MC #113: The Last Exorcism

This episode is positively diabolical!  Andrew and Morgan discuss the latest handicam horror film, The Last Exorcism.  Is this a good addition to the growing subgenre, or has the whole faux-documentary approach worn out its welcome? Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations, plus a bonus iPhone discussion on the handicam horror subgenre!

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MC #113: The Last Exorcism

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NOTE: This episode contains a bonus discussion for all iPhone app users on handicam horror films, plus some extra QuickChatter reviews. Join us LIVE next Sunday at 11:30pm when we'll be discussing Machete! Please send all feedback to podcast@randomchatter.com. Thanks for listening!

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SHOW NOTES:

Miscellaneous:

• We have an iPhone app! Download it here.
• Read Andrew's full, written review of The Last Exorcism here.

Listener Feedback:

• 3:07 - The answer to our lingering question about Tallahassee's car in Zombieland
• 5:20 - Korean film recommendations

QuickChatter:

• 6:30 - The Chaser (Andrew)
• 10:37 - The Milk of Sorrow (Andrew)
• 14:30 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (Andrew and Morgan)
• 20:34 - Street Fight (Morgan)
• 24:30 - The Dark Crystal (Morgan)
• 29:41 - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Morgan)

Discussion - The Last Exorcism (spoiler-free):

• 35:26 - Intro and clip
• 37:33 - Morgan's score and general thoughts
• 42:41 - Andrew's score and further general thoughts, the "rules" of handicam horror films

Discussion - The Last Exorcism (spoilers):

• 52:06 - The manipulation of audience assumptions about certain characters
• 58:30 - The conflict between the supernatural and natural explanations
• 1:02:35 - The crazy ending
• 50:39 - Evil exes that represent important issues
• 53:27 - An unnecessary scene
• 55:24 - Going too far with the v-police?
• 58:11 - Jason Schwartzman, back to whether or not the ending is perfect
• 1:03:14 - Poor marketing
• 1:05:12 - NegaScott

DVD Recommendations:

• 1:11:38 - Intro
• 1:11:50 - Andrew's Pick: A Tale of Two Sisters
• 1:14:02 - Morgan's Pick: Daria, The Complete Series

Bonus iPhone/iPod App Content:

• 0:23 - Bonus QuickChatter review: Akira (Andrew and Morgan)
• 7:34 - Bonus QuickChatter review: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Morgan)
• 11:30 - Bonus QuickChatter review: Prodigal Sons (Morgan)
• 14:36 - Bonus QuickChatter review: The Thing (Andrew)
• 18:00 - Handicam horror movies and their effect on the genre

Corrections: Morgan's review at 20:34 is of Street Fighter, not Prodigal Sons.  He either mis-read his list or Andrew mis-edited the bonus QuickChatter reviews.  Either way, they apologize for the confusion.

TRAILERS:

2 Responses to “MC #113: The Last Exorcism”

1. mnrcarnage says:

   September 11, 2010 at 9:20 am

   In the show notes, the movie should be “Street Fight”, not “Prodigal Sons”.
2. Andrew says:

   September 11, 2010 at 11:14 am

   Either Morgan got confused when he was looking at his list of films, or I mis-edited it to the bonus QC reviews. Thanks for the clarification!