The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast
A bunch of cinephiles and retro TV connoisseurs group together to talk about ridiculous Action/Crime/Horror genre tropes, deadly protagonists, outrageous body counts, political conspiracies, over-the-top gimmick-driven premises and the merit of various franchises. Facebook: www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/ Twitter: https://x.com/JackedUpReview Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/
Episodes
We are all overdue to share some amusing celebrity impressions so witness the shitshow where Cam, Mike & James all go ballistic with their many celeb and politician impressions.
They include:
Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Hugh Hefner, Richard Nixon, Liam Neeson, Norm McDonald & Al Pacino!
We then (unexpectedly) conclude with an impression of Allan Sherman, George Takei & Cookie Monster starring in Cruising: The Musical.
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I get to do a short yet sweet overview on Charles Bronson's Family of Cops telefilm trilogy.
What make these comfy mysteries stand out from other TV movies?
Does Charlie and the cast of character actors get to play one badass family?
And were these a decent swan song for Bronson's career or did it leave much to be desired?
Mike, Tom, Gil & I revisit more of infamous "filmmaker" Tommy Wiseau's various fascinatingly bad movie adventures:
*What less-discussed trivia about THE ROOM truly sums up its continual behind the scenes issues?
*What famous comedian appears in the ambitious yet still divisive Best F(r)iends movies?
*What easter eggs and bizarre style choices have truly immortalized Tommy's legacy for wannabe filmmakers and his fanbase alike?
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Libby Cudmore rejoins for another half-hour pop culture deep dive: We get to note how Music Subgenres need more labels and ways to classify the type of material they cover.
If they can use loose labels like Yacht Rock, then why not Douche Rock?
Given how much music is tongue-in-cheek or campy, wouldn't you want to make a playlist just based on that tone alone?
We mention more criminally ignored music & the funniest episod...
We schedule another deep cut themed week titled No Holds Barred:
Darren Gaskell (HD Movie Podacst) rejoins and helps do a mini-outline of The Transporter movie/TV franchise.
Was this essentially the movie version of the whole GTA formula of delivering packages and getting to checkpoints in time while outrunning the police and rival criminal affiliates?
What themes from Luc Besson's earlier action-crime movies come into play for...
We do give you the ultimate tribute to the battles, characters, running gags & favorite characters in the STARGATE SG-1 saga.
TALKING POINTS:
*Discussing how non-space opera fans adore these shows
I provide a brief overview on the two-season Netflix escapade ANOTHER LIFE.
Why did this often feel like one rad yet intense mash-up of DEAD CALM meets ALIENS meets ARRIVAL?
Why did the science, cast, music & atmosphere complement one unpredictable premise?
Why was it (wrongfully) bashed by some viewer?
Superfan Todd Simpson joins to highlight the legacy of the beloved spoof-tribute film GALAXY QUEST while Cam gets to summarize the two comic book tie-ins that followed.
Was that Amazon TV show follow-up history after one of the beloved actors passed away?
Why do non-genre fans love quoting this movie as well?
What witty aspects on the script make it find an audience every decade?
Oreo Brewer returns to highlight the themes, appeal & genre highlights in the Gene Roddenberry inspired productions ANDROMEDA and EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT.
Which one of these dated better and which one is just trashy camp by today's standards?
Aside from trivia on the Canadian productions, TV channels that carried them and other roles from the actors, all SciFi fans will get validated in what made these appeal to TV escapism c...
We start another week of Space Opera themed reviews for this week:
First on the docket is the three-hour NOBILITY show. Despite it having a who's who of genre actors, does it mockumentary comedy blend well with whatever the hell bizarre tone it's trying to capture?
We end the week on yet another Filmmaker retrospect and documentary specialist Robert Cohen gets to share thoughts on Oliver Stone's overall career.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
*Who would've guessed he'd be the go-to guy for awhile at assembling moody biopi...
To continue the Cop Movie weekly theme, I summarize two Karl Urban procedural films: ACTS OF VENGEANCE (2017) and BENT (2018).
What did Jay Skipworth (Film Strip Podcast) think about these kinds of mid-budget Action flicks for today's audiences?
To continue the cop movie themed week, Tom, Gil & I highlight the ROBOCOP trilogy, both TV shows & its remake.
We also go more into the overall focus on the characters' journeys and villainous OCP corporation while mentioning the Robodoc documentary.
Jon Mark & I highlight movie composter Harold Faltermeyer 's immortalized '80s movie themes, show clips of his interview and highlight some trivia about his recognizable material.
CLIPS FROM:
Movie Geeks United Podcast
Oreo Brewer returns again to discuss the plot twists, London setting & cat-and-mouse action that makes the show LUTHER stand out from all the other competition.
Is this easily Idris Elba's best role to date?
Why was the recent movie a pretty badass comeback?
And will we ever see the dangerous Alice Morgan return to the saga?
Get your cuffs and prepare for a street fight!
We finish the week with an electrifying tribute to Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours trilogy.
Why are Blue and Red often the most popular entries?
Why is White a little divisive on rewatches?
<...Jeff Kerr returns and we harp on the rage-zombie universe in this double feature of 28 DAYS LATER and 28 WEEKS LATER.
Will the world ever eventually settle on Romero type zombie dramas or are we going to keep getting RESIDENT EVIL style apocalyptic material?
Is Alex Garland tied with Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan in terms of the infamous endings?
How does the initial sequel actually take a cool ALIENS type approach...
The Podcast Fresh Network Duo (Ryan Melo & Chris Torres) join me in a Sitcoms Tribute Double Bill: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air & Living Single.
Which sitcom was probably more grounded in its reality and which one took more liberties?
Which running gags and guest stars on both were rather hysterical?
And where is either one streaming nowadays?
Enjoy another uncanny pick for this Entertainment themed week:
Just in time for the newest installment, Cam gets to summarize the ambitious yet rather problematic FEAR STREET trilogy by Netflix.
Do these screenwriters have some ambitious ideas t...
You heard it from us here folks: we're doing an R-rated compilation episode about The Muppets.
In this re-edit, you'll get an hour's worth of more to-the-point discussion on:
*Pete tells a whacky Disneyland story about the live Muppet shows from 1992 *Are Yoda & the Ninja Turtles part of the Muppet family? *And more blue comedy level questions that Jim Henson left open to interpretation!
OUR GUESTS INCLUDE:
Nathalie Galde, ...
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