The Rewinders Podcast

091 - Rebooting: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles [1987]

In a time... of lockable rotary dial phones, there were two men seeking a way home.

A time of no cell phones, wood-paneled vehicles on our roadways, and no TSA checkpoints at airport terminals.

This, my friends, is the 80s and the world of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

Follow Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan as they discuss the finer points of the 1987 film and debate if a reboot is necessary or "needed".

090 - Rebooting: Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978]

Ladies and Gentlemen, you may not want that body of yours snatched. Plus, Guy Ritchie instructed us to NOT SNATCH... but here we are. Plant-Alien-Snatchers are gunna snatch you all up and replace us. There is no hiding, there is only turning into hairy trash.

Join Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan as they ponder the invasion that doesn't seem to stop invading (1956, 1978, 1993, 2007, 2021?). Although, this version - the 1978 version - is hailed as the best of the bunch... does it stand up after all these years. Take a listen and find out!

089 - Rebooting: The Evil Dead [1981]

Its just going to be a weekend at the cabin they said... it'll be fun they said... Join us... they said? wait wait wait. who said "join us?" Anyway, bring your girlfriend they said. Hell, bring your sister if you'd like. How can you turn that down? Well, 8 hours later, everyone else is dead and you are covered in a Olympic swimming pool's worth of blood. Now that is a weekend away! Join Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan as they wade through the blood of The Evil Dead. Can the film hold up on its own, or is it propped up by the series? Listen and find out!

088 - Rebooting: Chopping Mall [1986]

Take one part Dawn of the Dead... One part Short Circuit... one part horney camp... and one part undiscovered Terminator and you could possibly get the movie, Chopping Mall. Somehow this huge mall caters to many family owned businesses and not chain stores, and one of them is going to host a SECRET - SEXY party for the youth of undefined age. Old enough to know better, young enough to have sex openly in front of their friends or acquaintances. But the movie doesn't stop with that... No, we have malfunctioning mall security robots that use their "non-lethal" tools LETHALLY. Did I mention they are insanely LOUD? Because they are, but no one can hear them. Ladies and Gentlemen, grab your "Cock Starter" kit and cuddle with with this episode of The Rewinders Podcast. Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan discuss the film, the possibility of a reboot and if Dan will ever be the same again.

087 - Rebooting: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure [1989]

Bill and Ted are two dufuses in high school that want to start their own band. They don't know how to play instruments - but have the heart. Little do they know, that in the future their music saves the world and makes it a better place. Instead of a Terminator - the future sends Rufus to the past to help keep Bill and Ted together and making music. What could break these two apart? History class - if they fail, Ted will be sent away to an Alaskan Military School - dooming the future to... something... we aren't quite sure what though - but it wouldn't be as awesome apparently. Listen as Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan go over The first film in this trilogy - and a little bit of the second (to Dan's dismay), how it fit into their young lives, and determine if this film still stands up. Something IS strange afoot at the Rewinders Podcast!  

086 - Rebooting: Alien [1979]

Get ready for Space Smokey and the Bandit-Convoy. Where truckers, in space, have to deal with science - quarantine - and robits. Get ready for poking questionable space eggs - and the horror when Hugs leads to Bugs... bursting out of your chest. Alien breaks atmosphere with the Rewinders Podcast this week. Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan review how it has affected their lives growing up - and if it still holds up.

085 - Rebooting: The Indiana Jones series, with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [part 2]

Its a late night... you have the stale flavor of an alcoholic beverage in your mouth (or non-alcoholic depending on your age/preference)... and you have this nagging feeling at the back of your mind.

"how hard did that Russian lady have to squeeze with her legs to obliterate that giant ant?" and then, the bad sexy thoughts start flowing - and now you know... you have put too much thought into the 2008 release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

(at least if you are into ladies)

I don't know... maybe you were thinking of crawling into Indiana Jones' extra baggy clothes as he was wearing them - and stuff... Or deciding who wore it better, Mutt or the Capuchin monkey. Either way... its sexy. Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan continue their peril in part 2 - deciding if Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a worthy reboot of the loved series.

084 - Rebooting: The Indiana Jones Series, with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Part 1]

How exciting is it to hear that one of your favorite series will return after around 19 years?! Its so exciting that anything the film can and could be end up being mediocre, just like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan try to piece together emotions and reality with how one of their most revered series of their youth had returned to them in 2008. There isn't much of a guess at how they feel about the film, but - does it hold up as a reboot? Listen to Part 1, and see how it is all being laid out on the table - bare - naked - cold - and afraid... Natalie Imbruglia, is that you?

083 - Rebooting: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [1989]

Remember when this was the end of a memorable series of films? When, we were happy with how things wrapped up for the character Indiana? This episode clings to that time, and acknowledges what is yet to come - a full episode to discuss the Indiana Jones Reboot...

Join Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan as they giggle, shout, and remind each other of their feelings for what SHOULD have been the capstone of a entertaining series of films. Then, decide if it still holds up.

082 - Rebooting: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [1984]

Where does a movie series go from opening the Ark of the Covenant and releasing death angels to kill Nazis?

 

INDIA - to pull hearts out of people for Kali!

 

Giant Vampire Bats, Mine Cart races, Forced Child Labor, and hungry elephants fill the screen in the second movie of the Indiana Jones trilogy.

 

Think of it as the Beyond the Thunderdome of the Indiana Jones series.

 

Come along as Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan put their theoretical hands into a hole full of insects and goo to pull the lever of nostalgia and determine if the film still holds up.