Aaron and Justin Talk Sequels

Get your surf boards out folks cause we are Escaping L.A.!! If you have never seen the movie or the original Escape From New York, just imagine if Han Solo had to keep doing little side jobs for the emperor to get out of trouble before he met Luke. John Carpenter's Escape From L.A., 1996. Directed by John Carpenter. Written by John Carpenter, Debra Hill and Kurt Russell. Produced by Debra Hill and Kurt Russell. Starring: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Peter Fonda, Georges Corraface and Cliff Robertson.

Boy oh boy is Terms Of Endearment one of the finest films ever created. The acting alone cements this film as a.... oh shit. We are covering the Evening Star. Well forget what I said, tune in to listen to us talk about this stinky poo poo from the director of such hits as.... oh this guy only directed this one film. Wonder why? Tune in as we discuss! Also Scott Wolf is in this movie. Remember him? Were you a member of the Wolf pack? WE BACK BABBBYYYYYY!Directed by Robert Harling. Screenplay by Robert Harling. Produced by David Kirkpatrick, Polly Platt and Keith Samples. Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben Johnson, Scott Wolf, George Newbern, Marion Ross, Mackenzie Astin, Donald Moffat AND Jack Nicholson.

With all of the people running around the streets in cheap masks we thought we would dump this one on Halloween. Enjoy! As always follow us on all of the things ⁠HERE⁠. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 1972. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Written by Paul Dehn. Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. Starring Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalbán, Natalie Trundy and Hari Rhodes. Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 1973. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington. Story by Paul Dehn. Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. Starring Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams and John Huston.

So clearly from the title of this film the humans from the first two movies figure out a way to get back to their own time and deal with the trauma they experienced. Right? RIGHT?? As always follow us on all of the things⁠ HERE⁠. Escape from the Planet of the Apes, 1971. Directed by Don Taylor. Written by Paul Dehn. Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. Starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, Sal Mineo and Ricardo Montalbán.

We LOVE this movie and it's WILD swings. Tune in!! As always follow us on all of the things here: https://linktr.ee/aaronandjustintalk Beneath the Planet of the Apes, 1970. Directed by Ted Post. Screenplay by Paul Dehn. Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. Starring: James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison and Charlton Heston.

IS THIS A PODCAST ABOUT KISSING COUSINS? If it wasn't before it is now cause the guys are talking Godfather Part III! Tune in! Check us out on all of the socials here: https://linktr.ee/aaronandjustintalk Godfather Part 3, 1990. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton and Sofia Coppola.

The guys talk about one of the greatest movies of all time! Does the talking make sense? Do the guys share great new insights about a masterpiece that has been discussed by much smarter people? Maybe? Tune in to find out! The Godfather Part 2, 1974. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill and Lee Strasberg. Follow us on all of the social things HERE.

The guys come back to close the book on the Indiana Jones franchise. Tune in! Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023. Directed by James Mangold. Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp and James Mangold. Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Simon Emanuel. Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore and Mads Mikkelsen. As always check us out on all of the things HERE.

Spoilers for John Wick Chapter 4: John Wick isn't dead! Justin explains why in this episode. Tune in!! John Wick Chapter 4, 2023. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Skarsgård, Lance Reddick, Scott Adkins, Rina Sawayama, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Clancy Brown and Ian McShane.

John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum, 2019. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Screenplay by Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins and Marc Abrams. Story by Derek Kolstad. Produced by Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston and Ian McFUCKINGShane.

This week the guys talk about John Wick.  It's the John Wickiest John Wick talk this side of that weird fucking desert from the third movie.

Can you believe the guys have never seen this one?  Tune in!!!

This week the guys start the Man With No Name Trilogy!  First up is FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE the mega successful sequel to A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS.  Tune in as we talk Clint Eastwood's rise to fame... and how hot Lee Van Cleef is.

This week the guys re-visit the Clerks franchise and talk about the movie that made Justin sob uncontrollably for the majority.  Yes, it's Clerks 3!  Tune In.

Did anyone know they made a 3rd Blair Witch movie?  We didn't.  Now, unfortunately, we do.  Tune in as we talk through one of the most confusing franchises in modern horror.

This episode the guys watched Book of Shadows.  It's the Blair Witch sequel that is so meta you don't even know what is happening.  Tune in!

This week the guys kick off Season 3 with a dysfunctional family and some rage zombies!  Yes it's the middling sequel to 28 days later, 28 Weeks later!  Watch Robert Carlyle suck as a dad!  Watch as his kids suck as kids!  Watch as they kill a bunch of the English through negligence!  Tune In!!! 

The guys talk about the end of season 2 and what we have to look forward to in season 3!  Tune in!

This episode the guys close out Season 2 with their 50th episode!  Finishing the Ghostbusters series with the legacy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the guys really don't think Ghostbusters 2 should have been canon.  Tune in!

This week the guys start a franchise close to their childhood hearts, Ghostbusters!  Starting with Ghostbusters 2, the guys try and reconcile their childhood love with a story that features negativity as it's greatest villain.  Buckle in! As always follow us on all of the things HERE.

This episode the guys talk about 2010, a sequel that never had a chance of living up to the original but is a pretty solid movie all on it's own.

This week it's our second commentary episode! Aaron once again tries to explain a Stanley Kubrick movie to Justin, who famously just doesn't get it. Play the episode and flip on the movie at the right time to watch along and hopefully Justin learns how to appreciate one of the greatest movies of all time.   As always follow us on all of the socials here: https://linktr.ee/Aaronandjustintalk

The guys go back to the Halloween franchise to cover the newest entry in the series, Halloween Ends.  David Gordon Green ties up his trilogy in some interesting ways.  Tune in!

This week the guys cover Grease 2.  That's it.  No other description is needed.  Go listen.

This week the guys talk about the 1976 film Futureworld.  The sequel to the original Westworld film, it does the best kind of science fiction, taking a look at society and making guesses about where it will end up in the future.  Will we be replaced by robotic overlords?  Tune in to find out! As always follow us on all of the socials HERE.

This week the guys talk about More American Graffiti, the posthumous sequel to George Lucas' classic 1973 coming of age film American Graffiti.  An interesting film that asks the question, what are these characters up to only a couple of years later?  Tune in! As always follow us on all of the things HERE.

This week the guys explore the adventure comedies produced from the success of Indiana Jones by talking about The Jewel of the Nile, the sequel to 1984's Romancing the Stone.  The only films to ever make bird smuggling sexy! Tune in. Follow us on all of the socials here.

This week the guys talk Speed 2: Cruise Control, a movie inspired by a dream that arguably killed the careers of it's director and male lead! Is it actually as bad as people say? Tune in!

The guys take one last trip to Haddonfield to talk about David Gordon Green's modern reimagining of the Halloween franchise!  Are these movies the greatest Legacy Sequels of all time or are the guys just shell shocked from watching too many Halloween movies?  Tune In! Special note: With this episode the podcast has racked up 1000 listens over the first 40 episodes!  A special thanks to our early fans that have helped keep us on track.  We are excited to grow with all of you into the future!  Follow us on all of the socials HERE.

The guys jump into the post SCREAM days of horror and discuss the wildly uneven duo of Halloween H20 and Halloween Resurrection.  One of them brings the franchise back from the dead while the other tries to kill it again!  The longest series in the guys' history continues! As always join us on social media HERE.

The guys continue their journey covering the life of Michael Myers with the 3rd episode on the Halloween franchise.  This week we have death cults, men in black, incest babies and more!  Tune in. As always follow us on the socials HERE.

The guys are on to the second installment of their MEGA Halloween series, covering the big pivot in the series, Halloween 3, and the first big retcon in the series, Halloween 4!  This episode smells witchy, buckle in! As always, follow us on all of the socials HERE.

The guys embark on the LARGEST franchise they have ever covered, the Halloween franchise!  This series will take a lot of twists and turns, so buckle up!  First off the guys talk Halloween II, the first chapter if you will, in the story of Michael Myers.  As always, follow us on social media HERE.

This week the guys check out ANOTHER sequel where middle aged guys look at their lives and come to terms with who they are.  We're going to Scotland to hang out with the guys from TRAINSPOTTING in Danny Boyle's 2017 LEGACY SEQUEL, T2:TRAINSPOTTING. Tune in! As always check us out on social media HERE.

This week the guys talk about Werner Herzog's (The Mandalorian) Bad Lieutenant sequel.  A film that has maybe the worst marketing of any modern movie while also being better than the original?  Maybe?  Tune In! As always check us out on social media HERE.

The guys close out the Austin Powers franchise talking about Goldmember!  Would this movie have been a success if it was the first movie in the franchise? Would it have worked if Mike Myers didn't play the lead? Does Michael Caine make everything he is in better? Tune in to find out!

The guys discuss the Austin Powers franchise, starting with Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, the film that cemented this franchise as a cultural phenomenon.  Is Mike Myers just trying to one up Eddie Murphy? Is Heather Graham a good actress?  Are these things even worth critical analysis? Tune in to fine out!

The guys discuss the criminally unfindable Texasville, Peter Bogdanovich's sequel to his own masterpiece, The Last Picture Show.  A slice of life in a horny Texas town, it's equal parts witty and despairing, as the characters mirror the real life struggle of finding their place in the world.  Check it out! As always follow us on all of the social's here: https://linktr.ee/Aaronandjustintalk Available on all major podcast apps!

The guys wrap up the TMNT series by talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, a movie that examined the success of the first two films and said eh, why not make it a time traveling period piece?  Join us! As always follow us on all of the socials here: https://linktr.ee/Aaronandjustintalk

The guys catch the nostalgia train as they discuss a childhood favorite,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze.  The guys can't help but segway to toys, the 80's cartoon and more!  Cowabunga Dudes!  This is an episode so bodacious you can't miss, Tune In!

The guys celebrate Halloween by wrapping up the Psycho franchise!  Continuing on the themes of Psycho 2, this series explores how society views the mentally ill and how  those views can impact getting stabbed in a roadside motel.  Tune in! 

What do you get when you take a classic horror film and ask the question: What if we gave this monster the years of treatment and therapy he needs to get better?  Yes, the guys are discussing PSYCHO 2.  Join us!

The guys get a refresh with a makeover and a new SEASON!  The guys start season 2 finishing up the Indiana Jones Franchise and arguing over how these films stack up.  Tune in! Follow us on all of the things here: https://linktr.ee/Aaronandjustintalk

The guys discuss one of the most beloved franchises of all time, starting out with Temple of Doom!  Listen along as the guys dissect a classic 80's movie and wrestle with a LOT of outdated movie stereotypes, do they make it through still loving a childhood favorite?  Tune in to find out!  Find and follow us on social media for bonus material, updates and just to say hi to the guys! https://linktr.ee/Aaronandjustintalk

The guys talk through their second listener request, Mama Mia! Here We Go Again. A daring musical sequel that explores the legacy of parents and discovering your place in the world, but also everyone is sexy? Tune In!

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, 2016.  Directed by Yuen Woo-ping.  Written by John Fusco.  Produced by Charlie Nguyen and Harvey Weinstein.  Starring Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh.

As the guys approach their 25th episode they take a break to discuss whatever pops into their heads. That's right, the second episode with no movie covered, just a bunch of hot air. Tune in.

Coming 2 America, 2021.  Directed by Craig Brewer.  Produced by Kevin Misher and Eddie Murphy.  Screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield.  Story by Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield and Justin Kanew.  Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Wesley Snipes and James Earl Jones.

Doctor Sleep, 2019.  Directed by Mike Flanagan.  Produced by Trevor Macy and Jon Berg.  Screenplay by Mike Flanagan.  Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.  Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue and Cliff Curtis.

The Shining, 1980.  Directed by Stanley Kubrick.  Produced by Stanley Kubrick.  Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson.  Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelly Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd.

CLERKS II, 2006.  Directed by Kevin Smith.  Produced by Scott Mosier.  Written by Kevin Smith.  Starring: Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach and Jason Mewes.