1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Hey, guys, is Bobby. If you're listening, congratulations you know 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: how to stream a podcast. Listen. I'm not even Hayden 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: because I didn't for a while. I'm in a big 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: podcast guy for years now. But everybody has to start 5 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: on new Maybe you're new to the podcast. It's cool, 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: And let me recommend another podcast that I like called 7 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: Movie Mike's Movie Podcast, hosted by Mike D from the show. Oh, 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: by the way, I'm still in a kitchen in California 9 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: recording this. 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I just wasn't expecting that. Oh, it's a 28 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: Christmas episode. I just it wasn't expecting to start it 29 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: so strong. Welcome everybody to the Christmas episode. I even 30 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: busted out the lights on the table we are recording on. 31 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: I know you can't see them if you're listening to this, 32 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: but I wanted the esthetic to be Christmas. It's very Christmas. 33 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: We did take off the pumpkin the way. I know. 34 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: I don't want to get rid of them yet, but anyway, everybody, 35 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: welcome to the podcast. I brought my co host and 36 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: fiance on because she loved Christmas movies, so she's gonna 37 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: give her top five Christmas movies. I'm gonna give my 38 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: top five movies for people who don't like Christmas to 39 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: watch around the holidays, who don't like Christmas or don't 40 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: like Christmas movie like Christmas movies. Okay, you said or 41 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: don't like Christmas. Maybe you don't like Christmas either. I'll 42 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: get into my feelings on Christmas movies here later in 43 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: the episode. And then we're also going to review Happiest Season, 44 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: which came out on Hulu that we were both excited for. 45 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: We'll tell you our thoughts on that movie. Thanks everybody 46 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 1: for listening to the podcast. Without any further ado, let's 47 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: get started. In the world where everyone and their mother 48 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: has a podcast, one man stands to infiltry dayers of 49 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: listeners like never before in a movie podcast with so 50 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: much movie knowledge, Hee's basically like a walking AUDIMTV with 51 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: glasses from the Nashville Podcast Networks. Movie a movie podcast. 52 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: All right, so we're going to start it off. I 53 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: want you to give your top five Christmas movies. Now, 54 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: these are ones you watch every single year, right, yes, 55 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: and you love Christmas movies. I love Christmas movies. About 56 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: when do you think it's acceptable to start watching a 57 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: Christmas movie, Because we're just about to get into December. 58 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: When do you think you would normally bust them out? 59 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I put up our Christmas trees. On November first, 60 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: so I think I was like in the Christmas spirit 61 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: by then, so November first, Ye, I don't think there's 62 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: also many roles anymore in twenty twenty, like do whatever 63 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: makes you happy at Christmas movies Makemia? I guess Lifetime 64 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: started playing them around October, which Disclaimered there will be 65 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: no Lifetime or Hallwork movies on my list. Love those, 66 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: they don't make the list. I don't think they make 67 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: mine either. I think we each either pick theatrical releases 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: or streaming movies, is what we did. All right, let's 69 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: get into your list. Hit me with number five. All right, 70 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: my number five top Christmas movie is nothing like The Holidays. 71 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: It has John Leguizamo and Deborah Messing and I just 72 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: think it's so cute. When did you first watch this movie? Oh? 73 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: I think it came out in two thousand and seven, 74 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight, so probably then yeah, two eight, okay, 75 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: so yeah I saw it when it came out. What 76 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: makes this one of your favorites? I just like all 77 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: of the like family oriented Christmas movies. I mean all 78 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: of them have like semi dysfunctional families, but I just 79 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: think it captures like the essence of like spending Christmas 80 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: with your family. And I guess when I was younger, 81 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: I liked watching them because it was people with like 82 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: siblings and they all come home for Christmas. And I 83 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: my younger brother was born when I was twelve, and 84 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: so I was an only child for so long that 85 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: I was like, Oh, I just want like that family relationship. 86 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: You made me watch this one the other night I did. 87 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: I will say, we have watched all We've watched all 88 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: these research and going into this one, I thought it 89 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: was good to kind of be your typical Christmas movie, 90 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: which I think is why I don't love Christmas movies entirely, 91 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: because they kind of feel like they have that same 92 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: cheesy formula. They it comes to the very kind of 93 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: cheery ending at the very end. This one it was 94 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: a little more I don't want to say depressing, but 95 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: it kind of had like a lot of issues with 96 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: the family going on that was all like, how's this 97 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: all going to play out? It was real life and 98 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: real life doesn't stop for Christmas, and it was just 99 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: them figure out how to navigate real life during the holidays, 100 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: and a rare scene for a Christmas movie, but there's 101 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: a scene where somebody pulls out a gun, yes, which 102 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: I wasn't expecting. There is. You did give a little 103 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: gasp but that Yeah, But overall I thought this one 104 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: it didn't feel so much like like a cheesy Christmas movie, 105 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: and it had some elements of being a normal movie. 106 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: Would you say this is a good movie, like aside 107 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: from it being a Christmas movie? Because let's say yes, 108 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: because stands at like a fifty four percent Rotten Tomato score. Okay, 109 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: well we've already addressed before that I don't necessarily like 110 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: things that Rotten Tomatoes would consider, and I feel like 111 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: that's kind of where Christmas movies are. They usually have 112 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: a lower rating. I watch a movie to be entertained 113 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: and to not have to think for two hours. I 114 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: feel like Rotten Tomatoes will give something that you have 115 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: to pay attention to every second. I also have to 116 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: pee all the time, so if I go see a movie, 117 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm missing probably like a solid five to seven minutes, 118 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: so I need to be able to catch up when 119 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: I come back. All right, so that's your number five. 120 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: What's your number four? And number four is the Holiday? Okay, 121 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: great movie? You hadn't seen it? Nope, you also fell 122 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: asleep at the end. I did, so I don't feel 123 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: like you can give an entirely confident review. I will 124 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: say we watched it on TV. It was three hours 125 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: long with commercial breaks those run necessary. Who's in this one? 126 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, and she 127 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: kind of stepped away from acting about four years ago, 128 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: straight up retired from it. It was kind of weird 129 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: seeing her and reminded of how like how many big 130 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: movies she was in and how just famous she was, 131 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: which we talked about last night, just like thinking back 132 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: on all of the ones that she was in. Yeah, 133 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: I mean she was one of the biggest movie stars 134 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: for a very long time, from like the late nineties 135 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: to the early two thousands, and for her to just 136 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: kind of step away from that, I thought it was 137 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: kind of amazing. And I think she has really no 138 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: plans of going back to acting. So who do you 139 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: think this Christmas movie is for? It's definitely in Trick Flick. Definitely. 140 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: We're seeing Jack Black in this too, because he's just 141 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: such a comedic actor and he plays a more serious role. Yeah, 142 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: he's still kind of funny, but it's a lot more 143 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: serious than you're expecting from him. I will say, I 144 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: feel like there's two camps of holiday movie people. You're 145 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: either a love actually fan or a holiday fan. And 146 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: I'm a Holiday fan. Not saying fans of both can't 147 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: love the other one, but I feel like those are 148 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: the two, like strong chick flick like rom coms at 149 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: Christmas that people either fall into and I feel like 150 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: for the other. So far in your list, that's kind 151 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: of where you're leaning. Yes, Okay, what would you rate 152 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: this holiday movie? I think a good holiday movie as 153 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: far as what you rate it is rewatchability. I think 154 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: that's what they shoot for when they make holiday movie. 155 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: They want movies that you can watch every single year 156 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: and pretty much get into, like a syndicated thing of like, Okay, 157 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: we can make a lot of money off this movie. 158 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: That's why I feel like I don't like Christmas movies 159 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: all that much, because I feel they're a little bit 160 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: of a cash grab. Watch them every year. Yeah, they 161 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: have the syndication going. That one was on Lifetime all day, Yeah, 162 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: literally every three The only place you can watch it 163 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: for free right now if you have a Lifetime. Yeah. 164 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: So because the other movie we had to pay the rent. Yeah, 165 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: we won't go into that. Okay, we can go into that. 166 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: I think there's a weird mental thing when it comes 167 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: to paying for things online. Is it because we paid 168 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: for movies you've already seen for me? It's weird to 169 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: go and pay for like an older movie, Like I 170 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: have no problem paying twenty bucks for a brand new movie. 171 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: That's oh, that's why we got into this disagreement. And 172 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: when it comes to that three ninety nine or two 173 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: ninety nine, even what it was. But you won't let 174 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: me buy the two ninety nine one because we can't 175 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: watch on the standard definition. That's another thing I have. 176 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: If I'm going to watch a movie, I have to 177 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: watch it in HD. I don't know why. I'm very 178 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: particular about the quality and when it comes to watching 179 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: something because I want to see it in best qualities 180 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,559 Speaker 1: it can be, So I have to I will spring 181 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: for that extra block if I'm going to pay to 182 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: streaming at home. Okay, Well, luckily I had a dollar 183 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: off coupon on Amazon, so we could spring for the HD. 184 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: You were like wanting to bust out the piggy bank, 185 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: Like here, I'll give you the two did I mean 186 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: it was on my Amazon account. Okay, so the back 187 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: some couples therapy. Anything else you need to say about 188 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: that one. No, that's just a good one. I ended 189 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: up what I remember from it, I thought it was 190 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: pretty good. I didn't know where it was going in 191 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: the beginning. You didn't know where it was going really 192 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: the first hour. Yeah, because it's Cameron DA's character goes 193 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: to live where Kate Winslet's character. They do like a 194 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: house swap. Yeah, and then they met somebody and then 195 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: it goes from there. I just didn't know where it 196 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: was going. Ended up with a twist that I wasn't expecting, 197 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: and I thought it was fine. Yeah, is okay? That 198 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: was all I ask Because that you watch it? Okay, 199 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: hit me with your number three four Christmases. There's just 200 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: so many good parts. Okay, so this one, I actually 201 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: if you wouldn't have forced me to watch it again, 202 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: we're seeing a theme here. You've made me watch all 203 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: of these. I this was the most unexpected that I 204 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: actually really liked. Had you not seen that one before either? No, 205 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: I thought we watched someone last year Christmas. Yeah, but 206 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: that was the first time i'd seen it. Attempt but 207 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: because of you. So this is one that I actually 208 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: go back and seeing, like this is actually a funny movie. 209 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: It's hilarious. My family quotes the whole thing like it's 210 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: a very quotable Christmas movie, extremely quotable. And with this one, 211 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: I also think it wasn't trying so hard to be 212 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: a Christmas movie with like all these little cliches or anything. 213 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: I just thought it was its own kind of funny movie. 214 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: I like Vince Vaughn, I like Riscue Otherspoon. I know 215 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: they didn't really get along when they did the movie together, 216 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: but I don't think that shows when you watch it. 217 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: No favorite scene in the movie. It has to be 218 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: when they're playing taboo mind dar. Either that or the 219 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: scene where they're they're re enacting at church. Oh yeah, 220 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: those are my two favorite scenes, the best scenes in 221 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: the movie. Who do you think this Christmas movie is for? 222 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: Because it's not a wholesome. It's not a wholesome Christmas movie. 223 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: It's not really a family Christmas movie. But it's also 224 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: not like a what's your other favorite bad Mom's Christmas? 225 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: It's not on that, but that's one of your other favorites. 226 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: Where the because thirteen. Yeah, because they would play it 227 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: on what TBS, yeah or something. I think it's just 228 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: the language that it's edited out a bit. Yeah, I 229 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: feel like there's any better inappropriate. I actually enjoy this one. 230 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: So this is a Christmas movie. I could actually, Hey, 231 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: every Christmas, I could stand to watch this movie. Tim mcgraws, 232 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: and he looks much different than does look different and 233 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: it's different. Tim. This is the one movie he says 234 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: he's never seen himself in really yeah, because he just 235 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: doesn't want like he saw like just the trailer and 236 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: how he looked in it. He said, never want to 237 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: watch it, but that was also part of his character actor. 238 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 1: I feel like, yeah, he's great and it's funny. Yeah, 239 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: Vince Vaughn's family in the movie like his brothers, yea 240 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: the best and the kids. The kids are even better. 241 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: All right? What's your number two? Elf? Classic? Classic? I 242 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: have seen it. I don't even know how many times. 243 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: Alamo Drafthouse Movie Theater in Austin does a quote along 244 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: and so for the past like four years obviously not 245 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: this year. I have gone to that several times. I 246 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: think once with my friends we make it like our 247 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: girls Christmas night and then once with my mom and 248 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: my brothers, and so I just I love that movie. Yeah. 249 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: Once recently we were cleaning your car and I guess 250 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: you get an elf hat every time you Okay, it 251 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 1: was like, here's here's another way. How many guys to 252 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: see this movie? At Alamo Drafthouse. When you go to 253 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: like a quote Along, it's different than seeing a typical 254 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: movie there, because if you see a movie at Alamo, 255 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: you know you're supposed to be super quiet, no talking 256 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: at quote Along. You're seeing you're loud, you're annoying. They 257 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: give you props, and they give you an elf hat. 258 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: And I have gone many years. I've also driven my 259 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: friends several times and they leave their elf has in 260 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: my car. So I did happen to have like five 261 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: elf hats, which you made me throw away a little 262 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 1: better about that now. It's fine. If you've never been 263 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: to an Alamo Draft House. It's basically a place where 264 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: you can go and order food while you watch such 265 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: good food, which I know some places don't get this 266 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: entirely right because either the food isn't that great or 267 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: it's just not a great process. But Alamo Draft House, 268 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: I gotta say they have it. Down to where it's 269 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: not annoying when they're running around and taking your orders. 270 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: They do a pretty good job about it, and the 271 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: food is actually good and for me being vegan, they 272 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: have really great vegan options. And the thing I love 273 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: about Alamo Drafthouse besides that is the screens are like 274 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: really great there and the sound is amazing, so above 275 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: all else, like you get a better movie watching experience there. 276 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 1: So if there is one around you whenever everything's kind 277 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: of back to normal, highly recommend Alamo Draft House. I 278 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: will say, I think Alamo Drafthouses are actually open right 279 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: now with a ton of like protocols in place. There 280 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: you go. I know they're doing the off screening, so 281 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: please go see it on my behalf. All right, hit 282 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: us with your number one Christmas movie. All Right, it's 283 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 1: gonna be controversial. I did this in our like podcast 284 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: about my favorite movies. Overall, it's the family stone. Either 285 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: you love it or you hate it. I don't feel 286 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: like there's an in between. People either just love the 287 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,319 Speaker 1: family dynamic or Sarah Duska Parker's character ruins it for them. 288 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: Because she does. She's just kind of an uptight she 289 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: clears her throat a lot. She's kind of annoying, but 290 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: that's the whole, Like that's the stick of her, Like, 291 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: that's what she's supposed to be. I think that's just 292 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: her character, that's who she is. I think even a 293 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: little bit in Sex in the City, that was kind 294 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: of her character of sometimes being I don't annoying, yes, 295 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: or just kind of like there's certain scenes that you 296 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: look back and you're like, that was. But yeah, Carrie, 297 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: I just think that's who she plays, and she does 298 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: it well. I don't think it's should be an attack 299 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: on Sarah Jessica Parker. But why do you love this 300 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: movie so much? I think it goes back to it's 301 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: one that my mom and I watch all the time. 302 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: We'll watch it whenever it's on TV. We watch it 303 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: every year for Christmas. I think we usually start Thanksgiving 304 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: weekend and then watch it again before Christmas, so we're 305 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: talking like twice a year. And I think it just 306 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: goes back to those memories of watching it with my 307 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: mom and pour a glass of wine, fix my cheese 308 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: and crackers, turn it on. That's our movie. So you 309 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: think this is a good mom and daughter Christmas movie? 310 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: I do. Yeah, that'd be a good like camp to 311 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: recommend it too. Well, there you go. I enjoyed your list. 312 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: Thank you. Did you enjoy all of my movies? I 313 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: enjoyed most of them. What are your thoughts on the 314 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: Family Stone? Again? I would not watch it unless you 315 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: even brought this movie to my attention. But we watched 316 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: it again for the second time this year, and I 317 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: like it. I can't remember if you actually paid attention 318 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: during it. I did pay attention. I feel like you 319 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: were on your computer. No, I watched a movie. Okay, 320 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: I like it. I'm good also with this one, watching 321 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: it every year. Okay, so there we go. So the 322 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: only one out of my list that you like? What 323 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: was what's your least favorite out of my list? Least 324 00:14:56,120 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: favorite m I could guess what the holiday? Yeah, probably 325 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: the least favorite. I just don't think that one has 326 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: a high rewatchability factor. I saw once. I don't think 327 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: I want to watch it again unless you want me to. 328 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: Maybe the end, Maybe the end. All right, we're gonna 329 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: take a quick break. Now we'll get back with my movies. 330 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: All right, all right, so now I want to give 331 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: them my top five Christmas movies for people who don't 332 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: like Christmas movies. Now, I don't think in my list 333 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: you'll find any of the all out Christmas classics. I 334 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: think those are a whole different kind of category on 335 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: their own, So you won't see any of like It's 336 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: a Wonderful Lives or even like a Christmas Story on 337 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: my list. What I want to cover is just movies. 338 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: For me, Christmas movies aren't my favorite out of every 339 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: genre of movie. I feel they're very down there because 340 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: they're either, like I said earlier, kind of a cash grab, 341 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: a little overly cheesy, or there's just something about them 342 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: that the elements to making a good movie aren't really there. 343 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: So sometimes why I don't like Christmas movies. So when 344 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: I can find movies that have just a little bit 345 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: of Christmas in it, and if you put them on 346 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: around Christmas time, your entire family is not going to 347 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: be like, why are we even watching this? It has 348 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: a little bit of Christmas. I hint if Christmas you 349 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: could say, and I think you could put these on 350 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: and at least maybe half your family will enjoy it, 351 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: which is a pretty good ratio for a movie you 352 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: pop in during Christmas. I feel like when my family 353 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of hard to find a movie around the 354 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: holidays that we all like. Our long standing tradition has 355 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: been to watch a Christmas Eve on Sesame Street every year. 356 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: That's like our go to movie, and it was basically 357 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: just a PBS special back in the day, and we've 358 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: since found a YouTube link that we can watch it 359 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: while we open gifts, and that's kind of our thing. 360 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: But aside from Christmas movies, there aren't a whole lot 361 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: that we all like. So at number five on my list, 362 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: I'm going with Bad Santa, which is a very crude movie. 363 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: Wasn't expect from that one, but checks out underneath all 364 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: the Christmas elements, it's still just a funny comedy, and 365 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: I think for people who don't like Christmas movies, if 366 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: you can watch something that's gonna make you laugh no 367 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: matter what and still kind of fit that Christmas team, 368 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: it's a win win. And it's one that I usually 369 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: watch every single year, and there's a lot of kind 370 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 1: of funny, memorable moments and it has a high rewatchability factor. 371 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: But again, it's just a funny movie. Beside the fact 372 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: that it's Billy Bob Thornton playing a bad Christmas Sanna 373 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: at the Mall. I just think it's a funny movie. 374 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: They made a sequel to it wasn't as good, but 375 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: still the original holds up after all these years. Have 376 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: you seen Batsanna? I have, but it's been a long time. 377 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: We haven't watched it yet. This year we will watch 378 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: it if you're down for it. I'll always watch anything 379 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 1: At number four. I'm going with Home Alone. Okay, Now, 380 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: I don't consider Home Alone to be a full on 381 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: Christmas movie, mainly due to the fact that they've made 382 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: Part two, Part three, Part four, whatever, they've made sequels 383 00:17:55,880 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: to this and the first one. If they play Home 384 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: Alone in July, I don't think that a whole lot 385 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 1: of people would flinch. You would just see it on TV. 386 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: Bl it's Home Alone. There's a little bit of Christmas 387 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: in it, But I don't think you'd be as weird 388 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: a out if you saw, like the Santa Claus On 389 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: in July, you'd be like, why are they showing a 390 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: Christmas movie in July? Home Alone? You could watch it 391 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 1: really whenever and it'd be all right. But also, it 392 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: has that little bit of Christmas in it that what 393 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: actually happens in the movie happens around Christmas, and then again, 394 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: it's just a funny movie. Besides all that stuff, there's 395 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: a lot of memorable parts to it. It's been out 396 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: for thirty years now, so clearly can stand the test 397 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 1: of time. But even if you don't like the cheesy 398 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: Christmas elements to it, it's still a funny movie and 399 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: it's a movie that holds up. So what are your 400 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: thoughts on Home Alone? I like Home Alone. It's not 401 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: one of my favorites, Like I'll watch it, but I 402 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: mean it wasn't on my list, so it's not something 403 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: that I like have to watch every Christmas. I think 404 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: I would, but I don't go out of my way 405 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: to turn it on. I think for me and my family, 406 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: the reason we can all agree on Home Alone sometimes 407 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: is because it has a lot of slapstick humor. Like 408 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: there's not much thought that goes into getting the joke 409 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: of somebody getting hit hit in the face with a 410 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: paint bucket. Yes, Like you watch that, you get it 411 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 1: no matter what language you speak, no matter how old 412 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: or how young you are, that joke you get. Yes. 413 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: So with other Christmas movies that don't have that element, 414 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 1: like that's just an instant thing. So I think that 415 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: kind of works well for our family because my dad 416 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: has a really hard time watching any movie, let alone 417 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: a Christmas movie. So I think like one of its 418 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: favorite shows back in the day was The Three Stooges, 419 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: so it has that kind of humor into this movie. 420 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: So I think this is one of the only ones 421 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,479 Speaker 1: he will he can kind of stummack to watch. Well 422 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: he stay awake through it? No, probably not. I think 423 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 1: with my dad he'll watch like twenty minutes of any 424 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: movie and he's out sleep in a theater. Yes, I 425 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: think the first movie he ever went to when I 426 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: was a kid was probably The Lion King ninety four 427 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: and he fell asleep, So that's kind of a thing. 428 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: At number three on my list, I'm going with die Hard. 429 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen die Hard? I don't think I have. 430 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: What happens in this movie just happens to occur during Christmas, 431 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: So it is a whole debate every single year of 432 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: like it is Diehard Christmas movie, It's not really a 433 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: Christmas movie because they've made many a sequels to die Hard, 434 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: the same way they did with Home Alone. It just 435 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: happens to happen around a Christmas Party. But this is 436 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 1: my thing reason why the Christmas genre is trash, that 437 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: we fight so hard for movies like die Hard and 438 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: Home Alone to be Christmas movies. That means there aren't 439 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: a whole lot of Christmas movies first to watch every 440 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: year that we force even just any kind of movie 441 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: that has any kind of element of Christmas to being 442 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: a Christmas movie. I think that's why we get into 443 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: the debate every single year. And also it's kind of 444 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: tradition to argue about it. Okay, So if your whole 445 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: thing is that it's not a Christmas movie if it 446 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: just takes place at Christmas, and half of my movies 447 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't have been Christmas movies. The holiday only really takes 448 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: place at Christmas time, nothing like the holidays for Christmas 449 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: is so what makes a Christmas movie? Then I feel 450 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,440 Speaker 1: like if they're taking place at Christmas, it kind of 451 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: almost makes the whole thing at Christmas movie because the 452 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: colors are different. You've got trees and just singing, Like 453 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: I just feel like if it's set anytime around Christmas, 454 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: then it's therefore kind of a Christmas movie. I think 455 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: that's what we've made the John route to be I 456 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: think a true Christmas movie, the entire plot is embedded 457 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: in Christmas and there's no way you can get around 458 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: it without having Christmas. So like something like Miracle on 459 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: thirty fourth Street or something like, Yeah, Santa Claus or 460 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 1: Elf is a straight in Christmas movie, okay, because he 461 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: is from the North Pole. So anything that has to 462 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: be embedded in the idea of Christmas, you couldn't take 463 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: it out like any of those movies. You could probably 464 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: plug into anywhere else and then you know, work still okay. 465 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: But if it has anything to do with Santa, if 466 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: it has anything to do with elves or the actual 467 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: story of Christmas, is what makes it a Christmas movie, 468 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: all right? For clarifying, So there we go. But Diehard 469 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: great action movie. Even though it came out of the eighties, 470 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: it still kind of holds up and probably my favorite 471 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: Bruce Willis movie. I'm not a big Bruce Willis man. 472 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 1: I think for me, like action movies, I don't know, 473 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: I get kind of tired of the same whole thing. 474 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: But Diehard kind of did this John re first and 475 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: there was a lot of kind of there's a really 476 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: great movie that made this episode that came out on Netflix. 477 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: Of the whole story about this movie and how it 478 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: was really kind of the first big major movie for 479 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,919 Speaker 1: Bruce Willis like he wasn't an action star before this. 480 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: He was doing like soap operas before that. So every 481 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: action movie has kind of pretty much tried to be 482 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: like die Hard since so again happens around Christmas, and 483 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: you can get away with it, I'd say go for 484 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: die Hard all right. At number two, another one that 485 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: happens around Christmas is Batman Returns and probably my favorite. 486 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: Oh well, a lot of movies have come out since, 487 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: but before The Dark Night, this was easily my favorite 488 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: Batman movie, mainly because it has the Penguin, it has Catwoman, 489 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: and overall it looks the most like a comic book 490 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,719 Speaker 1: Batman that I kind of envisioned in my head as 491 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: a kid, and it has a lot of those kind 492 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: of cool production elements and kind of throwbacks to like 493 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: the classic, you know, comic books. But it was never 494 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: cheesy in any way. And what they did kind of 495 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: with The Dark Knight later was make it more dramatic 496 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,239 Speaker 1: and realistic, but this one had a little more of 497 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: what I liked as a kid to watch. And you've 498 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: never seen any of the original Batman's. If I have, 499 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 1: they're not sticking out in my head. Okay, so I 500 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: went out forced you to watch all the Batman and 501 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: come back and report an agree to that. Would you 502 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: watch all of them? Yeah? Okay? They're not scary or 503 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: are they? They're not a horror movie, that's true, are they? Now? 504 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: The this Year's Last Year's Joker scared me, so we'll 505 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: go that's another story. If they're that level, then no, no, 506 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 1: they're not. At number one, my favorite movie that feels 507 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: like Christmas, even though it's not a Christmas movie is 508 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Now, Christmas is a 509 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: big part of I'd say a lot of the Harry 510 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: Potter movies the books even more so because I've read 511 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: all the books multiple times and the Christmas scenes in 512 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: the books are way better than they are in the movie. 513 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: They just get downplayed to like five minutes in the movie. 514 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: But there are some important elements in the first one, 515 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: like that happened around Christmas because he gets the cloak 516 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: from It's a Christmas present. Yes, so, And aside from 517 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: that kind of watching these movies on Christmas Day feels 518 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: a little bit special because they are just so big 519 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: and cinematic and like there's this it's this whole Harry 520 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: Potter world that you're watching. It kind of feels like 521 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: a holiday movie because it's usually they're all cold, and 522 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 1: then I don't know robes and style, so it kind 523 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: of has that feeling of like a holiday movie in 524 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 1: a perfect time to watch them. And they used to 525 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: always come out around November December when they would come out, 526 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: So there's something that I associate Harry Potter with being 527 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: around the holidays. And if you put these movies on, 528 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: it just kind of makes like Christmas Day or Christmas 529 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: Morning feel a little bit Christmas Eve, even though it's 530 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 1: not a straight up Christmas movie. I would agree with that. 531 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: There are no arguments here. You know. I love Harry 532 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: Potter movies, and I was a little late on the 533 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: Harry Potter movies because I'd never you got into going 534 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 1: to the midnight screenings. Yeah. I read the books. I like, 535 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 1: would pre order the books. This is funny story. When 536 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: I was, however old I was, when the seventh one 537 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: came out, I pre ordered it, I bought it, and 538 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: then you know, when you're like a preteen, you're a 539 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 1: little sassy. Instead of getting grounded, my parents took away 540 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: my Harry Potter book. That's how into the books I was. Dang, 541 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: I've never been punished in that kind of way. That's 542 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: how you punish a nerd. Well, anyway, those are our lists. 543 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: I feel like there's some people who maybe want to 544 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: hear more about like classic Christmas movies, but I don't 545 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: feel I don't know. I just think that when you 546 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,199 Speaker 1: get into those lists of like what the best Christmas 547 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: movies are, you're kind of gonna have the same ones 548 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:08,560 Speaker 1: over and over. So I didn't want to get into that. 549 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to do a little bit differently. And I 550 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: liked your list because it's not your traditional Christmas movies. 551 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: For you, who is such a big fan of the 552 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: holiday and such a big fan of this kind of 553 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: genre of movies, I feel like your picks were a 554 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: lot different that people who maybe wouldn't have watched those 555 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 1: movies would enjoy them. Yes, and it gives somebody something 556 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 1: different to watch. And again, honorable mention goes to Bad 557 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: Mom's Christmas, but don't watch it with your children around. Well, 558 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: an honorable mention for me was going to be National 559 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: Lampoon's Christmas Vacation such a good one because above everything, 560 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: that's just a funny movie. It is. So that was 561 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: very right on for being in my list. But that's 562 00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: an honorable mention. All right, all right, well there we go. Next, 563 00:26:52,480 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: we're going to review Happiest Season. Ready, Ready, all right, 564 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna get into a movie review now talking about 565 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: Happiest Season, which just came out on Hulu. Both of 566 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: us were very excited for this movie, pretty much because 567 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: of the cast alone. You got Kristin Stewart, Alison Bree, 568 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: Dan Levy. The list goes on and on. But before 569 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: we get into our review, here's just a little bit 570 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: of Happiest Season. I'm so excited. I can't believe I'm 571 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: finally going to meet everyone. There's something that we should 572 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: talk about. I didn't tell my parents and Kay, So 573 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,640 Speaker 1: who do they think I am? Miss Harper's elephant friend Abby, Yes, 574 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: of course they're there. You're so brave, really, Harper. This 575 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: is Abby Avvy is my orphan roommate. We I am 576 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: an orphan, but we lived together as friends like a queen. 577 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: The whole place to you. All right, So we sat 578 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 1: down to watch this movie. We had already seen some 579 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,719 Speaker 1: early reviews on it and saw I was doing pretty well. 580 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: And I think we were both excited, mainly because we 581 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: had just come off watching Shit's Creek and we're a 582 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: big fan of Dan Levy's character in that. David and 583 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: overall the cast in this was just so many great 584 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: people that were like, how could this movie not be great? 585 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: That's kind of what we thought going into this, right, Yeah, 586 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: we were really excited. Well, hey, it was also a 587 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: new Christmas movie and one that we were both excited about. 588 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 1: And Dan Levy again, having finished Ship's Creek, we were like, yes, 589 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: I'll watch anything with him in it right now. And 590 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: the premise of this movie is that a girl played 591 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: by Mackenzie Davis is dating Kristen Stewart and she takes 592 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: her home to meet her family, but she hasn't told 593 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: her family that she's gay, right, And that's kind of 594 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: where this whole movie plays out. You pretty much find 595 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: that out in like the first what fifteen twenty minutes 596 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: of the movie. Yeah, and this movie was a little 597 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: bit sadder than I was expecting. I didn't laugh as 598 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: much as I wanted to. I thought it was going 599 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: to be a full on straight comedy. Yeah, and I 600 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: think they sold it a little bit more as like 601 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: Dan Levy having a bigger role in it. I think 602 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: because he is coming off the success that she Hits Creek. 603 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: They were like Dan Levy in this movie with Kristin Stewart, 604 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: and I felt like it lacked a little bit of him, 605 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: which I was a little bit let down by because 606 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: I wanted it to be. From the trailer it looked 607 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 1: like they're best friends, and he's in the movie the 608 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: entire time. I feel like you get him very little 609 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: in the first act, the second act, and it's kind 610 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: of more in the third act where he's really a 611 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: part of it. Right. So I felt a little bit 612 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: let down by that. And it wasn't as funny as 613 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: I was expecting, But that I don't think that was 614 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: a bad thing. I was kind of looking back on 615 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: it today and I just think if I went into 616 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: it a little bit different, I would have enjoyed it more. 617 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: At the time, What did you think, Yeah, well, I 618 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: read one review that said it wasn't as funny as expected, 619 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: and it was just kind of like bogged down by 620 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: some of the relationship stuff. And I would agree with that. 621 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: I still thought it was good, but it won't be 622 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: making my favorites list. Do you think it's a Christmas 623 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: movie you would rewatch? I rewatch it. I think so too. 624 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: And I think initially after we finished it, I wasn't 625 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 1: expecting to feel what I did because there's some scenes 626 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: in this movie. Again, we won't spoil any of it, 627 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: because I do recommend watching it, but there's some scenes 628 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: in this movie where some things played out and you 629 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: kind of feel bad for the characters involved. You do 630 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: and then like, I like Kristin Stewart, and I feel 631 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: she was very Kristen Stewart in this movie. She was 632 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: very very Christin Stewart, and I think some people, I 633 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: don't know, they get annoyed by her, like her personality 634 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 1: or the character she does sometimes. But I like her 635 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: and I like when she delivers that kind of Kristin 636 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 1: Stewart character. And I really felt for her in this movie. 637 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: So the parts where it kind of gets bad for 638 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: her character, I felt more sad than I was expecting. 639 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: There's some parts where you just cringe because you're just 640 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: kind of imagining. I would say they do a good 641 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: job of not making you feel as if you're the character, 642 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: but they make you feel the emotions that, yeah, characters 643 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 1: are feeling. But I think looking back on it today, 644 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,800 Speaker 1: when I was thinking about it, I like that it 645 00:30:56,840 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: made me feel that way, and I liked kind of 646 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: how it ended up playing out and kind of the 647 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: avenues they decided to explore, and I liked it a 648 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 1: lot more looking back on it. Initially, I was like, uh, 649 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: like I wanted to laugh more and I wanted to 650 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 1: enjoy it more in that way. But I think the 651 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: movie does kind of make a statement about things, and 652 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: it does kind of show acceptance a little bit, and 653 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 1: also like how hard that can be with your family, 654 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: especially around the holidays. So again, it wasn't what I 655 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: was expecting, but I think looking back on it, it 656 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: made me enjoy a little bit more. How do you think? Yeah, 657 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: I'm I haven't processed it as much as you have. 658 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: Apparently I thought a lot about this movie, but I 659 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,719 Speaker 1: will say my rating has gone up a little bit. Initially, Well, 660 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 1: let's get into our rating and then we'll kind of 661 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: discuss it after that. What would you rate this movie? 662 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: I would give it three point seven five paintings out 663 00:31:57,320 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: of five. Okay, so it's gone up. I think right 664 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: after we first watched it, we both said three point five. 665 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: We did. Why did you give it a three point 666 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: five at that time? Because I didn't laugh as much 667 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: as I wanted to. Yeah, I just think they shouldn't 668 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: have sold us as a comedy. Yeah, it was more 669 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: of a It kind of fits into the theme of 670 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: all my other favorite ones of like a little bit 671 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: of family drama. That's what it felt a bit more like. 672 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: And it was presented as a comedy. It's a dramedy 673 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 1: with heavy on the drama. Yes, I have gone up 674 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: since and I give it a four. Okay, because the 675 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: acting in this was actually really good. Of the acting 676 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: is amazing because in the cast is great. It's just 677 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: on a higher level than other quote unquote Christmas movies 678 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: to where when I was watching it, I didn't feel 679 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 1: like it was It wasn't cheesy in anyway, and it 680 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: is very dramatic and the acting was just so good 681 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 1: and on a different level than a movie that I 682 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,280 Speaker 1: was expecting that I had to rate it a little 683 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: bit higher because it's a really good movie. Yeah, it's 684 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: well done, great cast, good storyline, like everything about like 685 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: what went into this movie is great and it made 686 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: me feel, which I liked. And again, that makes it 687 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: makes you feel And even if it makes you feel awkward, 688 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: even if it makes you feel sad or mad or 689 00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: upset in any way or you have an opinion on it, 690 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: I think it's very powerful thing that a movie can do. 691 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: And if you watch this, you're gonna feel some type 692 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: of way, no matter what you feel about the movie 693 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: as overall, but it will make you feel. So I 694 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 1: had to bump it up to a four. And also 695 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: the fact that it was on Hulu, and Hulu is 696 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: kind of, I would say, arguably like a kind of 697 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: sleeper pick when it comes to like streaming movies because 698 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: they don't have the amount that Netflix does, but I 699 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: feel like every few months they have a hit like 700 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 1: this that's kind of unexpected. And I think looking back 701 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 1: on all the movies I really enjoy this year, I 702 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 1: think I can think of at least three Hulu movies 703 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: from this year that I would put on my list. 704 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 1: So I'm kind of excited for Hulu now. And in 705 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: a world that we have Netflix, HBO, Max and The 706 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: Plus now, I think Hulu is kind of, you know, 707 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: they're being able to not only make their own original movies, 708 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,239 Speaker 1: but also like acquire other big movies. As I say, 709 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,440 Speaker 1: I feel like they've That's where I've watched a lot 710 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: of like big movies. They had Parasite, That's where I 711 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 1: watched Parasite. That's where we watched Book Smart. So I 712 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: feel like sometimes they're the streaming platform that actually has it. Yeah, 713 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: they don't have the quantity no that other streaming services 714 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: or like Netflix has, but the movies they do have 715 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,320 Speaker 1: on there are pretty solid. And they also Hulu is 716 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 1: nice because they'll do live TV like the next day. 717 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,720 Speaker 1: That's the alert of Hulu. That's why I originally got 718 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:40,360 Speaker 1: my Hulu account. So this has also turned into a 719 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 1: commercial for Hulu. You're learning, No, I'm just saying talking 720 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: about the difference between Hulu and Netflix. Netflix is all 721 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:51,239 Speaker 1: I feel like, either original or content that's already been 722 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: on TV, Like, it's not like current seasons of things. 723 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: If I were to rank the streaming services right now, 724 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: I'd still put Netflix at number one because they have 725 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 1: movies and TV originals. I think I would put Hulu 726 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,919 Speaker 1: at number two. After this movie. Last week, I watched Run. 727 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: I'm watching the ANIMATEIX reboot right now. So that's up 728 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: there as well, and then I would probably put Disney 729 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:19,000 Speaker 1: plus for the amount of newer stuff they're starting to 730 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: put out and also all the old nostalgic which you 731 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:24,320 Speaker 1: also watched, Honey, I shrunk the kids over the weekend. 732 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 1: We did watch them on Thanksgiving morning randomly. I don't 733 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: know why you've turned that on. Anyway. That's a review 734 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: of Happiest Season. Anything else you want to say about 735 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: the movie, I don't think so, because if I say 736 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: too much, I'll give stuff away. Well, there you go, 737 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,440 Speaker 1: we recommend it. Check it out. We'll get into some 738 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,440 Speaker 1: movie news now as we wrap up the episode. Probably 739 00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: the biggest headline is now that they are going to 740 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 1: start filming Black Panther two in July, and it's expected 741 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 1: to come out still on May six, twenty twenty two. 742 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: I think that'll get pushed back a lot more because 743 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:57,839 Speaker 1: they haven't even started yet. Who knows if they'll actually 744 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,799 Speaker 1: get to start filming next year. But the big thing 745 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:05,840 Speaker 1: is that they're not going to recast Chadwick Boseman Black Panther, Like, 746 00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: they haven't really said what they're going to do there. 747 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 1: They brought in some new actors to play some villains 748 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: and they're just saying they're going to focus more on 749 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: another character. So it's still kind of early for them 750 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 1: to put out anything like if they were to replace him, 751 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 1: And even when that first kind of happened, like I 752 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: was like, they just can't, Like, I don't think it 753 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: would work. I think people would be more upset if 754 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:30,759 Speaker 1: they tried to bring in somebody new to play him. 755 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: But it's a weird spot to be in because he's 756 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 1: the title character. He is a black panther, like, that's him, 757 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 1: that's his role. I can't see anybody else doing that, 758 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 1: And to recast him, I think would kind of be 759 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: a dishonor to him, a dishonor to a character, and 760 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,960 Speaker 1: I think it would just I know that that's such 761 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,040 Speaker 1: a big movie for them, and it's such a big 762 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: franchise that it's I mean, they only have one so far, 763 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:56,880 Speaker 1: but there's so much potential for them to take that 764 00:36:56,920 --> 00:37:00,279 Speaker 1: into different places that recasting him is not a way 765 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: to go. So I like that the fact that they're 766 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: going to re kind of focus on another character. Glad 767 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,160 Speaker 1: to see they're not recasting him, all right, and that 768 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: is movie news. Thanks for hanging out with me. On 769 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: this episode, Kelsey, my fiance, You're welcome. How do you 770 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 1: feel about the fact that you're basically engaged to Buddy 771 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: the else Like I've made you get way more into 772 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 1: Christmas than you ever were. Yeah, Christmas is never really 773 00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 1: a big deal for me growing up because normally every 774 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: year we would go to Mexico and we would either 775 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 1: celebrate way early in advance, because pretty much right when 776 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:33,960 Speaker 1: school let out, we would be like, all right, time 777 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,799 Speaker 1: to go to Mexico and we would all usually get 778 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: one gift. We never did stocking stuffers, so we were 779 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:43,560 Speaker 1: never really around in the United States when Christmas is happening. 780 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: So it's probably why I didn't watch a lot of 781 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: Christmas movies as a kid. So later in life it 782 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: became a thing of like, Okay, let's buy each other 783 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: gifts and do this normal thing once we all were 784 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: adults and had our own money. And now that I 785 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:01,399 Speaker 1: have you, I mean, I'm into putting up stockings around 786 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:06,000 Speaker 1: the house early, putting up not one, but two Christmas trees, 787 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:08,799 Speaker 1: and even before we started this podcast, I wanted to 788 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 1: make the table theme a little bit. Christmas is very festive. 789 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 1: We have the white Christmas tree lit up, but you 790 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,880 Speaker 1: just took off of our coffee table with a string 791 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,319 Speaker 1: of lights, So I would say you have made me 792 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:23,879 Speaker 1: like Christmas more and you've made me realize that it 793 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:26,759 Speaker 1: can be fun to celebrate with other people. My work 794 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 1: here is done, so there we go. And if you 795 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:31,360 Speaker 1: had the Buddy the Elf costume, I'd be all for it. 796 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,440 Speaker 1: Can we order one on Amazon? You just endo that here? Okay, 797 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to this week's episode of the podcast. 798 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:41,839 Speaker 1: If you don't mind, you're listening on Apple Podcasts, hit 799 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 1: that five star rating and write a quick review or 800 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:46,880 Speaker 1: just subscribe wherever you're listening and I will talk to 801 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: you again next Monday here and until then later