Critical End! » action http://www.critical-end.com A thing to read and listen to about stuff we watch. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:13:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Critical End! (The Podcast) #65: Paint Knife http://www.critical-end.com/2010/09/08/critical-end-the-podcast-65-paint-knife/ http://www.critical-end.com/2010/09/08/critical-end-the-podcast-65-paint-knife/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:08:09 +0000 Ryan http://www.critical-end.com/?p=3270
SSSSHH!  George Clooney is acting. REVIEWED: The American. PLUS: I guess we talk about Hairspray.  For some reason.
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Next summer, look for the sequel: Mrs. Dash. REVIEWED: Salt. PLUS: Look, Ma, no hyphen!
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Come on… Come on! Listen to it! Listen to it! Come on. Come on! Listen to this podcast! It’s here! Listen to it! Come on! Listen! It’s here! Come on! Do it now! Listen to this podcast!  REVIEWED: Predators.  PLUS: If it’s for a prison movie, it’s not gay.
]]> http://www.critical-end.com/2010/07/14/critical-end-the-podcast-59-hot-pics/feed/ 0 Critical End! (The Podcast) #58: Strap it ON! http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/30/critical-end-the-podcast-58-strap-it-on/ http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/30/critical-end-the-podcast-58-strap-it-on/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:04:41 +0000 Ryan http://www.critical-end.com/?p=2787 The scariest part of this podcast is the octopus.  REVIEWED: The Goonies, Jonah Hex.  PLUS: Eye herpes.

]]> http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/30/critical-end-the-podcast-58-strap-it-on/feed/ 0 Critical End! (The Podcast) #56: Come on, Funky Bunch http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/16/critical-end-the-podcast-56-come-on-funky-bunch/ http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/16/critical-end-the-podcast-56-come-on-funky-bunch/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:39:59 +0000 Ryan http://www.critical-end.com/?p=2719 Look, you’re a valuable member of the team, but your childish phobia is seriously impeding our plan and its chances of coming together.  Which I would love.  REVIEWED: The A-Team.  PLUS: Does Sam Jackson being mentioned in this podcast make you more or less likely to listen to it?

]]> http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/16/critical-end-the-podcast-56-come-on-funky-bunch/feed/ 2 Critical End! (The Podcast) #54: Since like…EVER http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/02/critical-end-the-podcast-54-since-like-ever/ http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/02/critical-end-the-podcast-54-since-like-ever/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:26:50 +0000 Ryan http://www.critical-end.com/?p=2650 Welcome to The Bevcast.  REVIEWED: Prince of Persia.  PLUS: Musings on the theater experience.

]]> http://www.critical-end.com/2010/06/02/critical-end-the-podcast-54-since-like-ever/feed/ 3 Upend Weekdate http://www.critical-end.com/2010/05/22/upend-weekdate/ http://www.critical-end.com/2010/05/22/upend-weekdate/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 14:41:25 +0000 Ryan http://www.critical-end.com/?p=2570 Here are some things that happened recently that I never got around to posting!

"I'd like to run a few wrestling names for myself by you. Now, I've narrowed it down to Luscious Lou' and 'Texas Joe Hotdog'..."

Shia LaBeouf wasn’t thrilled with the last Indiana Jones either, and he refreshingly blames himself.  To be fair, it certainly wasn’t all (or even mostly) his fault.  Uninspired writing and terrible CG did most of the work.  But it’s still nice to read this:

You get to monkey-swinging and things like that and you can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on Steven. But the actor’s job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn’t do it. So that’s my fault. Simple.

Yep...just as I planned it?

Speaking of travesties wrought by George Lucas, the director recently had some words of advice for the produces of Lost:

Congratulations on pulling off an amazing show. Don’t tell anyone … but when ‘Star Wars’ first came out, I didn’t know where it was going either. The trick is to pretend you’ve planned the whole thing out in advance.

It’s nice of him to share his trade secrets, but it seems unnecessary.  From what I’ve heard, the writers of Lost have already usurped Lucas for the title of laziest hacks in the business.

In happier news, Critical End! favorite John Landis is reportedly going forward with a biopic of Bill Gaines, the man behind E.C. Comics and Mad Magazine.  I can’t think of a better director for the project.  Hopefully this, along with Burke and Hare will represent a return to prominence for Landis.

And finally, this re-imagining of the classic Sesame Street Pinball Number Count (AKA “11, 12!”) is a must-see.  Have a great weekend, kids!


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Logan and Ryan recorded this podcast in a CAVE!  With a BOX OF SCRAPS!  REVIEWED: Iron Man 2 PLUS: Geekery!
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There is something very creepy going on in the bottom right of this photo.

It comes as a surprise to pretty much nobody that Iron Man 2 was the number one film this past weekend.  While the actual box office itself didn’t set any #1 records (it placed fifth for all-time best grossing weekend), I was a bit surprised to learn that it did set the record for the widest release in motion picture history(4,380 theaters to be exact), beating former record holder The Dark Knight by a mere 14 theaters. 

Meanwhile, repeat business is supposed to make it’s overall box office climb even higher.  If you’re one of those nerds- I mean, people…no wait, nerds will do…that plan on seeing it again, why not check out some of the confirmed Easter eggs that CHUD dug up.

So, what did your pals here at Critical End! Think about it?  Find out tomorrow in our podcast!

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Here’s the first image of Thor from Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Marvel film.  I have to say, I’m surprised that they’re sticking this closely to the costume from the comics.  I thought they’d try to make it look a bit darker, maybe lose the big red cape.  I wonder how weird this guys’ going to look standing next to Iron Man in the Avengers movie?  On the upside, I still can’t really believe there’s going to be an Avengers movie.  All my 7th grade fantasies are coming true!  Except for the one about that chick who sat behind me in Math class…

[Yahoo! via /Film]

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