
          Patch Adams was an under rated gem of a film and one of Robin Williams’ most touching films of that era

  2. I have to agree with Kevin’s list. Some I question why they weren’t there but others I question why they were. But overall I agree with Kevin’s list more than the other two lists.

    1. Without much thought I can pull these to mind. Granted if I really thought about it more I may have some alternate choices but to me this is the one I’d go with:

      The Lion King
      Incredibles
      Jurassic Park
      Star Wars
      Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
      E.T.
      Shawshank Redemption
      Back to the Future
      Wizard of Oz
      Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

    2. In the ep we go in more detail. Its more than just picking ten good movies. Certain themes we were considering with each pick. I tried to get my personal taste out of it as much as I could.

  3. I have to say when I looked at Amanda’s list I was scratching my head a little bit at some of her choices, but in the actual episode she back them up fully. Now don’t know if I buy Final Destination as the best representation of human’s relationship with death. I’ll comment on my list later but for now I would go with Kevin’s.The one film stopping me from picking Amanda’s list is Patch Adams. I despise the movie greatly.Dan’s list isn’t bad either. I just never watched a couple of the movies he listed.

    1. Thanks for giving my list a chance! But don’t let one movie be the deciding factor! Patch Adams was full of heart, what didn’t you like about it?

      1. It tries to earn an emotional reaction with the worst type of pandering and melodrama. Its like beating a puppy on screen for thirty minutes to make you feel sad.

        1. i don’t think there is a better film to showcase compassion and love in human nature.
          Patch Adams was an under rated gem of a film and one of Robin Williams’ most touching films of that era

  4. Star
    Wars-how can you not have it. Greatest movie of all time period.

    Die Hard –
    greatest action movie of all time. One of the best characters of all time, and
    funny as well.

    Tombstone –
    I agree you have to have a western and Tombstone is the best in my book.

    Akira – one of
    the best animated/anime films.

    Back to the Future
    – Huge pop culture impact. Is everything I look for in popcorn fun.

    12 Angry men
    – one of my favorite classic films, Not only that but it holds up today. A lot
    of what they argue about then we still argue about now.

    Stand By Me –
    no film better shows friendship and what it means to grow up than this.

    Airplane –
    You need a comedy. I’d either go with this or Naked Gun.

    Goodfellas –
    I like this more than Godfather. Gangsters are a big part of movie history.

    Dark Knight –
    Superhero films are dominated the last fifteen years or so, and they aren’t
    going to stop anytime soon.

      1. I did. I know my choices are as in-depth or thoughtful as you guys lol. I’m not that creative.

    1. Friendship is a good theme to focus on. Again something else I didn’t even consider.

  5. I have to agree with Kevin’s list. Some I question why they weren’t there but others I question why they were. But overall I agree with Kevin’s list more than the other two lists.

    1. Without much thought I can pull these to mind. Granted if I really thought about it more I may have some alternate choices but to me this is the one I’d go with:

      The Lion King
      Incredibles
      Jurassic Park
      Star Wars
      Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
      E.T.
      Shawshank Redemption
      Back to the Future
      Wizard of Oz
      Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

    2. In the ep we go in more detail. Its more than just picking ten good movies. Certain themes we were considering with each pick. I tried to get my personal taste out of it as much as I could.

  6. Star
    Wars-how can you not have it. Greatest movie of all time period.

    Die Hard –
    greatest action movie of all time. One of the best characters of all time, and
    funny as well.

    Tombstone –
    I agree you have to have a western and Tombstone is the best in my book.

    Akira – one of
    the best animated/anime films.

    Back to the Future
    – Huge pop culture impact. Is everything I look for in popcorn fun.

    12 Angry men
    – one of my favorite classic films, Not only that but it holds up today. A lot
    of what they argue about then we still argue about now.

    Stand By Me –
    no film better shows friendship and what it means to grow up than this.

    Airplane –
    You need a comedy. I’d either go with this or Naked Gun.

    Goodfellas –
    I like this more than Godfather. Gangsters are a big part of movie history.

    Dark Knight –
    Superhero films are dominated the last fifteen years or so, and they aren’t
    going to stop anytime soon.

      1. I did. I know my choices are as in-depth or thoughtful as you guys lol. I’m not that creative.

    1. Friendship is a good theme to focus on. Again something else I didn’t even consider.

  7. I have to say that I love this idea, and has sparked a lot of debate with me and my friends. I do like how all of your lists are so varied. That’s awesome to see. Also makes it hard to choose. Kevin having ET and Star Wars makes me want ot go with me, but I hated Les Mis so there is that, but Back to the Future brings me back in.

  8. I have to say that I love this idea, and has sparked a lot of debate with me and my friends. I do like how all of your lists are so varied. That’s awesome to see. Also makes it hard to choose. Kevin having ET and Star Wars makes me want ot go with me, but I hated Les Mis so there is that, but Back to the Future brings me back in.

  9. Dan’s list is great for sure! I’d say we all had pretty equal diverse lists, I actually was super impressed with how diverse all three lists were. Maybe you define diverse differently? Did you listen to the record? Just curious, I did mention Casablanca and a few others in my discussion. I’m actually not surprised one bit that Godfather/Goodfellas did not appear anywhere. In listening to the framing of what we were trying to accomplish, although both would be on my personal list of ‘favorite’ AND ‘best’ films, neither really fits the criteria of what we were aiming for.

  10. I voted for Dan’s list. He had the most diversity and only one that had true classic films. Am I the only one who is super surprised no one mentioned Goodfellas or Godfather yet? Those would have been on the top of my list.

    1. Dan’s list is great for sure! I’d say we all had pretty equal diverse lists, I actually was super impressed with how diverse all three lists were. Maybe you define diverse differently? Did you listen to the record? Just curious, I did mention Casablanca and a few others in my discussion. I’m actually not surprised one bit that Godfather/Goodfellas did not appear anywhere. In listening to the framing of what we were trying to accomplish, although both would be on my personal list of ‘favorite’ AND ‘best’ films, neither really fits the criteria of what we were aiming for.

    2. You are a smart person. I love both Goodfellas and Godfather, but didn’t really have any of the themes I was looking for.

  11. My list:

    It’s a Wonderful Life because it shows just how important one man can be, and how we can overlook what makes us special.

    8 1/2- I would rate this as one of the best movies of all time. I agree with the idea of a movie about movies, and this is that and so much more. There should be one movie that shows film can be existential and this is it.

    2001: A Space Odyssey- If you want a movie that exhibits what
    it means to be human why no the movie that tells the story of the history of
    man.

    To Kill A Mockingbird: You need a movie that shows what it means to
    be a hero. Atticus Fitch is one of the best.

    The Lion King – I agree with pretty much everything Kevin said about this movie. So I’ll steal a choice from him.

    Jaws – Man vs nature! You have to have that somewhere.

    Apocalypse Now – Man vs. Man. – War is a key to humans right? We love to do it all the time. And Apocalypse Now shows he depths of war.

    When Harry Met Sally-Yes this may be out of left field but romance and comedy are a big part of who we are. This is my personal favorite in that genre.

    Star Wars—Everything that was said. Needs to be seen by aliens someplace.

    The Exorcist – A movie about religion and the purest horror movie ever.

    Shawshank Redemption – You talk about hope and a movie full mof feels. This has it. Friendship as well is a big part of this.

    1. Great list and great reasoning. Unfortunately due to the inclusion of 2001, I’ll have to alter the route of your capsule so no one gets a hold of it ;)

    2. I didn’t even think about including a war movie, but I think you are right about needing one. Don’t know if I’d go Apocalypse Now or not. Good choices either way.

  12. My list:

    It’s a Wonderful Life because it shows just how important one man can be, and how we can overlook what makes us special.

    8 1/2- I would rate this as one of the best movies of all time. I agree with the idea of a movie about movies, and this is that and so much more. There should be one movie that shows film can be existential and this is it.

    2001: A Space Odyssey- If you want a movie that exhibits what
    it means to be human why no the movie that tells the story of the history of
    man.

    To Kill A Mockingbird: You need a movie that shows what it means to
    be a hero. Atticus Fitch is one of the best.

    The Lion King – I agree with pretty much everything Kevin said about this movie. So I’ll steal a choice from him.

    Jaws – Man vs nature! You have to have that somewhere.

    Apocalypse Now – Man vs. Man. – War is a key to humans right? We love to do it all the time. And Apocalypse Now shows he depths of war.

    When Harry Met Sally-Yes this may be out of left field but romance and comedy are a big part of who we are. This is my personal favorite in that genre.

    Star Wars—Everything that was said. Needs to be seen by aliens someplace.

    The Exorcist – A movie about religion and the purest horror movie ever.

    Shawshank Redemption – You talk about hope and a movie full mof feels. This has it. Friendship as well is a big part of this.

    1. Great list and great reasoning. Unfortunately due to the inclusion of 2001, I’ll have to alter the route of your capsule so no one gets a hold of it ;)

    2. I didn’t even think about including a war movie, but I think you are right about needing one. Don’t know if I’d go Apocalypse Now or not. Good choices either way.

  13. I would include 5 copies of Team America World Police and 5 copies of Dark Crystal so they think we are some sort of weird puppet people.

  14. I would include 5 copies of Team America World Police and 5 copies of Dark Crystal so they think we are some sort of weird puppet people.

  15. You are a smart person. I love both Goodfellas and Godfather, but didn’t really have any of the themes I was looking for.

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