Monday, December 8, 2014

Episode 90: Nostalgica!

Welcome back friends, we hope you all had a nerdy and happy Thanksgiving.  No new theatrical release this week so we will instead rush onto our new Streaming Review...
"Rush."  We both originally planned to see this one in theaters but time just got away from us and luckily it came back onto our radar thanks to Bat's Heterolifemate.  

To start off, Ron Howard makes some pretty damn good movies.  And Rush is one of those movies.  The movie delivered on what the trailer proposed, a dramatic and well acted depiction of two race icons (who honestly I had never heard of before the movie).  Howard does a wonderful job of making us care for a sport and these drivers in a way I didn't think he could.  We both really enjoyed the movie and it really is gorgeously shot and well acted. If we were able to rate it on HBOgo we'd give this a solid 4 our of five.  If the trailer intrigues you at all I'd definitely recommend for you to watch it.

 


"Snowpiercer" is our next streaming review, care of our friend Tristan.  I don't know much about the movie besides the trailer and that Tristan called it "Cap on a train" so I''l leave you with the plot synopsis.
  Set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a   lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class       system emerges.



If you want to join us on our first December movie of the month you can find this movie on Netflix. You can send us your reviews or your suggestions for our next streaming review via Facebook, Twitter or email us at Batandhammer@gmail.com

This weeks Nerd News includes: Suicide Squad Casting, Kristen Ritter cast as Jessica Jones, Cumberbatch cast as Doctor Strange and trailer reviews of Star Wars/Jurassic World/Terminator Genysis/Bond: Specter



Click here to listen to this weeks podcast in iTunes or Sticher.
We've also included the most recent episode via the embedded link below




This teaser trailer is the big boy of the lot.  Everyone is talking about this one and over all we thought it was alright, still waiting on a proper trailer to really grab us.  But with Bat's favorite moment being the X-wings flying low and mine split between the Millennium Falcon and Broadsword lightsaber I think it's fair to say we're going to be seeing this one.  It is Star Wars afterall.  Also here's the George Lucas edit Bat talked about, it is rather entertaining.



Next up is Jurassic World.  Man this trailer has Dinosaurs and a park... I'm sold.  Really though, you don't have to convince me any further.



3rd up is the new Terminator, and well... it's a Terminator movie.  And we will both be seeing this one, though we kinda hope they get rid of Arnie soon as we can only take so many "I'll be back"s as well as "Come with me if you want to live"s.


4th up is the new Bond, Spectre.  This really is more of a title announcement and 
casting reveal.  But it looks like they are using the newly reacquired rights to Spectre and I look forward to seeing where this final Craig movie goes.




Free Shit, Good Shit:
Sony has unveiled this months Playstation Plus free games
PS4:
Secret Ponchos
Injustice: Gods Among Us
PS3:
Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut
Hitman Trilogy
PSVita:
Final Horizon 
Titan Attacks!

Microsoft also showed us what XB Live's subscribers will be getting with this months Games for Gold.  
Xbox One:
Worms Battleground
Xbox 360:
The Raven
SSX


Here are the answers to last weeks Podquestion of what is your  favorite movie animal character?
     
Josh the White         Falcor - the Neverending Story
Bat                            Keiko  - Free Willy
Hammer                    White Fang - movie of the same name
Natalie                       Shadowfax  - Lord of the Rings
Tristan                       Hachi - Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Charles                      Maximus - Tangled
Mike                           Chewie - Star Wars


Our next Podquestion asks what movie from your past just doesn't hold up to nostalgia?  

We want to hear your answers so let us know via Facebook, Twitter or email us at Batandhammer@gmail.com




That is all for this week's Blogcast. Be sure to tune in next week. Same Hammer Time, same Bat Channel. 


-Hammer

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