WEBVTT - Deep Cuts Horror Hit List #23 “Lake Placid”

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there are folks. It is Thursday, October the ninth,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have never seen Betty White better than the

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<v Speaker 1>role she has in the next movie on our horror

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<v Speaker 1>hit list. Yes, Betty White plays a woman who has

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<v Speaker 1>a pet crocodile that's eaten everything insight. And with that,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ's we continue

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<v Speaker 1>on our Halloween Horror hit List. We got number twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three on the list. This has been a longtime favorite

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<v Speaker 1>of mine and my favorite role robes. I have ever

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<v Speaker 1>seen Betty White.

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<v Speaker 2>In Yes We're Talking Lake Placid from nineteen ninety nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to this runtime an hour and twenty two minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>It's rated R and it's a horror comedy. The comedic

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<v Speaker 2>writing in this and the acting is an amazing through

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<v Speaker 2>line of what is a crocodile horror movie? And you've

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<v Speaker 2>loved it for so long? I mean, you own this

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<v Speaker 2>on DVD Blu ray.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah it's not even a Blue ray.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's just DVD.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So I'm just only say that, I say how long?

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<v Speaker 1>How old this thing is? We watched it there the

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<v Speaker 1>other night. I had to pull out the DVD player.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe you still have a DVD player.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep one handy for emergencies, just like last night. But

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<v Speaker 1>this is it possible. I know we're not revealing a

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<v Speaker 1>couple others. This is certainly the funniest one so far

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<v Speaker 1>that we put on the list. It might be the

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<v Speaker 1>funniest one of all thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I think it's actually almost comedy forward horror in

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<v Speaker 2>the back seat.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good one, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And so it's just it's an entertaining movie. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to be scared to all hell basically,

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<v Speaker 2>and you just want to have fun and have a

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<v Speaker 2>few thrills, I would say this is the movie for you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an adventure, it's fun. It's almost a camping movie

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<v Speaker 1>to a certain degree. With these you got this band

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<v Speaker 1>of misfits coming together trying to figure things out in Maine.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a fantastic ride from startivinsh Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Here is the actual official synopsis. When a mysterious creature

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<v Speaker 2>violently kills a man in a main lake, Jack Wells,

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<v Speaker 2>the local game warden, looks into the bizarre case along

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<v Speaker 2>with Sheriff Hank how do I say his last name?

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<v Speaker 2>Cuff Keo. Sheriff Hank Keo and visiting palaeontologist Kelly Scott,

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<v Speaker 2>looking for clues in a tooth that the beast left behind.

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<v Speaker 2>Kelly and the others eventually locate the monster, a massive

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<v Speaker 2>and vicious reptile eager to devour anything in its path.

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<v Speaker 2>Can the crocodile like creature be stopped?

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<v Speaker 1>It's so you read it, you know you read it

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<v Speaker 1>in a more dreadful way than you actually feel. Throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the movie. The movie sets a tone of fun and

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<v Speaker 1>adventure and some playfulness and campy that's a good word

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<v Speaker 1>for this one in a lot of ways. But the

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<v Speaker 1>performers in here have accolades of the highest. This is

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<v Speaker 1>another great cast.

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<v Speaker 2>So just to give you a little insight into the

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<v Speaker 2>script itself, and then yes we'll tell you who the

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<v Speaker 2>amazing cast was. But this was written by David E.

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<v Speaker 2>Kelly if that sounds familiar. He was the I think

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<v Speaker 2>pretty famous writer of Ally McBeal. So that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>quick back and forth comedic timing you see all throughout

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<v Speaker 2>this movie.

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<v Speaker 1>And does he have a horror background at all, Not

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<v Speaker 1>that I know of.

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<v Speaker 2>So he is known for his comedic writing, and he

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<v Speaker 2>is just you can hear it and once if you've

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<v Speaker 2>ever watched Alliy mcbeil. I used to love that show

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<v Speaker 2>back in the nineties. This is It all clicked when

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<v Speaker 2>I read that. I had no idea before we went

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<v Speaker 2>into research this movie. So yes, the cast Bill Pullman amazing,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of more of a rom com guy. So you

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<v Speaker 2>see him in a lot of rom coms. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to Yeah, yeah, he's he's Oh yeah, Bill Pullman.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got that like sheepishly sweet boy necks door good

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<v Speaker 2>looks kind of a real day See. I'm thinking of

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<v Speaker 2>him as while you were sleeping with Sandra Bullock. So yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Bill pull One is amazing movie. All right takes away, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna have you watch that. You're going to rethink everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Bridget Fonda, who, of course I love from Single White Female,

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<v Speaker 2>that's like my favorite movie she's done. But this is

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<v Speaker 2>she's great in this.

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<v Speaker 1>She plays the New Yorker, the New York paleontologists, coming.

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<v Speaker 2>From the one that everyone hates. Betty White. Of course, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Oliver Platt, who's amazing, just funny and goofy and smart

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<v Speaker 2>all in one.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe the funniest character besizes Betty White.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Brendan Gleeson now.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the dude. If you don't know his name, you

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<v Speaker 1>have seen him everywhere. This guy has won baptist Emmy's

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<v Speaker 1>Golden Globes. He's assisted in some of the He's always

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<v Speaker 1>the character on the side, the supporting cast member in

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<v Speaker 1>some of the biggest movies. You will see this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Mariska Hargate Boom, it's not SPU. Now she's

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<v Speaker 2>actually the sexy little understudy in a in a way,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess that's the best way to put it.

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<v Speaker 1>This hat ninety nine was this pre SVU.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, oh yes, and she looks so she's so cute.

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<v Speaker 1>So cute, and but she delivered one of the lines

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<v Speaker 1>that I have used so many times in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>She delivers it in a perfect way. The heart wants

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<v Speaker 1>what the heart wants when you see it, and she

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<v Speaker 1>delivers this line. It's her moment in this movie.

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<v Speaker 2>I should actually say, this is one of Lake Placid

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<v Speaker 2>is one of your absolute favorite movies. I must admit,

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<v Speaker 2>before we started dating, I had never seen it. Somehow

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<v Speaker 2>I just passed over this in ninety nine. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>I was busy doing other things and you pulled it

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<v Speaker 2>out your DVD and like here we go and now

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<v Speaker 2>I've probably seen it ten times in the last three

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<v Speaker 2>years because you love this movie. Also, it was directed

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<v Speaker 2>by Steve Miner, so you look this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I had no idea. This dude was essentially an understudy

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<v Speaker 1>back in the day, like the John Carbonda's guys. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>he directed the sequel to Friday the Thirteenth and Halloween.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, what it's Yep, he knows what he's doing, so

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<v Speaker 2>they had it was great. They really had a good

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<v Speaker 2>mix of stellar acting, great writing, more of a comedic screenplay,

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<v Speaker 2>so to speak. And then you've got a guy who

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<v Speaker 2>knows horror.

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<v Speaker 1>What a movie you haven't seen yet I've been talking

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<v Speaker 1>to you about. I had no idea he until this

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<v Speaker 1>morning that he was in charge of it. Soul man. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>this movie I've been telling you about a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>you all will be offended by it. It's a movie

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<v Speaker 1>out there that's hilarious. This white guy is trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get into Harvard. He can't pay can't pay for it,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's trying to go for a minority scholarship.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I shouldn't watch that.

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<v Speaker 1>In Blackface, the Old Hire movie.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well then I'm gonna go ahead and reiterate I

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<v Speaker 2>should not watch that movie.

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<v Speaker 1>And Harvard, it's ridiculous you're recommending this movie. I recommend

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<v Speaker 1>it to everybody. It is absurd, and it was one

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite movies as a kids.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, okay, all right, okay, So now we've just told

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<v Speaker 3>you how much we love this movie, how great this

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<v Speaker 3>movie is, why we even kind of explained already why

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<v Speaker 3>it made our list.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's the Rotten Tomato score forty seven percent, even

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<v Speaker 2>worse audience score thirty seven percent.

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<v Speaker 1>The movie was before it's time.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, it's funny you should mention that, because I am

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<v Speaker 2>now going to go through some of the critics, and

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<v Speaker 2>I actually was surprised because you know, when you look

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<v Speaker 2>at some of these its people with streaming services now

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<v Speaker 2>are all re reviewing movies, and so recent critiques are

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<v Speaker 2>much kinder and recognized, perhaps at sometimes like a fine wine,

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<v Speaker 2>things need to age with perspective and then you have

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<v Speaker 2>new appreciation. So here's the overall critic consensus. Betty White's

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<v Speaker 2>delightful supporting turn may be worth the price of admission alone,

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<v Speaker 2>but Lake Placid is swamped by a smarmy script and

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<v Speaker 2>inability to deliver on the creature feature mayhem.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not supposed to You're right, this is more it's

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<v Speaker 1>more driven by comedy. You might be right, and it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a hilarious movie that throws in a few

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<v Speaker 1>pretty gruesome depths by a big old crocodile, and Betty

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<v Speaker 1>White is at the center of it all. That's cool

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<v Speaker 1>to hear other people, Yeah recognize, Well that.

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<v Speaker 2>Was the critic's consensus. So okay, here's the most recent.

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<v Speaker 2>This was actually just a few months ago. There was

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<v Speaker 2>a critic review twenty twenty five, and I think this

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<v Speaker 2>one sums up what we've been saying. Originally dismissed when

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<v Speaker 2>it was released, this Killer croc film has grown into

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<v Speaker 2>a strange B movie gem from the legendary year of

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety nine. Clocking in at under ninety minutes, Lake

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<v Speaker 2>Placid is a quick, often hilarious watch that leaves you

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<v Speaker 2>wondering if it's a bad monster movie or a clever

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<v Speaker 2>send up of bad monster movies. Written by then he

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<v Speaker 2>Goes davidy Kelly, the film feels like an offbeat cousin

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<v Speaker 2>to his work on Ally McBeal, with sharp jokes about men, women,

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<v Speaker 2>and human nature. Buried inside the chaos. The cast is

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<v Speaker 2>wildly overqualified, adding to the film's odd charm. Mariska Hargatea

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<v Speaker 2>Brenton Glees and Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, and yes, Betty

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<v Speaker 2>White long before her late career renaissance. So this is

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<v Speaker 2>before she kind of came back into her own. Lake

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<v Speaker 2>Placid is silly fine, ideal for teens and adults who

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<v Speaker 2>enjoyed creature features that don't take themselves too seriously.

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<v Speaker 1>What was the line in there you said about the

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<v Speaker 1>cast was overqualified?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you know what.

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<v Speaker 1>That seems like an insult, but that makes acting as everything.

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<v Speaker 1>They took this movie and made it special. There performed

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<v Speaker 1>Betty White as nobody could do some of the stuff

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<v Speaker 1>she did in.

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<v Speaker 2>This moving quirky and fun and snarky, but in this

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<v Speaker 2>sweet old lady way, and that's just what she always

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<v Speaker 2>was able to deliver like nobody else.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is now some Golden Girls stuff. All the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that comes out of her mouth.

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<v Speaker 2>For this one hilarious. Oh yes. The other thing that

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<v Speaker 2>this particular critic noted, which I learned as well, he

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<v Speaker 2>talked about the alligator that it was really good if

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<v Speaker 2>you consider this was before CGI technology and the same

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<v Speaker 2>guy who handled this crocodile, alligator, creature, whatever you want

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<v Speaker 2>to call it, is the same dude who was the

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<v Speaker 2>mastermind behind Aliens in Jurassic Park. So they actually had

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<v Speaker 2>really qualified folks looking on every aspect of this film,

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<v Speaker 2>which I did not know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think about it ninety nine. You watch a movie

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<v Speaker 1>of space movie alien whatever. The graphics and all that

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<v Speaker 1>stuff has done so much better. This is not one

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<v Speaker 1>where you We've watched some going back and movies we

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<v Speaker 1>love geez, I like this. Listen. Yeah, this is not

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<v Speaker 1>one where you ever feel like the crocodile is scary

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<v Speaker 1>how it's supposed to be. It's always believable. Yeah, witn't

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<v Speaker 1>needs to be believable, And frankly, it's not. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>how much I mean, seventy ninety foot crocodile. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>sneaking behind trees.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a scene where the creature throws Bridget Fonda's

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<v Speaker 2>character in the air. I laughed out loud. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if I was supposed to laugh, but so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>saying it's sometimes it's funny, but in a good way.

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<v Speaker 2>Funny because you're laughing with it, almost because you're hoping

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<v Speaker 2>and thinking that the director intended it to be funny

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<v Speaker 2>as well as a little thrilling at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've got some others. So I loved that one.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a recent one. Here, Okay, there were a

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<v Speaker 2>couple ones that were met, but I thought they were

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<v Speaker 2>still interesting. This may be no more than a squib

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<v Speaker 2>of a B movie, and it remains about as frightening

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<v Speaker 2>as a fish tank. But if you have any poetry

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<v Speaker 2>in your soul, you will surely thrill to a film

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<v Speaker 2>that ends with the crocodile sticking its head in a helicopter.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a little bit away there, But okay, sound

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<v Speaker 1>a little harsh.

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<v Speaker 2>This other one, that Lake Placid is a goofy time

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<v Speaker 2>waster with some serious bite that's entirely more fun than

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<v Speaker 2>it should be. So these are some of the negative ones.

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<v Speaker 2>They're still acknowledging. Its entertaining.

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<v Speaker 1>They're almost mad to acknowledge.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a good time, Yes, yes, And so here's one.

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<v Speaker 2>In short, this is a great example of a late

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<v Speaker 2>nineties foul mouthed monster movie with all kinds of laughs,

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<v Speaker 2>one or two scares, and a firm grasp on the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of movie it is. Check it out.

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<v Speaker 1>For sure. I didn't think it was foun you know,

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<v Speaker 1>most of the foulness came from Betty.

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<v Speaker 2>Water, which made it hilarious. So yes that I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like those were actually despite the bad Rotten Tomato score

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<v Speaker 2>and Roger Ebert, I believe, gave it one star. When

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<v Speaker 2>I looked at the reviews themselves, they were actually, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty fair and honest and acknowledging the entertaining value of

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<v Speaker 2>the film.

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<v Speaker 1>That is what I think so much of what we

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<v Speaker 1>look for in film. We're trying to be entertained. We're

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<v Speaker 1>not I understand some people looking for deeper meanings and

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<v Speaker 1>looking for Oh, that's sloppy writing. Sometimes it's just okay

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<v Speaker 1>to have sloppy writing, not looking for meaning, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>just a big oversized crocodile ridiculously in Maine for some

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<v Speaker 1>reason with Bridget Fond.

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<v Speaker 2>Which makes it even funnier. Yes, yes, okay, when we

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<v Speaker 2>come back, we're gonna go over all our who's it for?

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<v Speaker 2>Who's it not? Food drink pairing, and where you can

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<v Speaker 2>watch it along with the t's for number twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>on the list. Welcome back everyone to our You didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even give our name out at the beginning of this podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>I did, I says our horror hit list.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, exactly what the deep cuts our horror list.

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<v Speaker 2>We're at number twenty three and we are serving up

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<v Speaker 2>some Lake Placid. Who doesn't love a giant crocodile like

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<v Speaker 2>creature eating people in the state of Maine. It just

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<v Speaker 2>makes perfect sense with a perfect cast, and despite some

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<v Speaker 2>of the lower percentages that we think it was unfairly given,

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<v Speaker 2>most of the critics made note of just how deliciously

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<v Speaker 2>fun this movie is. It is awesome. So look, who

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<v Speaker 2>is this for? Anyone who wants to have a good time.

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<v Speaker 2>I really think this is a classic horror comedy. Get

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<v Speaker 2>everybody who loves to laugh and likes a few big

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<v Speaker 2>jump scares, and there are some jump scares in there

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<v Speaker 2>that make it extra fun. I just think this is

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<v Speaker 2>a entertaining movie. And I don't even think if you're

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<v Speaker 2>not a horror movie fan or I still think you

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<v Speaker 2>can stomach a few of the gory scenes because it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's really not scary.

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<v Speaker 1>Say we call it gory, but you watch action movies

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<v Speaker 1>that have more killing in it than this one does.

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<v Speaker 1>It is this is a This is a comedy that

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<v Speaker 1>has a few killings in it. Yes, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>comedy that has a monster snapping the head off a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of people. I'm trying to think of all the

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<v Speaker 1>all the all of the deaths in there. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>a lie. No, it doesn't go on some rampage or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that.

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<v Speaker 2>And as long as you don't mind some cursing in

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<v Speaker 2>front of your older kids, this one's just a fun one.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not again, it's not overly vulgar. And how again,

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<v Speaker 1>Betty White provides so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Of that and stuff, somehow it softens the bad word

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<v Speaker 2>for her. Yeah, it's like, okay, she's earned the right

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<v Speaker 2>to say those things. She's lived enough life she gets

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<v Speaker 2>to all right. My opinion, who it's not for? If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't like to laugh, if you don't like a

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<v Speaker 2>campy horror fleck, or if you really are in the

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<v Speaker 2>mood to be scared. This is not that scary. This shouldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not for you if you want a horror

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<v Speaker 2>movie to go ooh, I really want to be scared tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this isn't for anybody that takes themselves in

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<v Speaker 1>the world too seriously. If you were sitting here looking

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<v Speaker 1>at a movie and looking for deeper meaning, and why

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't they do that? And this is sometimes there are

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<v Speaker 1>movies you just sit down and have a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a ride. This is a ride you get

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<v Speaker 1>on from the beginning. I think within two or three

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<v Speaker 1>minutes you go Holy hell. And then some drama goes

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<v Speaker 1>down immediately with Bridget Fonda and yeah, so that dynamic take,

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<v Speaker 1>so it is. It immediately sets a tone. Bridget Fonda

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<v Speaker 1>is pretty wonderful in this movie. How she acts like

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<v Speaker 1>the New Yorker. She walks into Maine and she's got

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<v Speaker 1>the bug spray every time a bug is around her,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of a thing.

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<v Speaker 2>She's uptight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but she plays it up. We've seen these characters

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<v Speaker 1>in movies before. She embraced it. She went with it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a compliment I give you sometimes on puns

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<v Speaker 1>and whatnot. I said, I can't do that, and you

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<v Speaker 1>embrace it like she just embraces what this is supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be. I'm gonna go with it and have a

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<v Speaker 1>good time. Nobody take this too.

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<v Speaker 2>Seriously exactly, And I think that's the cool thing. And

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<v Speaker 2>you just hit the nail on the head. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>some people want. This is just a fun fun you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I would say, if you've had a tough

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<v Speaker 2>day at the office, you've been stressed out over whatever lately,

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<v Speaker 2>if you just want to not think and laugh and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of have some thrills, this is the film for you,

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<v Speaker 2>all right. So food drink atmosphere pairing popcorn one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent one hundred percent with a fun drink, whatever your

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<v Speaker 2>go to party drink is, you should pour one of those.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's said in main so if you wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>go all in, you could have some chowda and some

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<v Speaker 2>beer just to really complete the atmosphere. Because this is

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<v Speaker 2>a horror movie, you can watch any time of the

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<v Speaker 2>day or night. Because it's said this is one of

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<v Speaker 2>our tips pro tips. If you want to watch a

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<v Speaker 2>horror movie during the day, pick a creature movie. They

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<v Speaker 2>have to have light, like a shark movie, a crocodile movie.

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<v Speaker 2>What are some other creature.

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<v Speaker 1>Movies mainly for us when you have to be in

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<v Speaker 1>the water, Yes, because they can't shoot anything underwater in

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<v Speaker 1>the dark, can't see a damn thing, so you have

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<v Speaker 1>to you have to have it during the daytime. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's yes, that is absolutely a pro tip of ours

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to do that. Space sometimes works space

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<v Speaker 1>movie because they're up there, they're in ships, and all

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<v Speaker 1>the ships have to be lit, so there's like electronic

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<v Speaker 1>light everywhere that always, so it just these are little things. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna get you there, folks.

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<v Speaker 2>How many times we wanted to watch movies so badly

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<v Speaker 2>but it's set in the dark night and we're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to watch and the glare from the sun. You're like, babe,

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<v Speaker 2>we have to wait until tonight. We cannot watch this

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<v Speaker 2>right now. It doesn't matter. So yes, this one can watch.

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<v Speaker 2>You can watch any time of day, anytime of night.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll have a blast. So that's fun. Now, where can

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<v Speaker 2>you watch it right now? Unless you have a DVD

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<v Speaker 2>like TJ does and the accompanying DVD player that you

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<v Speaker 2>need to play such.

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<v Speaker 1>Dv Yes, you're right, it's ours.

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<v Speaker 2>It's ours now. I'm sorry. Our DVD player comes in

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<v Speaker 2>handy when it comes to this one. But also again

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<v Speaker 2>we talked about Paramount Plus AMC Plus. If you have

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<v Speaker 2>those add ons to any of your services like Hulu,

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<v Speaker 2>Amazon Prime, you can watch it there all right, So

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<v Speaker 2>we hope you enjoy watching Lake Placid as much as

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<v Speaker 2>we did our next episode, our next horror hit list movie.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be I said number twenty one earlier. I misspoke.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be number twenty two. And let's just say

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<v Speaker 2>it is going to be a major departure from Lake Placid.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you want to see something that is going

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<v Speaker 2>to scare the but Jesus out of you, our next

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<v Speaker 2>movie is for you. A major Hollywood actor stars in

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<v Speaker 2>this one. And I hope this isn't giving too much away.

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<v Speaker 2>It will give you pause next time you move into

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<v Speaker 2>a new home.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, are we going to tell that story about our place?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, when we in the next episode, we have a

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<v Speaker 2>actual personal story because we just moved recently that was

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<v Speaker 2>so closely tied to this movie. We're still a little

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<v Speaker 2>freaked out, all right, So how's that for a tease.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening though to this episode of Amy and DJ.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Amy Roboch alongside DJ Holmes. We will talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you soon.