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We're Getting Mutants in the MCU - The Loop
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Tag[]
- "In this episode we get dangerous—Bangkok Dangerous."
Official Show Notes[]
- "Can a film combining a hit man, an elephant, and incredible ham Nic Cage possibly be boring? You might be surprised. Yeah. We watched Bangkok Dangerous. Meanwhile, Elliott lists some little-known mob films, Stuart admires the Sarlaac's chops, and Dan reveals the two words that will get him to see any movie."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
- A hitman (Nicolas Cage) has four jobs in Thailand.
Story[]
Remorseless assassin Joe is in Thailand to complete a series of contract killings for a crime boss called Surat. He hires a street punk named Kong to run errands for him, all the while planning to kill the youth at the conclusion of his assignment. Instead, Joe becomes Kong's unlikely mentor,and begins a tentative romance with a local shop girl. But as Joe begins to let his guard down, Surat decides it is time to clean house.
Worse Than[]
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Episode 142: Getaway @36:40)
- Drive Angry (Episode 82: Drive Angry @29:25)
- Any other Nicolas Cage movie. (Episode 125: Smiley)
Final Judgments[]
- “This movie is not very good.”
—Stuart @35:50
- “If you want visual wallpaper, then this might be the film for you.”
—Dan @36:50
- “I just want to go on the record as saying: I hate this movie and don't recommend it.”
— Elliott @38:15
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
- Hard Target with Jean-Claude Van Damme @07:20
- Grosse Pointe Blank @10:30
- King of the Ants by Stuart Gordon @12:15
- Star Wars @20:45
- Geena Davis @22:40
- Friday the 13th @22:55
- Ritch Duncan @23:15
- A Nightmare on Elm Street @24:00
- Heather Langenkamp @24:10
- Robert Englund @24:20
- Bruce Campbell @24:35
- Ron Jeremy @24:50
- Naked Lunch @25:15
- List of Mob movies @25:30
- Married to the Mob, The Godfather, Mobsters, Scarface, Family Business, My Blue Heaven, Goodfellas, Mickey Blue Eyes, Johnny Dangerously, Donnie Brasco, Mr. Mob, Mob-in-Law, Mafia!, Mobbin' It Up, Mobbin' Around, Meet the Mobbersons, Honey I Shrunk the Mob
- The Sarlacc Pit @27:10
- David Cronenberg @27:20
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom @30:15
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade @30:25
- Super Mario Brothers @34:35
- John Leguizamo
- Bob Hoskins
- Dennis Hopper
- Quentin Tarantino @36:25
- Reading Rainbow @52:25
- Tango & Cash @53:45
Movie Pitches[]
- Space Crimes @11:35
Quotes[]
- “Elephants are awesome.”
—Stuart @07:15
- “Honestly, the only thing I can remember about that movie [King of the Ants] is that Kari Wuhrer is in it, and of all the B-movie starlets I find her the most attractive.”
—Dan @12:50
- “What's Netflix?”
—Stuart @40:00
Listener Mail[]
Letters[]
- "Recommendations" from Kseniya Lastnamewithheld [Yarosh] @39:45
- I Love Bad Movies
- Twin Sitters @44:40
Recommendations[]
- The Beguiled (1971) by Don Siegel (Stuart) @47:05
- Mock Up on Mu (2009) by Craig Baldwin (Elliott) @49:40
- My Bloody Valentine (1981) by George Mihalka (Dan) @48:00
- Silver Streak (1976) by Arthur Hiller (Elliott) @50:05
