The Jacked Up Review Show Podcast

S4E08- Breaking Bad discussion 1 of 3 (with Jeramiah Pierce)

The three-part Breaking Bad chat begins with guest and friend Jeramiah Pierce recalling how the uncanny cast, unflinching plot twists and unsettling details make said show's claim to fame as new-found small-screen addiction. #breakingbad #bryancranston #giancarloesposito #amccable #addicting #tvshows #drugs #criminals #crimedrama #action #mystery #westerns #cablenetworks #aaronpaul #annagunn #bobodenkirk

S4E07- Filmmaker Asif Akbar Interview!

I do a straightforward Q&A panel with indie filmmaker Asif Akbar! His films include: Smoke Filled Lungs, Larceny, Astro, Executive Protection, Top Priority: The Terror Within, Clown Fear, Escape Room (a different one from 2017), Assassin X, Puncture Wounds, Ace & The Christmas Miracle and The Commander. He has worked as an editor, primary and 2nd unit director, writer, production manager, cinematographer and producer. He has worked with the likes of Jon Lovitz, Dolph Lundgren, Gary Daniels, Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke and Olivier Gruner.

How did he find his voice as a filmmaker who worked consistently in both Los Angeles and India? Does he prefer working on reality shows and documentaries or genre fare like Horror, Action, War and Mystery movies?? And what project did he just wrap up filming with iconic stuntman Philip Tan (Showdown in Little Tokyo, Tango & Cash)??? And more in this nifty interview!

 

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S4E06- Horror Hosts Special (with Daniel Ryan)

Daniel & I tackle all kinds of whacky television show hosts from Elvira and Joe Bob to Svengoolie, Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Mr. Lobo (Cinema Insomnia). What is it about their campy hosting styles that stand out to us? What less-talked about ones are still on the air or have embraced social media?? Which ones sometimes make convention appearances??? And who was that guy that used to be on USA Network's Up All Night show???

 

#Svengoolie #mst3k #mysterysciencetheater #thelastdrivein #tnt #cable #television #streaming #shudder #amc #cinema insomnia #monstervision #mrlobo #antennachannels #awesome #cult #favorite #retro #badmovies #USA #UpAllNight

S4E05- Paul Verhoeven's 10 Best Works (with Podcasting After Dark)

 

This Dutch filmmaker has tackled so many blockbusters both in his homeland and here in the United States but what was it that made audiences respond to his films (regardless if they got the full picture regarding some of the amusing satire he snuck into his films)? Corey Stevenson from the Podcasting After Dark podcast joins me in ranking his 10 best films and overall resume with him ranking some of his best American films (Total Recall, Hollow Man, Basic Instinct, Robocop & Starship Troopers) and me ranking his best Dutch language films (The 4th Man, Flesh + Blood, Soldier of Orange, Turkish Delight, Spetters, Black Book). 

 

How much of his dystopian scifi future universes appear to be coming to life in some form of our actual reality nowadays? How well does he handle using popular actors like Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner, The Hitcher) and Jeroen Krabbe (The Living Daylights, The Fugitive) in his Dutch productions?? Are we that politically correct a society to where no one can concentrate on some of his gimmicks and premises just because they're not used to how he incorporates his gritty, violent and sexual elements into each film he does??? And can we just let the infamy of Showgirls go already???? And more to talk about endlessly within an hour! :)

 

#Dutch #filmmaker #director #writer #producer #satire #socialcommentary #paulverhoeven #top10 #bestfilms #movies #RutgerHauer #JeroenKrabbe #robocop #starshiptroopers #basicinstinct #the4thman #spetters #erotic #violent #soldieroforange #foreignfilms #subtitles #awesome #underrated #infamous #badass #hollowman #showgirls #razzies #sharonstone #peterweller #caspervandien #arnoldschwarzenegger #ronnycox #michaeldouglas #cultfilmmakers #acclaimed #awardwinning #criterioncollection

 

 

S4E04- Warlock trilogy (with Jon Mark)

The Lionsgate/Vestron trilogy of Action-Horror-Fantasy films (two starring Julian Sands and one starring Bruce Payne) are covered here. Did you know that Steve Miner (Friday the 13th trilogy, Halloween H20, Lake Placid) and David Twohy (Riddick films, The Fugitive) worked on the first film (which is deemed by some as a cheap Terminator knock-off)? How does Anthony Hickox (Hellraiser 3, Waxwork 1 & 2) handle the first sequel with its violent Neo-Western look and far-more energetic thrills?? Was the third film really that bad as they like to play it up like other infamous third parters (i.e. Candyman 3, Wishmaster 3) or is it still worth a look for Bruce Payne fans??? All that, more amusing trivia and a complete recommendation to others of obtaining the recent Blu-Ray trilogy pack!

 

#warlock #Vestron #lionsgate #homeentertainment #action #horror #juliansands #folklore #fantasy #terminator #wishmaster #candyman #hellraiser #waxwork #brucepayne #bluray #awesome #badass #cool #adventure #directtovideo #dtv #vod

The Second Annual Video On Demand Awards Special (2021)!

Our second award show is none other than honoring any kind of crud you rent thru VOD services. We honor plenty of other sarcastic, well-deserving or other Razzie/Stinkers/The Onion type awards for films of many kinds. So now that you've seen this year's Oscars suckfest, you can be in a far better mood by listening to this amusing round table instead. Our contributors this year include:

*Reels of Justice's Robb Maynard

*They Must Be Destroyed on Sight's Lee Russell (talking like Michael Caine)

*Podcasting After Dark's Corey Stevenson

*The Psychosemanticast's Daeron Wilson

*Attack of the B-Movies' Johnny Potoky

*The Action Drunkie's Robb Antequera

*Wacky Talkie's Nathaniel Avila, Serenity & Ruby Rodriguez

*And our own contributors David Gherman, Jeramiah Pierce, Jon Mark, Corey "Core" Grundstein & Tom Lindaman.

 

Theme song music used: "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

S4E03- Mummy & Scorpion King saga (with Jon Mark)

Jon and I tackle Universal's uncanny update of their classic Horror-Adventure films that started in the '90s and kept going in the 2010s with their Scorpion King prequel/sequel/spin-offs! What other incarnations of the cryptic Egyptian creature were there prior? Do these films appeal to anyone else besides fans of wrestling and Indiana Jones/Conan the Barbarian knock-offs?? And which one was worser: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor or the 2017 Tom Cruise reboot??? All that and more shitastic fun!

 

#themummy #universal #horrormonsters #horror #adventure #action #saga #rickoconnell #indianajones #brendanfraser #arnoldvosloo #tomcruise #russellcrowe #sucked #awful #awesome #amazing #sobaditsgood #therock #DwayneJohnson #trilogy #wwe #wrestling #slugfest #badass #conanthebarbarian #cult #franchises #films #movies

S4E02- Pumpkinhead saga (with Steve & Izzy and David Gherman!)

Pals to all podcasters and film buffs, Steve and Izzy join Gherman and I to tackle the uncanny cult franchise that is Pumpkinhead, originally crafted by late great effects wizard Stan Winston in something resembling North Carolina(?!).

Did you know that the dog from Gremlins is in the first film to this saga? Why does the second film have the most batshit hysterical car chase in quite some time?? And who could this creature had done a cool versus match crossover with (besides Halloween, Jeepers Creepers AND John Wick!)??? And more fun creature rampaging talk!

#pumpkinhead #cult #filmfranchises #lionsgate #vestron #mgm #sonypictures #quadrilogy #stanwinston #shoutfactory #bluray #versus #matches #halloween #alien #predator #specialeffects #lancehenriksen #puppetmaster #gremlins

S4E01- [REC] quadrilogy (with David Gherman!)

Our fourth season premieres with yet another cult action-horror quadrilogy. Part of the Found Footage subgenera craze and some of the most rarely intelligent zombie romps since George Romero's genre gems, this launched dozens of careers for the Spanish cast and crew as well as enhanced its industry. Was the American remake Quarantine worth a hoot? Which is the best installment following the original film?? How badass is the main heroine??? And more explosions and gory mayhem to discuss!! #rec #iamlegend #dawnofthedead #georgeromero #[rec] #quarantine #corona #spain #spanish #badass #femaleactionstars #chainsaws #quadrilogy #genre #mashups #foundfootage #paranormalactivity

S3E42- Larry Cohen's Phone Trilogy (with David Gherman)

We tackle writer-producer Larry Cohen's descent from Blaxploitation, B-films and Action-Horror-Mystery mash-ups to his most successful phone-themed trilogy in his latter days. First, we sum up the pros of 2002's Phone Booth, then we tackle similar crowd pleasing ground with 2004's Cellular. We wrap it up with the Hong Kong remake of Cellular, entitled Connected, from 2008, and wrap it up with the 2009 Matthew Lilliard-starring slasher Messages Deleted. Could Hollywood make this concept (which was originally pitched to Alfred Hitchcock) as well as they did back then? Are the bad guys in these first two entries as freaky and well-configured as the ones in other blockbusters like Silence of the Lambs, Speed, Die Hard and Se7en?? Could Phone Booth had easily existed in the same world as Schumacher's Falling Down??? And more of course to determine!

 

#larrycohen #mystery #freaky #original #mysterious #thecaller #phonebooth #joelschumacher #cellular #hongkong #diehard #speed #se7en #hanniballector #silenceofthelambs #maniaccop #thestuff #capefear #se7en #genremashups #fallingdown #dfens #splitscreen #realtime #terror #madman #serialkillers #psychopaths #antiheroes #phone #cellphone #messagesdeleted #matthewlilliard #slashers

S3E41- Wishmaster quadrilogy takedown (with the 4 of us!)

Erica, Daniel & Robb help me tackle the four films in this action-horror-comedy-fantasy mash-up of films that is the Wishmaster saga. With a first half that's amusing gory fun (Parts 1 & 2) to a last half (Parts 3 & 4) that's "laughable" Lifetime/SyFy Channel/Skinemax type crud, this saga is still unlike anything else (and that's including Leprechaun, Gremlins or Hellraiser type material). Should they had remade this or done a proper third film with the original actors returning? Which one is the absolute worst of the franchise?? How much did we learn about Egyptian folklore and mischief-filled genies??? And which moment contains our personal favorite kill???? And more of course!

#wishmaster #mummy #djinn #wishes #monkeyspaw #andrewdivoff #leprechaun #lionsgate #gore #humor #gremlins #hellraiser #peteratkins #wescraven #hbo #syfychannel #skinemax #lifetime #cheesy #fun #sobaditsgood #idlehands #fullmoon #scream #nightmareonelmstreet straighttovideo #dtv

 

 

S3E40- Inside the Actors Studio Special (with Anthony Francis)

Anthony Francis (of Widescreen: A Film Podcast) helps me break down the pros and cons of the always entertaining doc series Inside the Actors Studio. Why does it typically rock as both an inquiry show and as a biopic for its numerous famous entertainers? Which guests weren't asked the best questions during their taping?? And which stellar episodes don't get talked about enough??? #insidetheactorsstudio #jameslipton #badass #awesome #talkshow #90s #00s #Oscar #GoldenGlobes #AwardWinners

S3E39- 007 franchise takedown part 2 (with Reels of Justice, Movie Review Crew, Nightmare Nerd & Cinema Drunkie)

Part two of our two-part 007 saga means that we get to determine who will direct/write the next James Bond outing after decades of mostly solid entertainment. Are the Nolan brothers available? Why does 007 saga's many portrayers need to be compared (like with Robin Hood and Batman) when it's all apples and oranges at the end of the day. Also, proof that they are different people under the same code-name given the many Ms, Moneypennys and Felix Leiters they got in the universe!

 

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S3E38- 007 franchise takedown part 1 (with Marc Sanders)

Part one of our two-part 007 saga means that we get to determine who will direct/write the next James Bond outing after decades of mostly solid entertainment. Are the Nolan brothers available? Why does 007 saga's many portrayers need to be compared (like with Robin Hood and Batman) when it's all apples and oranges at the end of the day. Also, proof that they are different people under the same code-name given the many Ms, Moneypennys and Felix Leiters they got in the universe!

 

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S3E37- Derek Flint & Matt Helm spy films (with Johnny Potoky)

The Flint spy films with James Coburn and equally whacky Matt Helm films with Dean Martin all get covered here thanks to Attack of the B-Movies co-host John Potoky. Why should every guy introduce these films to his pals, if not his kids? Do they play well to today's standards or are they too varied in terms of the crowd's interests?? And why were there not any Rat Pack gang co-starring in the Helm flicks??? How clearly are Kingsmen and Austin Powers inspired by this compared to bigger franchises likes James Bond???? All that and more so check it out!

 

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S3E36- 47 Meters Down 1 & 2 (wih Erica Wright)

Erica Wright and I get targeted by sharks who aren't amused by our jokes about such creatures. In all seriousness, how does this two-film franchise differ from other material like Shark Night 3D and the many Open Water/Deep Blue Sea type films? What plot twists actually configure into this mayhem?? What are the best kills in each??? And where would we rank this in terms of either an Action-Horror exercise or as just a shark film in general???? And more stuff to bite into!

 

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S3E35- The Omen franchise discussion Pt. 2 of 2 (with David Gherman)

The Omen was another thematic franchise that rivaled the likes of Hellraiser, The Exorcist and even The Prophecy as one saga that challenged one's beliefs, depicted supernatural occurrences that led to a bigger picture and loads of explosive mayhem that ultimately pays off. How has the original film aged? And which of the sequels do we actually recommend nowadays?? And was the remake actually worth checking out??? All here, being square, today!

 

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S3E34- The Omen franchise discussion Pt. 1 of 2 (with Daniel Ryan)

The Omen was another thematic franchise that rivaled the likes of Hellraiser, The Exorcist and even The Prophecy as one saga that challenged one's beliefs, depicted supernatural occurrences that led to a bigger picture and loads of explosive mayhem that ultimately pays off. How has the original film aged? And which of the sequels do we actually recommend nowadays?? And was the remake actually worth checking out??? All here, being square, today!

 

#JackedUpReviewShow #Podcast #TheOmen #Horror #Fantasy #Damien #Exorcist #Hellraiser #Saga #Franchise #CultFilms

S3E33- The 10 Best Original Superheroes (with Johnny Potoky)

Johnny and I sit back for a brief yet amusing chat about a bunch of films like Robocop and Unbreakable which made a name by being their own original superhero/comic book formulas without actually adapting a comic book. And after that, all bets are off as we mention other material that clearly feels like a comic despite no prior source material. Strap in as we unload!

 

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S3E32- Blade Trilogy & The Series Review (with David Gherman)

Gherman and I tackle the whole saga of Blade. How were we introduced to all three films? Does anyone remember the outrageously bad (yet well-intended) cable show continuation?? What can we predict with the reboot of the character now joining the Doctor Strange universe??? Jump in today to enjoy the blood-sucking, swordplaying descriptions!

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