MC #110: The Other Guys

Andrew and Morgan discuss the new Adam McKay/Will Ferrell comedy The Other Guys.  Is this buddy cup comedy what Cop Out should have been, or is it just more of the same?  Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations, plus a bonus iPhone discussion on MPAA ratings and film review scoring.

Click below the break for trailers and detailed show notes.

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MC #110: The Other Guys

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NOTE: This episode contains a bonus discussion for all iPhone app users on MPAA ratings and film review scoring/judging.  Join us LIVE next Monday at 9pm when we'll be discussing Scott Pilgrim vs. The World! Please send all feedback to podcast@randomchatter.com. Thanks for listening!

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SHOW NOTES:

Announcements:

• We have an iPhone app!  Download it here.

QuickChatter:

• 4:23 - The Complete Metropolis (Morgan and Andrew)
• 9:28 - Lost epilogue (Andrew)
• 11:19 - The Girl Who Played With Fire (Andrew)
• 12:29 - The Killer Inside Me (Andrew)
• 14:27 - Escape From L.A. (Andrew)

Discussion - The Other Guys (spoiler-free):

• 18:33 - Intro and clip
• 20:16 - Morgan's score and general thoughts
• 23:46 - Andrew's score and general thoughts

Discussion - The Other Guys (spoilers):

• 27:57 - The best joke in the film
• 31:28 - Taking sexist jokes too far?
• 36:32 - "Selling out" and referencing too many elements of pop culture
• 40:02 - The white-collar crime theme and heavy-handed messages, changing tones of comedy
• 48:54 - Comparisons with other Adam McKay films, particularly Anchorman

DVD Recommendations:

• 51:58 - Intro
• 52:14 - Andrew's Pick: A Bittersweet Life
• 56:08 - Morgan's Pick: The Thing

Bonus iPhone/iPod App Content:

• 00:25 - MPAA rating systems
• 24:52 - Movie review scoring; defining what makes a movie "good"

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