Can we sign off on Hancock? How human is Too Human? Should we fall in with Bad Company? Funny or serious Sherlock Holmes? What should be next for Eddie Murphy? Plus, we dodge fireballs!
This week in Movies:
This week brings yet another superhero film, and this time Will Smith is a reluctant do-gooder who needs a PR make-over. Is Hancock Alex, Dan, and Jeff's new anti-hero? Or are they anti-Hancock?
After a glut of summer movie reviews, Dan finally gets to discuss some of the most interesting news of the last few weeks, including the two - yes two! - Sherlock Holmes films in development (and they are very different), and the idea of a 4th Beverly Hills Cop .
This week in Video Games:
Alex, Dan, and Jeff get their hands on an early build of Too Human, a game with a storied history. Are they excited for the final product?
Battlefield: Bad Company is the first Battlefield game to feature a story-driven campaign mode. Do the guys dig the make-over?
Plus:
Raised on Rad returns as the guys get a chance to play an old game from their childhood, Fireball Island!
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Posted by darknessgp on 07/15/2008 at 11:38:08 am in Totally Rad Show
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perhaps the game reminded him of the first battlefield game, Battlefield 1942. Could be his way of saying that it felt like a WWII game.
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Posted by septim on 07/15/2008 at 11:06:29 am in Totally Rad Show
I was pretty shocked to hear Dan talk about Battlefied being based on WWII. It really made me wonder how much he actually played the game. It wasn't like a slip of the tongue either, he didn't backtrack til Jeff called him on it, even then he was still kind of talking about WWII.
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Posted by YSSMAN on 07/14/2008 at 10:51:08 pm in Totally Rad Show
Damn broken internets make me post EXTREMELY LATE. Anyway guys, it was a great episode, and I can't say I had any bones to pick at all. Although, I had to do a bit of a mental stretch with the Fireball Island... It came early on in my childhood, and I completely forgot about it.
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Posted by diane on 07/14/2008 at 05:58:58 pm in Totally Rad Show
"And ???
Nice sentence structure."
...and this is why I love reading your posts.
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Posted by darksydeavenger on 07/14/2008 at 01:51:57 pm in Totally Rad Show
I thought the episode was good. I really liked the fireball Island game segment and how much fun everyone was having. It kept the episode from feeling too long, which I remember Steve worrying about via twitter at some point.
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Posted by Heyseuss on 07/14/2008 at 12:22:33 pm in Totally Rad Show
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And ???
Nice sentence structure.
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Posted by Archr5 on 07/14/2008 at 11:34:32 am in Totally Rad Show
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How can you say that people are uninformed because they stated their opinion on something?
If you don't get that people have differing opinions, well, I guess I just can't take you seriously anymore. ;)
Anyway, the fireball island segment was awesome, The boys need to get down on some HeroQuest action next.
my 80's gaming sessions consisted of Fireball Island, Crossfire, and Hero Quest almost exclusively.
Also I totally agree with the Handcock review, first half was awesome, but as soon as the "bad guys" show up in the bank robbery scene the movie became confusing, I liked the message and I agree with Alex that there is a story there that is worth seeing, but the message was delivered in such a clumsy way that it was almost distracting.
Every second mr. hook hand was on screen I was wondering why he mattered at all. And in my opinion that completely detracted from the rest of the movie.
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Posted by Zombie999 on 07/14/2008 at 10:43:43 am in Totally Rad Show
Wow, I have been watching Totally Rad Show since the beginning and to hear how uninformed Dan and Alex's comments. I think Jeff gets "Battlefield" but I cant take Alex and Dan's suggestion's seriously anymore.
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Posted by AndyAldrich on 07/14/2008 at 04:52:13 am in Totally Rad Show
With regard to Alex's comment about the original 'Casino Royale', whilst I was at university I did a module which focused solely on the James Bond books and films. The course was taught by Dr. Christoph Lindner who wrote one of the few academic books to address the Bond material.
Christoph reckoned that Austin Powers is actually one of his favourite Bonds (even though he is not Bond by name) and stays truer to the essence of Bond than quite a few of the real film Bond portrayals, with Pierce Brosnan probably giving the best Bond moment when he is sat alone, drinking vodka, in 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.
I know that Austin Powers can seem to be simply there 'for shits and giggles' to quote the character, but in my opinion this comedy is there as a mask for the issues Bond has with his work and the loneliness it demands. Bond films and books are full of phallic symbols (i.e. Goldfinger's big laser) and female repression and for Powers' mojo to be stolen is possibly the best way of cutting through the symbolism and showing Bond to be the geek he really is.
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Posted by jks15 on 07/13/2008 at 12:30:30 am in Totally Rad Show
I LOVED the Fireball 'Growing Up Rad' segment. It was super cool to see the competative/fun-natured moments you had. Especially when Dan called Blue then changed to Red. The little hint of child-like whine in Jeffs 'but I called red!' was amazing. So many giggles haha! I can't wait for the comic-con episode I really wish I could be there!
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