MC #74: Jennifer’s Body and The Informant!

Posted by on Sep 23, 2009 in MovieChatter | Comments Off

MovieChatterMegan Fox may be hot, but does she have what it takes to carry a film?  Andrew reviews the new high school horror flick written by Diablo Cody, Jennifer's Body.  Then he and Morgan discuss the secrets of the latest team-up from Steven Soderbergh and Matt Damon, The Informant! Also includes QuickChatter reviews and some postmortem DVD Recommendations.

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MC #74: Jennifer's Body and The Informant!

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SHOW NOTES:

QuickChatter:

  • 3:26 - True Blood, Season 2 (Andrew)
  • 4:32 – Cold Souls (Andrew)
  • 7:05 – Sleep Dealer (Andrew)
  • 8:52 - Awakenings (Andrew)
  • 10:58 - Bleach, Season 2 (Morgan)
  • 13:27 - My Dinner with Andre (Morgan)

Review – Jennifer's Body (spoiler-free):

  • 17:20 – Intro and clip
  • 20:06 – Serious horror homage, or ridiculous camp?
  • 21:10 - Megan Fox's performance, the script
  • 22:48 - The lack of concrete rules
  • 24:34 - Overall score, the lesbian make-out scene, and random closing thoughts

Discussion – The Informant! (spoiler-free):

  • 27:33 – Intro and clip
  • 30:01 – Morgan’s rating and general thoughts
  • 33:23 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts

Discussion – The Informant! (spoilers):

  • 35:05 – The voiceover tangents, and its significance for the second half of the film
  • 38:47 - The problem with the last act
  • 39:52 - The role of music
  • 42:12 - Thoughts on Soderbergh's continuously evolving style and the art direction

DVD Recommendations:

  • 45:21 - Intro
  • 45:52 - Andrew's Pick: Donnie Darko
  • 47:05 – Morgan’s Pick: The Blues Brothers

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