MC #86: Precious and Armored

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MovieChatterIt's time to get sociological!  Andrew and Morgan give their thoughts on one of this year's most buzzed-about films, Precious, and then get on a lengthy tangent as they attempt to answer a single question: Is it racist?  They turn off the analytical side of their brains long enough to discuss Armored.  You know, that one about the thieves and armored cars and stuff.  Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations.

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MC #86: Precious and Armored

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SHOW NOTES:

3:40 - Announcements about show delays, upcoming hiatus

QuickChatter:

  • 6:03 - Everybody's Fine (Andrew)
  • 8:35 - M (Andrew)
  • 10:26 - The Lady Vanishes (Andrew)
  • 13:12 - The Fountain (Andrew)
  • 13:55 - Beetlejuice (Andrew)
  • 15:58 - Away We Go (Morgan)
  • 19:06 - The Invention of Lying (Morgan)
  • 21:22 - Four Christmases (Morgan)
  • 23:45 - Planetes (Morgan)

Discussion #1 - Precious (spoiler-free):

  • 26:34 - Intro and clip
  • 28:40 - Morgan's rating and general thoughts
  • 32:38 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts

Discussion #1 - Precious (spoilers):

  • 36:05 - This movie is so depressing!
  • 37:57 - IS IT RACIST?! Cue lengthy sociological analysis.
  • 50:39 - The performances

Discussion #2 - Armored (spoiler-free):

  • 53:57 – Intro and clip
  • 55:52 - Morgan's rating and general thoughts
  • 1:01:05 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts

Discussion #2 – Armored (spoilers):

  • 1:03:18 - The motivation of the protagonist
  • 1:05:28 - Milo Ventimiglia is wasted!
  • 1:08:48 - The time limit, or lack thereof
  • 1:10:57 - The last lines of the movie

DVD Recommendations:

  • 1:12:54 - Intro
  • 1:13:07 - Andrew's Pick: World's Greatest Dad
  • 1:14:42 – Morgan’s Pick: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
  • 1:19:18 - Easter Egg/Random Sh*t

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