Cele mai bune Matinee Manatees podcast-uri (2024)

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Die Hard (1988) 3:47:33

9d ago3:47:33

3:47:33

Merry Christmas/Kwanzaa/Hanukkah/Pancha Ganapati/Festivus/Yule/Saturnalia, one and all! To try to drag themselves into the holiday spirit, the manatees are staying in 1988 for another month to check out one of the most hotly debated is-it-a-Christmas-movie classics of all time, Die Hard! Directed by John McTiernan and starring Matinee Manatee alums…

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Pumpkinhead (1988) 5:17:05

3M ago5:17:05

5:17:05

It's spooky season again! This time around we're watching the 1988 cult classic "Pumpkinhead" one of only two movies directed by special effects legend Stan Winston. At a tight hour and twenty-six minutes, it's the perfect fun-sized movie that's tragically fallen out of fashion since. But is it any good? Float along with the manatees as they get in…

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The Prophecy (1995) 5:27:17

4M ago5:27:17

5:27:17

Apparently there were like a lot of movies about angels in the 90s, and 1995's The Prophecy is one of them. Written and directed by our old friend Gregory Widen of Highlander fame, and starring most of the cast of Pulp Fiction (but mostly Christopher Walken), this strange little movie feels like mixing terminators and vampires and cowboys but someh…

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Men In Black (1997) 5:43:44

6M ago5:43:44

5:43:44

Aliens, you guys! This month we checked out the classic (?) 1997 movie Men In Black, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, but mostly starring Vincent D'Onofrio and his mime skills. The second Barry Sonnenfeld - Will Smith project to feature on this podcast, Men In Black is what we assume Wild Wild West wanted to be but wasn't. Float along with …

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3000 Miles To Graceland (2001) 5:27:43

8M ago5:27:43

5:27:43

We're back! Life circumstances, you know how it goes, sorry for the quiet month. To make it up to you, we've forced ourselves to sit through probably the single largest collection of missed opportunities we've ever seen: 2001's "3000 Miles To Graceland"! Starring Kurt Russel and Kevin Costner, 3000 Miles To Graceland is a series of largely unconnec…

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Dante's Peak (1997) 5:18:31

10M ago5:18:31

5:18:31

We're back and we're checking out another Patreon poll winner: the 1997 disaster movie Dante's Peak! Directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton, Dante's Peak was one of two big volcano movies to come out in 1997, but the only one to take a scientific eye and really address those age old volcano questions, like: What …

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Elf (2003) 3:42:37

1y ago3:42:37

3:42:37

Happy Holidays everybody! This year the manatees are going a little more recent for the 20th birthday of a modern classic Christmas movie, 2003's Elf! Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell and James Caan, Elf is a colorful little modern-day fairy tale that's pretty much appropriate for all ages and moves along at a good clip. But how co…

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Jingle All The Way (1996) 4:59:35

1y ago4:59:35

4:59:35

Happy Black Friday week everybody. In the spirit of the holidays (consumerism) we're rewatching the widely reviled but oddly charming holiday flop Jingle All the Way, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad, and directed by Brian Levant. It's almost thirty years old! You've probably heard of this one; it's almost universally panned by critics but…

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The Thing (1982) 5:12:10

1y ago5:12:10

5:12:10

Happy Halloween, everyone! We're taking a look John Carpenter's 1982 classic, The Thing! Starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, and a bunch of other guys in parkas. While it was a flop at its release, The Thing has become a cult classic since and appears on just about every top 100 list of horror movies ever made, famous both for its …

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Conan The Barbarian (1982) 3:58:02

1y ago3:58:02

3:58:02

At long last, the manatees are covering the famous story beloved around the world about a long-haired bronze age man who was crucified by an evil empire and then rose from the dead to save us all from the serpent... Conan the Barbarian! The 1982 version, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, and James Earl Jones, directed by John Milius,…

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Troll 2 (1990) 4:56:03

1+ y ago4:56:03

4:56:03

It had to happen. We finally check out the infamous, the legendary, the nigh-on-indescribable work that defined a generation, 1990's Troll 2. Directed by Claudio Fragasso and starring Michael Paul Stephenson, George Hardy, and Deborah Reed, Troll 2 has exactly zero connection to the movie Troll and indeed zero trolls in it. But does it deserve the …

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Twister (1996) 4:22:53

1+ y ago4:22:53

4:22:53

We're returning to the 90's well with 1996's "Twister", directed by Jan de Bont and starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. Twister is an interesting attempt at making a natural disaster movie by making a slasher movie and replacing the slasher with a twister. But does it work? Well... that's debatable. The manatees have more pressing concerns, like: …

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Mars Attacks (1996) 4:01:08

1+ y ago4:01:08

4:01:08

There are two movies out there based on Topps trading card limited series from the 60's, and of those two, 1996's Mars Attacks is our personal favorite. Directed by Tim Burton and starring pretty much everyone who's ever been in another Burton movie, Mars Attacks has the extreme honor of being the first Burton film that's title isn't just a charact…

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Avatar (2009) 4:54:07

2y ago4:54:07

4:54:07

We're back after an unplanned month off (sorry!) and checking out the suddenly-sequeled 2009 cgi spectacle "Avatar"! Written and directed by our old pal James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, Avatar famously leans style over substance, but that doesn't mean it can't have both, does it? As of the writing of this episode note, Av…

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The NeverEnding Story (1984) 3:24:53

2y ago3:24:53

3:24:53

We're going back to the 80's for another movie with puppets with 1984's cult classic The NeverEnding Story, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based (contentiously) on the book by Michael Ende. Famously one of the most expensive movies ever made outside of the US at the time, The NeverEnding Story features one of the most overtly fantastical setting…

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Edward Scissorhands (1990) 3:26:05

2y ago3:26:05

3:26:05

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays and so forth and so on! We're staying in the sort of spooky sort of holiday spirit with the 1990 Christmas classic(?) Edward Scissorhands! The first of a long line of collaborations between Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, and Johnny Depp (Helena Bonham Carter had not joined the gang yet) and also starring Winona Ryder…

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The Mothman Prophecies (2002) 3:38:01

2y ago3:38:01

3:38:01

We're starting the holiday season early with the famously saccharine Christmas romance, The Mothman Prophecies (alternate title: Mothman Saves Christmas). Richard Gere plays a grumpy widower from the big city who doesn't want to do anything on Christmas but sit at home and play with his phone, but one day when his car breaks down in the idyllic rur…

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Leprechaun (1993) 2:49:15

2y ago2:49:15

2:49:15

We're revisiting some beloved Matinee Manatee alumni with Leprechaun, the 1993 comedy-horror starring Jennifer Aniston and Warwick Davis, our old friends from Office Space and Willow. Written and directed by Mark Jones, Leprechaun would go on to spawn seven sequels to date, so it must be doing something right, right? Float along with us to relive t…

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Office Space (1999) 3:48:51

2+ y ago3:48:51

3:48:51

Just in time for being way too late for labor day, the Manatees are revisiting the 1999 Mike Judge classic Office Space, supposedly starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston but actually starring Gary Cole and Stephen Root, and also featuring Matinee Manatee alums Orlando Jones and Michale McShane! While it was a flop at release, Office Space qu…

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Bloodsport (1988) 3:50:21

2+ y ago3:50:21

3:50:21

What can we say, we missed Mortal Kombat so much we decided to go after its dad: 1988's cult classic Bloodsport! Directed by Newt Arnold and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bloodsport is about a guy who goes to Hong Kong and fights a bunch of people. Somehow, Forest Whitaker is there. That's about it, that's all you need. The manatees do a deep div…

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Double Dragon (1994) 4:29:45

2+ y ago4:29:45

4:29:45

What do you get when you combine the setting from Escape From La, the costumes from Siegfried and Roy, the car from Back To The Future, the half locket from Annie, and the prosthetics from the Garbage Pail Kids? Why, Double Dragon, of course, the movie based on the game that had none of those things. Directed by James Yukich and starring Robert Pat…

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Over The Top (1987) 2:55:09

2+ y ago2:55:09

2:55:09

We're back in the weird 80's genre with 1987's Over The Top, directed by Menahem Golan and starring Sylvester Stallone and Robert Loggia. We both thought this was a movie about arm wrestling, but it's actually more like two separate movies, one about arm wrestling and one about an awkward father-son road trip. Also, the son's name is Mike Hawk, and…

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Felix The Cat (1988) 3:08:28

2+ y ago3:08:28

3:08:28

It's a patron request month! This month we're checking out 1988's Felix The Cat animated feature, aptly described to us as "an acid trip box office flop". If you haven't heard of it, that's probably because almost nobody saw it. But why? We've all heard of Felix The Cat, seen the clocks, might have won a stuffed animal at a carnival once or twice, …

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Batman and Robin (1997) 6:07:15

3y ago6:07:15

6:07:15

Welcome back Batmanatees! Anthony drags Sam across the finish line of their Batman journey with 1997's notorious Batman and Robin, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Matinee Manatee alums Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, and John Glover, and also newcomers George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, and Uma Thurman! Wow, that's …

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 4:56:31

3y ago4:56:31

4:56:31

Happy 2022 everybody! We're still on our 90's kick with 1991's legendary Terminator 2: Judgment Day, directed by James Cameron and starring Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Robert Patrick. Can you believe it took us this long to get to a Schwarzenegger movie? The second of what would eventually be six movies and a televisi…

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Die Hard (1988) 3:47:33

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Pumpkinhead (1988) 5:17:05

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The Prophecy (1995) 5:27:17

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Men In Black (1997) 5:43:44

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3000 Miles To Graceland (2001) 5:27:43

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Dante's Peak (1997) 5:18:31

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Elf (2003) 3:42:37

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Jingle All The Way (1996) 4:59:35

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The Thing (1982) 5:12:10

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Conan The Barbarian (1982) 3:58:02

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Troll 2 (1990) 4:56:03

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Twister (1996) 4:22:53

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Mars Attacks (1996) 4:01:08

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Avatar (2009) 4:54:07

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The NeverEnding Story (1984) 3:24:53

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Edward Scissorhands (1990) 3:26:05

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The Mothman Prophecies (2002) 3:38:01

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Leprechaun (1993) 2:49:15

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Office Space (1999) 3:48:51

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Bloodsport (1988) 3:50:21

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Double Dragon (1994) 4:29:45

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Over The Top (1987) 2:55:09

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Felix The Cat (1988) 3:08:28

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Batman and Robin (1997) 6:07:15

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 4:56:31

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