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OV052 – Summer Blockbusters, Star Wars Casting, and Spider-Man Review

May 7, 2014

This week the guys usher in the Summer movie season with a discussion about Summer Blockbusters. Mike shares how movies influenced his life-changing summer of 1999. Tiny shares his creepy affection for Will Smith. And Matt pays homage to a couple Spielberg classics before disrespecting them with a defense of Transformers.

For Potpourri, Tiny talks about the latest Star Wars Episode VII news. Mike shares his thoughts on Oculus and Matt shares his disappointment with Transcendence.

BONUS! There’s a special bonus Amazing Spider-Man 2 review after the Potpourri section. It’s spoiler-free, for your listening pleasure! Enjoy.

Runtime: 1:37:15

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Timestamps

  • April Movie Watching Progress – 01:14
  • Mike on his rewatch of About Time – 03:24
  • Introducing the Summer Movie Season – 04:12
  • Defining the Summer Blockbuster – 06:09
  • Matt on Jaws (1975) – 09:55
  • Tiny on Men in Black (1997) – 15:48
  • Mike on the importance of the Summer of 1999 – 21:38
  • Mike on Big Daddy (1999) – 23:32
  • Matt on Jurassic Park (1993) – 27:58
  • Matt on Independence Day (1996) – 32:18
  • Tiny on Face/Off (1997) – 34:23
  • Mike on Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) – 38:32
  • Matt on Transformers (2004) – 45:22
  • Tiny on The Da Vinci Code (2006) – 49:30
  • Mike on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – 54:44
  • Mike wraps up the Summer of 1999 – 1:02:27

OV Potpourri – 1:03:29

  • Tiny on the Star Wars Episode VII Casting Announcement – 1:03:50
  • Mike on Oculus and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hype – 1:08:00
  • Matt on Transcendence – 1:09:42
  • BONUS – Our review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2! – 1:15:13 

Show Notes 

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