1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome back to movie Mike's Movie podcast, your 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: go to source for all things movies, and I am 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: your host Movie Mike. I'm just a guy who loves movies. 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: So every single week I bring you this podcast and 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: give you my opinions on movies. You don't always have 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: to agree with them, and that's okay. And today, what 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: I'm talking about are the best original songs written for movies, 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: at least according to me. I also asked the question 9 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: online and pulled some of the songs that you submitted 10 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: to this topic, so we'll have a big list here. 11 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 1: We'll get into a spoiler free movie review and in 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: the trailer park, I have two indie movies I want 13 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: to take a look at that are coming out in 14 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: theaters this month. Lots of movie talk to get to 15 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: you on this week's episode. Appreciate you being subscribed in 16 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,959 Speaker 1: listening every single week. 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All right, 24 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: so let's get into it, the best original songs made 25 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: for movies, and let's lay some ground rules here at 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: the top of the podcast and talk about what went 27 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: into making this list. Now. I first of all, am 28 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: not going to include any Disney songs. I feel like 29 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: Disney songs are their own category. That's a whole different episode. 30 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: So you will find no Disney songs on this list today. 31 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: The other thing, they have to be, like the title says, 32 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: written for the movie. It can just be a use 33 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: of another popular song in a movie. They have to 34 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: be written for the movie on the movie soundtrack. We're 35 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: not just looking at use of songs and movies here. 36 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: The other thing is no instrumentals. So you know the 37 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: Star Wars name, the Jurassic Park theme, you won't. That's 38 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: probably also an episode of its own. And then the 39 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: final deciding factor I did in making this list was 40 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: one the impact that the song had when the movie 41 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: came out. How big was it? The lasting effect of 42 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: the song. In some cases, maybe some of these songs 43 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: are now bigger than the movie, but then you also 44 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: have to consider how good the movie is. So I 45 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: ranked how good the song is, how good the movie is, 46 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: and how both have stood the test of time, and 47 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: that is what has made it onto the top five 48 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: songs on my list. I'll also list out at the 49 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: end the ones you submitted the most. So let's get 50 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: into this list. At number five, are going way way 51 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: back to a classic and a song that I just 52 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: can't deny one how good the song is, to how 53 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: much it meant to the movie, and the fact that 54 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: this song came out so long ago and still has 55 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: an impact on popular culture. There's just such a big 56 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: lasting effect of this movie and of this song. So 57 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: I wanted to put a classic on this list. So 58 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: at number five, I'm going with Somewhere Over the Rainbow 59 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: from The Wizard of Oz. I just love the warmth 60 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: of this song like you can hear it in this clip, 61 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: and the song was written for the movie, which came 62 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: out in ninety nine. It was sung by actress Judy 63 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: Garland playing her role of Dorothy Gale in the movie. 64 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 1: It went on to win an Academy Award for Best 65 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: of the Original Song and really just became Julie Garland's 66 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: original signature song. And the thing about this song at 67 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: one point wasn't meant to make it into the movie. 68 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: MGM executives actually wanted this song taken out of the 69 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: movie because they felt it slowed down the pacing of 70 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: the movie, which just goes to show you that sometimes 71 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: executives have no idea what they're talking about. But luckily 72 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: an associate producer on the movie set listen, it's not 73 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: going to hurt the movie, and if you take this 74 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: song out of the project, then I am leaving. So 75 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: either the song stays or I go. So the song 76 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: made it into the movie, and without a doubt, The 77 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: Wizard of Oz has stood the test of time as 78 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: one of the greatest movies ever made, and this is 79 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: just one of the best original songs. I feel it's 80 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: an undeniable track and a song that's still now makes 81 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: me happy when I listen to it, just that warmth 82 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: a bit, go back to that again. Now, it's not 83 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: one that I would like throw on a playlist or anything, 84 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: but when it comes to songs that I feel like 85 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: are just a big part of a movie and just 86 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: instantly recognizable, I think of this one, So this one 87 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: is at number five. Moving on now to number four. 88 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: I wanted to include a more modern song into this 89 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: list because a lot of the time when I do 90 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: this podcast, I like to talk about movies that are 91 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: happening now, what's going on now, and sometimes when you 92 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: focus on list like this, you think about a lot 93 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: of the stuff from back in the day. But I 94 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: wanted to include at least one song from the last 95 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: five years that wasn't shallow, which is one you guys 96 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: sitting in a lot, and I think that song is fine. 97 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: A Star Is Born is a little bit overrated. It 98 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: I think that song is a little bit overrated. So 99 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: if you're waiting for me to include this on in 100 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: this list, it's not going to make it. But I 101 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: will give it an honorable mention here because it almost 102 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: kind of made the modern category on this list, but 103 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: I decided to give it to another movie that also 104 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: came out in one of my favorite animated movies of 105 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: all time, from my favorite superhero of all time, and 106 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: it is Sunflowers, sung by post Malone and Swali, and 107 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: the song is called Sunflower. Yeah, the Sunflower every time 108 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: leaving on you. You don't make it easy. We wish 109 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: I could bet it boys give me reason. So something 110 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 1: you need to know about me. If you're not familiar 111 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: with my musical taste. Post Malone is my favorite artist 112 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: of all time. I've listened to his music from the 113 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: first time you put out a song on SoundCloud, which 114 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: is White Iverson and I'm just the biggest Post Malone fan. 115 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: I've seen him in concert, and when this song came out, 116 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: I remember being super excited because they went on Jimmy 117 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: Fallon and played a small clip of it and announced 118 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: that it was going to be in the New Spider 119 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: Man movie. And it was like both of my world's 120 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: combining into one my favorite artists with my favorite superhero 121 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: in the movie. I was very excited to see. But 122 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: not only that, I loved how instrumental this song was 123 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: to the movie, from Miles Morales singing along to it 124 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: being included actually in the movie. Like I think that's 125 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: a big part of it too, is sometimes you know, 126 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: they just find some band to write a song, and 127 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: you know it's maybe thrown into the credits, but when 128 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: it's actually played in the movie and adds value to 129 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: what's going on, adds value to the character of you know, 130 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: mild singing it in his room, like that's a big 131 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: part of that movie. And then again it playing in 132 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: the credits. I just love when it's more than just 133 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: the song written for a movie, but it's incorporated throughout, 134 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: and I feel like really fits the vibe of Spider 135 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: Man into the Spider Verse, but not only my own 136 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: personal love for the movie and the artist. The song 137 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: itself went on to be huge. It was on the 138 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: Billboard Hot one hundred for thirty three weeks, was post 139 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: Malone's biggest streaming song until Like Circles came out afterward. 140 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: So at number four on the list, I'm going with 141 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: Sunflower from Spider Man into the Spider Verse. Yeah, the 142 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: Sunflower every time leaving on you. You don't make it easy. 143 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: We wish I could beat it boys, all right, Moving 144 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: on now to number three, Let's go back to the nineties. 145 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: In the movie, they came out in nineteen six and 146 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: it's a story about a one hit wonder band in 147 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: the nineteen sixties called The Wonders a k a. The 148 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: o Eaters, and the song and the movie title is 149 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:52,679 Speaker 1: that thing you do, try to forget you every time? 150 00:07:54,200 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: Thing Now it's talk about a song that one you 151 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: listen to it and it makes you happy. That's the 152 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: first thing. I just love that song even if it 153 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: wasn't in that movie, But that entire movie wouldn't have 154 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: worked if that song wasn't a hit. Like it's a 155 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: hard thing to do to have an entire movie that's 156 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: based on a song that's supposed to be a one 157 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: hit wonder. It's supposed to be an instantly catchy song. 158 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: But if that song is not that good doesn't meet 159 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: those requirements, that entire movie wouldn't have worked. And it 160 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: was written by the bass player from Fountains of Wayne, 161 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: which you probably know for their song which they're also 162 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: kind of a one hit wonder. Stacy's mom r I 163 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: p to Adam, who died last year actually, and it 164 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: was kind of a big thing again when ever he 165 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: did pass away, people remember him not only from Fountains 166 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: of Wayne, but for writing this song by himself for 167 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: this movie. And also much like in the movie, the 168 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: song went on to have some commercial success. It went 169 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: on to chart on the Billboard Charts. It was also 170 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: nominated for Oscar and Golden Globe back in So I 171 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: love the story behind the song I love that this 172 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,479 Speaker 1: entire movie was carried by this song, and much like Sunflower, 173 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: which also made the list, this is also a song 174 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: that I would seek out and actually want to listen 175 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: to if I was finding some music to stream online, 176 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: Like everything about this song is my vibe. So at 177 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: number three, I went with that thing you do, from 178 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: that thing you do, try to get time that al right, 179 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: work to the top two now, and we have to 180 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: go for the big ones here, And at number two 181 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 1: it maybe wouldn't have ranked this high if I didn't 182 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: watch this movie fairly recently rewatched it. That is just 183 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: to kind of get an idea of how big this 184 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: movie was when it came out, and how much sometimes 185 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 1: hate this movie gets for not being that great of 186 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: a love story. There's just a lot of things surrounding 187 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: this movie. But when I heard this song again in 188 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: this movie, I remembered again how much it was connected 189 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: to that movie when it came out. And still now, 190 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: from the very first opening note of this song, you 191 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: immediately know what it is. And I'm not a fan 192 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 1: of this artist in any way, but I love this song, 193 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: but I can't deny it. At number two, I'm going 194 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: with my heart will go on by Celine Dion for 195 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: the movie Titanic, where so think about Titanic and think 196 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: about James Cameron directing this movie, a big epic love story, 197 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: one of the most cinematic pieces in all of movie history. 198 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: And when this movie comes out, you need a big 199 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: song to go with that. And he didn't really want 200 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: this song. Why because he felt it was going to 201 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: be too commercial, which is ironic to me knowing that 202 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: he was making probably what he knew was going to 203 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 1: be one of the most profitable movies of all time, 204 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: spending millions and millions of dollars on making this movie, 205 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 1: and he didn't want to use this song because it 206 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: felt it was too commercial. Now, the composer to this 207 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: song wrote the song for the movie, and he wrote 208 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: it specifically for Selene Dion. Selene Dion didn't really want 209 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: to record the song, but then it was gonna go 210 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: to Linda Ronstadt, who at the time was a bigger 211 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: star had a couple of number one hits in the 212 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: United States. They played it for her and she agreed 213 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: to sing it. But then it was Selene Dion's husband, 214 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: slash manager at the time, who suggested as she recorded 215 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: demo for this song, and even when the composers of 216 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: the song told her the significance and how big this 217 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: song was going to be to the movie, she still 218 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,359 Speaker 1: didn't want to do it. But she sang the demo anyway, 219 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: nailed it in one take, and that is actually the 220 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: version that they ended up using in the movie. So 221 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: not only is it such a big love song, even 222 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: even if it wasn't Entitanic, this probably would have been 223 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: a huge hit for but take that, combine it with 224 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 1: the movie, Combine it with the use of the song 225 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: in the movie, and then also adding the story of 226 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: her actually not wanting to do the song, that would 227 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: want to be one of the biggest songs from any movie. 228 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 1: And for me, who wouldn't listen to this genre, this 229 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: type of song if it wasn't for this movie, it's 230 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: still invokes an emotion out of me. And when I 231 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: rewatched Titanic, I kind of realized how much work went 232 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 1: into making that movie and how it really is a 233 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: true triumphant piece of cinema. Yes, a big old piece 234 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: of cinema that hasn't been really done before. Given that 235 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: James Cameron is also then Avatar, which is another overratted movie, 236 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: I think. But back to the task at hand. Here 237 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: at number two, I'm going with a big, old sappy 238 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: love song, my Heart will go On from Titanic Where 239 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: and before we get to the number one song, I 240 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: have a bunch of honorable mentions. When I asked the 241 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: question online. These are some of the answers you all submitted. 242 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: A lot of people love The Greatest Showman. But the 243 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: thing I found was everybody loves a different song from 244 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: the Greatest Showman. I myself not the biggest fan of 245 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: that movie. I thought some of the songs were okay, 246 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: but I think the only song that really kind of 247 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: resonated with me from that movie was a Million Dreams. 248 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: But I did see a lot of you asking and 249 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: saying the Greatest Showman, so honorable mention. Also, going back 250 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: to the eighties, a bunch of people said the song 251 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: from the Breakfast Club from The Simple Minds Don't. And 252 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: then one that was very close to making the list 253 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: because of how big of a hit this song was 254 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: from the movie, and a lot of you agreed was 255 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: Lose Yourself by eminem from eight Miles, which I almost 256 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: put this song in my list. It almost made the 257 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: top five, but more so for how much of an 258 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: impact of that song had and how it kind of 259 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: really Eminem do a whole new level and it's still 260 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: like his most recognizable signature song. But honestly, about that song, 261 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: it does nothing for me. And I like Eminem as 262 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: a rapper, but I don't like that song. I kind 263 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 1: of feel like when I was talking about Titanic, I 264 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: feel like it's a little bit too commercial for Eminem 265 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: and and eight Miles a great movie, but that song 266 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: just doesn't do it for me. So it almost made 267 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: the list, but not quite there. And the other song 268 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: that was really close to getting into the number five 269 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: spot was Errol Smith. I don't want to miss a 270 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: thing from Armageddon. I remember when this movie came out. 271 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: I was like maybe seven eight years old, and I 272 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: thought this was the deepest song ever. I was like, 273 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: someday I'll feel that way about somebody. Another one I 274 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: thought almost made the list. Honorable mention here Men in 275 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: Black from Will Smith Strange that you never quite know 276 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: where that movies is that great song. And also if 277 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: you want to go way back, this is Robinson from 278 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: Simon and Garfuncle from The Graduate. And then one I 279 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: almost selfishly put on this list because it's one of 280 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: my favorite movies and it's not necessarily the best song ever. 281 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: It's kind of a dumb part of the movie. But 282 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: I almost put Ninja Wrap from Vanilla I's Wrap n 283 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: from Ninja Turtles, Secret of the Use Done, Don't, Don't Do. 284 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: So those are some honorable mentions here, but let's get 285 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: to number one. And it's actually the song that inspired 286 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: this entire episode. And if you don't know, I'm currently 287 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: in Central America. I've been living here for almost a 288 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: month now. And the other day we took a drive 289 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: to get some coffee and this song actually came on 290 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: the radio, and I thought it was weird because it 291 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: was a station that was supposed to kind of be 292 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: like American hits, and it was a little bit odd 293 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: to me that this song was included in the playlist. 294 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: But the more I thought of it, I was like, 295 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: that song actually works on the radio, even though it's 296 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: so tied to a movie. When I heard it, I 297 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: was like, you know what, this song actually makes me 298 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: feel good. And it is from Ray Parker Jr. From 299 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: four And the song and the movie is Ghostbusters. Something strange. 300 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: Who are you Gonna call something weird? And who Are 301 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: You Gonna Call? And why I think this is the 302 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: best original song from a movie A couple of reasons. 303 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: One because it's so dang catchy. And when he actually 304 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: wrote it, he wrote it in a few days, like 305 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: from when he started writing it too, when it was 306 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: finished took a few days. And he was basically inspired 307 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: by watching TV late at night and he saw a 308 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: commercial And what this song ended up being was almost 309 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: like a commercial jingle for a movie that just really worked. 310 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: It was so catchy, it was so fun. It completely 311 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: sounds like an eighties song for the perfect most iconic 312 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: eighties movie, I would say, And I just love the 313 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: story how it was made. Ray Parker Jr. Only Had 314 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: a few days to create the song. He was told 315 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: it was a movie starring Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd. 316 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: It's a comedy where they play these scientists chasing ghosts, 317 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,719 Speaker 1: and late one night he came up with that catchy 318 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: who Are You Gonna Call? And it was just such 319 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: a big pop culture song in the nineteen eighties. And now, 320 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: I mean I'm hearing it on the radio in Central America. 321 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: I feel like every time Halloween rolls around. It's on 322 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: every Halloween playlist, but I think at the core of it, 323 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: it's just a good songs, something strange. Who are you 324 00:17:55,320 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: gonna call? So I love a good movie theme song, 325 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: I love the story behind it, and it's just a 326 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: good song. So there you go. That's my list of 327 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: the top original songs written for movies. If there's one 328 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: you think I missed, which I feel, there's probably some 329 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: Eighties movies. I could have mentioned everything from Top Gun, 330 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: Dirty Dancing, foot Loose, but I chose not to mention those. 331 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: That's my list. If there's something else you think I 332 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: should have included or mentioned, shoot me an email movie 333 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: Mike D at gmail dot com, or hit me up 334 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: on Twitter and Instagram at Mike Destro That's Mike D. 335 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: E E. S t r oh or find the links 336 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: in this episode description. I want to get into a 337 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: spoiler free movie review. Now, let's talk about the movie Bruise, 338 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: which is directed by and starring Halle Berry. She plays 339 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: an m m A fighter who was the biggest thing 340 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: in M m A for a while and then completely 341 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: fell off. A movie that looked interesting to me from 342 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: the trailer, and upon watching this movie, I had a 343 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: completely different opinion. But before we get into that, here's 344 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: just a little bit of that trailer. You know who 345 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 1: that is? You are the technique is lacking about five 346 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: am agos, stronger, faster, younger. I'm sorry, I just don't 347 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: see it. You used to be Jackie Justice. You've still 348 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: got something welcome back. So what the movie is about. 349 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: Halle Berry plays a character named Jackie Justice who was 350 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: basically the biggest thing in UFC. She was tenan oh 351 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: and then gets into this fight to where she basically 352 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: crawls out of the ring, causing her to never fight again. 353 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: And the movie picks up where she is working cleaning houses, 354 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: has a dispute where the kid in one of the 355 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: houses and basically at like the end of her law, 356 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: kind of down to the dumps at a very low point. 357 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: And when I first saw the trailer for this movie, 358 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: I thought it pretty interesting, and I thought it was 359 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: going to be a very kind of gritty fighting movie. 360 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: Rise the Road to Redeption, all those kinds of things 361 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: in this movie, and I was a little bit let down. Now, 362 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: I love a good fighting movie. I love a good 363 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: racks richest story, and I would have to say, when 364 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: it comes to fighting movies. When it comes to movies 365 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: like this, this was not really the movie I was 366 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: looking for. And it's also kind of halle berryes a 367 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: return for her in a way, and also her directing 368 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: this movie. There's a lot behind it. And what I 369 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: didn't really love about the movie is it never really 370 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: felt authentic to me. I thought the dialogue was very cliche, 371 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: and everything about it felt very superficial and just very like, Okay, 372 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: everything is kind of falling into place, and this is happening. 373 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 1: And when it came to the acting, you know, halle 374 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: Berry is the biggest star in this movie, I don't 375 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: feel like she was at her top level of acting 376 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: and it kind of took me out of the movie. 377 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: And then she has a supporting cast that I felt 378 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: like didn't really add much to her. It didn't really 379 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: add much to the entire movie. So just halle Berry alone, 380 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: I don't think she was comfortable enough in this role. 381 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: It almost felt like all the dialogue was written on 382 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: the script and it was never really brought to life. 383 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: I just felt like I was watching dialogue and it 384 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,360 Speaker 1: felt a little bit superficial to me, which I was 385 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: surprised by, because when you start this movie. It starts 386 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: out very gritty, very rough. There's a fight scene at 387 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: the very beginning that's very brutal and you know, details 388 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: and gruesome that I thought the entire movie was kind 389 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: of going to focus back on that and have that 390 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: kind of grit, have that kind of edge that I 391 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: was looking for in this movie, and it just felt 392 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: very generic. Now, there were some emotional moments in this movie, 393 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: and I think where this story kind of adds a 394 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: little bit more to your typical fighting movie is she 395 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: but what you find out in this movie that makes 396 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: a little bit different than your normal average movie when 397 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: it comes to just a fighting movie. She finds out 398 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: that the son she had and walked out on six 399 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: years ago has lost his father and shows up on 400 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 1: her doorstep at the time where she's trying to get 401 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: her fighting career back on track, and it kind of, 402 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: you know, disrails her entire plan. She's now having to 403 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: take care of her son but also train while fighting, 404 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: and she doesn't have a whole lot of money, so 405 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,880 Speaker 1: she's struggling there. She's an abusive relationship, there's all these 406 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: things going on that seemed very emotional on paper, but 407 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: I never really felt that, and not only did I 408 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: not really feel that emotion and feel those kind of struggles, 409 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: it didn't really explain or have any kind of like 410 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: effect of like, Okay, this is a hard moment, this 411 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: is how she gets out of it. Nothing is really 412 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: addressed in the movie. They just kind of keep the 413 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,360 Speaker 1: story moving along without addressing the struggles in her life, 414 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: which I thought was a little bit disappointing. You have 415 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: a character here who's going through some really tough things 416 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: in their life, and they're trying to depict this in 417 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,199 Speaker 1: the story, but it never really gets there and you 418 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: never really get invested in it. And when it comes 419 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 1: to the emotional moments in this movie, I did feel 420 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: him a little bit, but it was only because of 421 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: this kid and he had to go through something very traumatic, 422 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: and the entire movie, the kid doesn't speak, and it's 423 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 1: him having to kind of bond with you know, this 424 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 1: person now taking care of him, halle Berry, his mom, 425 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: who he doesn't really know it all, and she has 426 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 1: no support system and she's you know, just training, trying 427 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: to be this fighter. But I just felt like all 428 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 1: the plot lines, it all happened a little bit too conveniently. 429 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: The acting wasn't there for me, And just by the 430 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: trailer alone, you think, man, how could this movie be bad? 431 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: But watching it, I just was never emotionally invested in it. 432 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: The story was nothing new. It felt a little bit 433 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: too Hollywood, like they just cleaned this movie up to 434 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: kind of hit all the marks, to make all the 435 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,719 Speaker 1: right things without really getting us as viewers invested into this. 436 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: So if I had to rate this movie, it was 437 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: nowhere near one of my favorite halle Berry movies, nowhere 438 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: near one of the best movies I've seen this year. 439 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: Also not the worst. Some of the fighting parts were entertaining. 440 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: I think my favorite character was their son in the movie. 441 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: I actually felt for him and some scenes that I 442 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: felt a little bit of power to them. But overall, 443 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: the story just wasn't doing it for me. And for 444 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 1: a movie that's over two hours long, I felt there 445 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: was a lot of wasted space. So if I had 446 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: to rate Bruised on Netflix, I would give it two 447 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: and a half out of five octagons. Unless halle Berry 448 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: is your favorite actress or you're super into UFC and 449 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: m M A, I don't think this is the movie 450 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: for you. Probably a lot of other things you can 451 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: watch on Netflix instead, So when it comes to Bruised 452 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 1: two point five out of five octagons. And now it's 453 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: time for the part of the podcast where we take 454 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: a look at movie trailers coming to theaters very soon. 455 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: I'll break them down, let you know what I think 456 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: and why you should or shouldn't see these movies. Let's 457 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: get into it. It's time to head down the movie 458 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: La Paul. So today we're looking at a couple of 459 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: indie movies that I'm excited about. I did this whole 460 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 1: post on my Twitter about movies come out in December, 461 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: which there's a lot of them, and I feel like 462 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: I've covered almost all the trailers of movies coming out 463 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: in December, from Spider Man, Don't Look Up, being The Ricardo's, 464 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: the Matrix four. And there are a couple of indie 465 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 1: movies that I wanted to include. And the first one 466 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: up is called Liquorice Pizza. It stars a Lana high Um, 467 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,439 Speaker 1: who is from the rock band high Um, which you 468 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: may be familiar with their song Want You Back. So 469 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: this is her making her acting debut, which I thought 470 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,199 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. And it's a movie set in the 471 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: nineties seventies in Los Angeles and what I like about 472 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 1: this movie it kind of feels like a modern take 473 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 1: on the seventies to where you know, the movie set 474 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: in the seventies, it looks like the seventies, but it's 475 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: not the main thing about the movie. It just seems 476 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: like a pretty cool coming of age story that just 477 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: happens to take place in the seventies without all the 478 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: same stereotypes. So I'll get into more about what this 479 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: movie is about and why I'm excited for it, but 480 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:00,040 Speaker 1: first let's take a listen to the trailer. Yeah, do 481 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 1: you know who my girlfriend is? Webishi send barbera stray 482 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 1: sand Sam Sand. You like sands, like the ocean, like 483 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 1: Pubisize sand. No stray sand sand Our Rhodes took us here. 484 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 1: They're not my corrector do you really want to see 485 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: my boobs? See tomorrow? So, not only do you have 486 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: a Lana high On making her acting debut, you also 487 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: have Sean Penn in this movie. At the very start 488 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: of that trailer, you heard Bradley Cooper. So what I 489 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: love about it it's an indie movie with these big 490 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: actors kind of taking on a smaller role, and it's 491 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: from director Paul Thomas Anderson, who also did movies like 492 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: The Master, Punch, Drug Love, Boogie Nights, and it's his 493 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: first movie in four years. And what the movie is about. 494 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: There's this fifteen year old boy in the movie played 495 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: by Cooper Hoffman who meets a Lana Hyams character in 496 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: the movie, and she is ten years older than him. 497 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: So it's a story about them running around Los Angeles 498 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: and the seventies and falling in love in the San 499 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: Fernando Valley. So it's an interesting plot. I love the 500 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,360 Speaker 1: look at this movie. I love the feel of the trailer. 501 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 1: I'm really into them casting just people that look like 502 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: everyday normal people, you know, given that Sean Penn and 503 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 1: Bradley Cooper in the movie, but it feels like a 504 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: realistic cast. I like seeing normal people in movies. The 505 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: soundtrack also sounds legit, just from hearing a little bit 506 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 1: in that trailer. I love a good coming of age movie, 507 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: and I love movies set in Los Angeles, especially in 508 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: the seventies. I'm also a fan of the band High Um, 509 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 1: so I think that adds another level of me wanting 510 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: to see this movie. And the other two sisters from 511 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: the band and their actual parents have a role in 512 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: this movie, so I'm hopeful this will be a pretty 513 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: good comedy. There was a part of the trailer that 514 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: actually made me laugh out loud, so I have some 515 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: hopes there. Bradley Cooper looks ridiculous in this, so I 516 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:54,119 Speaker 1: hope that would be funny. And that's intellect theaters now, 517 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: but it will release widely on December twenty on Christmas, 518 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: so I'll definitely be catching that over the hall day break. 519 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: Next up in the trailer park is another indie movie 520 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: called Red Rocket, and it's from A four, which puts 521 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: out a bunch of great independent movies. If you're a 522 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: fan of movies like Ladybird, Midsummer Uncut, Gems, Eighth Grade, Minari, 523 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: The Disaster Artists, those are all A twenty four movies, 524 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: so they already have kind of an instant fan base 525 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 1: building to people who watch their movies, myself included. I'm 526 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: not a total fanboy, but I'll definitely give a movie 527 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: a chance if it's a movie like right out of 528 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,679 Speaker 1: the Gate, and this one seems pretty interesting to me. 529 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: It stars Simon Rex. You would probably know from Scary 530 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: Movie three and four he played the brother in that 531 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: he plays a character named Mikey, who was a watched 532 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: up adult film star, goes back to his small hometown 533 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: in Texas and no one there really gives a crap 534 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: about him. And here's just a little bit of the 535 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: trailer from Red Rocket. We said, you're never going to 536 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 1: step up front in Texas to gain I know this 537 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: is unexpected to use unexpected. If your last charm it's 538 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: over seven teen years ago, that's quite a gap. Well, 539 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: you know, I've worked almost every day for the last 540 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: seventeen years, and I moved back in with my wife 541 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: last week. Look, I'm gonna be straight with you. I'm 542 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: an adult film actor. Excuse me, I'm doing this tonight. 543 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: You're probably gonna start so at the end of the 544 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: trailer right there. It's funny. They did that thing again. 545 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: They had a slowed down pop song. This time it 546 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: was Bye Bye Bye from n Sync, which actually one 547 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: of the biggest expenses for this movie was securing the 548 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: rights of the song because all five members of in 549 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 1: Sync had to approve its use, and they originally didn't 550 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: put that into the original budget. They made this whole 551 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: movie for only a million bucks, which is not bad. 552 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: And it was also made during the pandemic back in October, 553 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: and it was all shot in Texas and the entire 554 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: crew only had ten people on it. They didn't rehearse 555 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: for this movie, and they used a lot of non actors, 556 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: which I thought was very interesting and you can kind 557 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 1: of tell from watching the trailer is it looks just 558 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: like normal, everyday people who aren't really trying to be actors. 559 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: And I really like it when directors do that because 560 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: I think it adds a very high level of authenticity, 561 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: especially when you're doing a movie about a small town 562 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: in Texas, which I am from Texas. I know these 563 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: small towns in Texas. You can't really cast people who 564 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: are trained actors to play that specific role. I know 565 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: people like the Coen Brothers who when they go do movies, 566 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: they hire locals for that same reason, to get the 567 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: feeling of the town they're filming. In movies like No 568 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: Country for Old Men, they hired locals to play some 569 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: of those smaller parts in the movie, and it does 570 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: add that layer of authenticity. So I love that this 571 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: movie also incorporated that it's supposed to be this dark, funny, 572 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 1: kind of human portrait of the quote unquote American dream 573 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,959 Speaker 1: Hustler lifestyle and it's kind of cool to see Simon 574 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,520 Speaker 1: Rex in a movie like this. And that movie actually 575 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: comes out this week if you're listening on release date 576 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: to this podcast Friday, December ten, So I will be 577 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: checking out that movie soon and that will wrap it 578 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: up here for the trailer park. This makes a dis 579 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: pore bar. That'll do it for this week's episode. Well 580 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: before I go, every single week, I give a shout 581 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: out to one of you guys who listen and send 582 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: me a tweet at Mike de Stro, send me a 583 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: d M on Instagram, or write me an email movie 584 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: Mike d at gmail dot com. And actually what I 585 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: was reposting on my Instagram at the start of last 586 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: week was I love it when you take a picture 587 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: of like your car dashboard if you're listening like on 588 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: Apple car Play or just like your phone. I love 589 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: the screenshots at the dashboard. And I just asked people 590 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: where you're listening from. So I have two Kansas shoutouts 591 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: to give. One from Lane listening in Mulvane, Kansas and 592 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: also to Leah listening in Wichita, Kansas. There was a 593 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: Kansas connection there, so double shout out there and then 594 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: I also want to shout out to everybody who posted 595 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: your Spotify wrapped last week into where this podcast was 596 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: included in your top five. That really meant a lot 597 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 1: to me that you'd spend a good chunk of your 598 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: listening time listening to this podcast. I've really been able 599 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: to feel the love from everybody listening to the podcast 600 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: this year and seeing that they made my day. So 601 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,959 Speaker 1: appreciate everybody who tagged me in your Instagram story if 602 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: I was in your top five, your top three. A 603 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: special shout out to Matt what was your top podcast 604 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: that you listen to this year? Over minutes of this 605 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: podcast is what you listen to. So that's a lot 606 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: of movie reviews. That's a lot of me going on 607 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,719 Speaker 1: and on with my dumb opinions on movie So appreciate that. 608 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: Appreciate everybody for listening to this podcast. Next week, since 609 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 1: it is December, I'm talking about Christmas movies, I will 610 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: give my mount rushmore of Christmas movies. I'm working on 611 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: that list now. I'll say right now, I'm probably gonna 612 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: make a lot of people mad on that list. And 613 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: then the week after that will be Spider Man No 614 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 1: Way Home Week and I've also been rewatching every single 615 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: Spider Man movie that's ever come out. At the moment, 616 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: I'm about to start The Amazing Spider Man Too, and 617 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: I'm moving on to the Tom Holland movie. So I'm 618 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: gonna give my new reranked list of every single Spider 619 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: Man movie and then a review of Spider Man No 620 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: Way Home. So all that to look forward to coming 621 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: up on the podcast. But until next time Later m.