The Rewinders Podcast

057 - An American Tale [1986]

Fievel is a young Russian mouse separated from his parents on the way to America, a land they think is without cats. When he arrives alone in the New World, he keeps up hope, searching for his family, making new friends, and running and dodging the cats he thought he'd be rid off.

 

Lee and Joe terribly sing to American Tale and determine if it still holds up.

056 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [1971]

Gene Wilder takes vengeance out on children who need moral lessons taught to them. I guess, in that aspect, those lessons may have been taken too far... or not far enough?

 

The dark factory across town that has been inactive for a long long time suddenly starts running again. If that is not creepy, the fact that it is making chocolate would probably be even more creepy.

 

Now the mainstream media is going nuts over golden tickets for children to tour the factory that NOBODY GOES IN, AND NOBODY COMES OUT... that isn't creepy

 

Now add a 30 year old swooning kids with singing and chocolate and the creep factor blows through the glass ceiling like a WONKAVATOR!

 

Lee and Joe work through some childhood trauma and discuss if the film still holds up.

055 - Blade Runner [1982]

In a cyberpunk vision of the future, man has developed the technology to create replicants - artificially created humanoids with short, fixed lifespans - which are illegal on Earth but are used in the off-world colonies. In Los Angeles, 2019, Deckard is a Blade Runner, a cop who specializes in terminating replicants. He is forced to come out of retirement when four replicants escape from an off-world colony and come to Earth.

 

Lee and Joe talk Blade Runner (Joe sounds like an old-world robot) and they determine if it still holds up.

054 - Willow [1988]

This movie proves the ole adage "its not the size of the Nelwyn that matters, its how the Nelwyn uses it."

 

Willow, like the hobbits from Lord of the Rings, is like the Spanish Inquisition - no one expects him... or treats him as a threat until its too late. Using that, along side crazy Madmartigan and his red-headed sweatie, Queen Bavmorda's daughter, Sorsha - the good guys end up saving the day.

 

But this is a Lucasfilm movie, so expect pandering to children... forced comedy duos... silliness to break up anything scary and the such.

 

Join Lee and Joe as they discuss their Daikini lifestyle and if the film still holds up.

053 - The Last Starfighter [1984]

After all these years - no alien has been impressed by my video game playing prowess. Not once, has an alien come down to tell me I have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. What was the point of all those hours of gameplay?! Fun?! Phhhhhssssssaaaaawwww 

 

Join in our disappointment about not being able to save some part of the Universe from an evil armada and listen to Lee and Joe sort their memories of this film and determine if it still holds up.

052 - A Very Netflix Christmas 2017 pt.2

Christmas wouldn't be complete with the new Holiday Made-for-TV-Movie Series Masterpiece: A Christmas Prince

 

Joe brings along Bethany to soak up the holiday vibes that emanate from this film. There are Borg Queens, forced Bronx accents, adults playing simple tunes on the piano to impress you, and sledding uphill in this Netflix special.

 

Grab some Aldovian adult beverage and join us listening to this super-cut of riffs.

051 - One Magic Christmas [1985]

Want a feel-good holiday movie to brighten your day? Don't watch this one unless you want to drag yourself through the most depressing holiday film you may possibly ever watch.

 

A woman must experience the worst things that could happen to her before understanding the magic of Christmas. Meanwhile, her angle sits in a tree across the street playing his harmonica wondering what her problem is.

 

Oh, and Santa is kind of a creep.

 

Lee and Joe discuss this depressing holiday film and decide if it still holds up.

050 - A Very Netflix Christmas 2017 pt.1

Joe watches some made-for-tv-quality holiday movies on Netflix and riffs them in real time. This is not a full movie, just a super-cut. You wont be in this for a full film, but you'll get an idea of what is going on.

 

This time Joe watches Christmas in the City and Christmas Belle, and will never do it again.

 

grab some BIG CABERNET and listen.

049 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990]

Yesterday it was rural Kingston Falls. Today it's the Big Apple -- and lots of wild, anarchic comedy -- because a new batch of mischievous green meanies is on the loose. We told you. Remember the rules. You didn't listen. Now you'll have to face up to the hilarious consequences.

 

Lee and Joe recall their memories of watching this film as younglings and determine if it holds up.

048 - Prince of Darkness [1987]

A sinister secret has been kept in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years. With the death of a priest belonging to a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to the basement and discovers a vat containing a green liquid. The priest contacts a group of physics graduate students to investigate it. Unfortunately, they discover that the liquid contains the essence of Satan himself, and they also discover that he will release HIS father - an all-powerful Anti-God! The liquid later comes to life itself, turning some of the students into zombies as the Devil comes forward to release his father. Will these students be able to stop him?

 

Lee discusses Prince of Darkness and determines if it still holds up.