Dad's Movie Night

thank you Neil for this pallet cleanser! We had to pay attention for the entire movie this time because.... subtitlesb but it was fun! Both Brian and Pete had never seen this former Sundance Movie Festival winner from 1993 and it's $7K production cost and boy did we miss out! If you have not seen this movie you should. Is it a 'great film', no. Are you rooting for it anyways? Yes, yes you are. 

I had no idea this movie existed. Brian brought this one to the plate and thought it would be a great idea if Neil and I had our kids watch it with us for the first time. It was an experience to say the least! Our kids had some very strong opinions about it and couldn't wait to share with you.

Are you ready to win the Powder 8? Well, we weren't.... Talk about not remembering vast swaths of this movie. We went in thinking it was going to be a light-hearted romp down memory lane (which it kinda was at first). But it got dark, real dark. Then it was great again because... movie magic. This one hit a lot of the big nostalgia moments for us. Give this a rating of NarNar-PowPow

En Guard! Ah ha! Take that! And that! Swords! Swashbuckling! Brat Pack attack! Yes ladies and gents we watch The Three Musketeers! This Disney "classic" was a romp down 90's nostalgia for all three of the Dadketeers. What fun and it was so wonderful to be able to watch a film with absolutly no historical accuracy at all lolzzzz. skibidi sigma

Happy Halloween everyone! From the team here at DMN we present to you an almost scary TV movie from the late 70s that Pete was willing to watch (because he said "I think I can handle this amount of scary"). Salem's Lot was an interesting choice because of the fact it was a TV mini-series that had to conform to ratings standards for broadcast TV. As a result, Pete on had nightmares for 2 days! The kid tapping outside the second floor window ....

The 80s were a magical time for teenage monster romcoms. We had so many questions on this charming, but weird, take on the vampire genre.

Oh boy do we love a good Michael Keaton movie. The man is a gosh darn national treasure! Which version of "Doug" did you like best? 

Pete has been clamoring to rewatch this movie for years and the podcast finally relented (only because we had to draw out of a hat)... This movie has everything and all from the mind of Brian's "favorite" director Terry Gilliam. We also had a special guest, the one and only Alice! 

Kevin Kline was on top of the world in the late 80s and early 90s. He's a gosh darn national treasure. Only the likes of Sigourney Weaver could outdo him here! 

We asked the kids to join us for the first time and get their thoughts on a movie we did in our first season! This movie and the kid's reactions were an absolute joy! 

I was a skeptic. I shouldn't have been. Man, Leslie Neilson was a comedic genius. This was a surprise. And don't call me Shirley.

How can we resist your charms, Mr. Hanks? Short answer.... We can't! One of the more underrated Tom Hanks movies and this one did not disappoint! So many great moments that I had forgotten about. Enjoy!

The original pilot episode and we were joined by Pete's brother Mikey! This was one of Mikey's FAVORITE shows of his youth. Did it hold up? You be the judge! Pete, Brian, and Neil were definitely on board with this choice

Carl Weathers was one of the best action heroes of the silver screen in our youth. Who could forget Apollo Creed or Dillon? Epic stuff right there. This movie, however..... was not any of those. It was a wild entertaining ride that the three of us are still trying to figure out if we were left wanting more... or just wanting something else. But man, it was a FUN ride!

If you ever wondered if Christian Bale would make a movie where his character's name was Jum-Jum..... then look no farther! Brian chose this gem of a movie for Neil and Pete and if they weren't mesmerized, stupefied . . . dare I say even justified with everything they said about it.

This might be one of those movies that you MUST watch and implore your children to watch when they are old enough. Thanks to Neil for getting us to put this one on the pod. You'll laugh at the absurdity, you'l cry at the themes that are even more relevant today than ever. 5 Stars

So. Many. Questions....A fantasy romp that wasn't allowed to credit Robin Williams because his agents didn't want his named to be used to "pimp their film". This was a wild, wonky, donkey ride of epic proportions. Not sure if we are recommending it or just want you to see it so we can ask you our questions.Amazing set design and the always amazing Uma Thurman bring this story more gravitas than we expected. 

What an adventure! We went down memory lane with one of the OGs of horror, George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and boy have horror movies come a long way since then. That girl eating her mother's intestines though.... yay!!Not to be outdone, Neil brought in an underrated deep cut from the wayback. Black Christmas is one to check out for sure! 

Do you remember the movie that Robin Williams got to extra Robin Williams and then Robin Williamsed all over his Robin Williams?Yeah. Kinda like that. 

The anti-DARYL. What a fun ride. Pee-Wee, you were awesome in this one. We realized that we have been having issues with the audio and we promise the next episode will )hopefully) fix the issue. Something about batteries dying or something.An

We sorta remember this movie.... We wish we had remembered how much it was unlike Conan. Neil was our saving grace, Brian had fun, and Pete's microphone was up too loud for his giggle fit. Not the best audio and our apologies are for naught because we refuse to go back and watch it again

It's always night time. It's dark. It's a city. If aliens were incompetent and didn't know how to research or cite their sources. Brian came up with this one and to be honest it was a hoot! Weird, fun overacting, and a patina of earnestness that was refreshing. Was it good? Did it hold up? Should it be rebooted? hmmmmm......

Weirdly accurate and one heck of a ride. The dads were on their best behavior because Brian's dad KIRBY was here!! This movie had everything except coherency... and we almost kinda wanted to like it.

Guess what's out this weekend? YAY!!

Brian was worried at the start of this. Pete remembers nothing. Neil was perfect, as always.

We LOVE the JVCD, buuuuuuut.... this movie was hubris on our part. It's like when you have 87 minutes to eat an 8lb burger (with fries and a coke) and you're down to that final 1/3 of the meal..... you realize you Do, in fact, have the time to finish... buuuuuuuuutya just don't really 'need' it and you know you're going to hate yourself in the morning.

When you need a Dick to solve a mystery... I have nothing else to add.

Have you ever wanted to see Mr. T and Gary Busey team up for a movie about cab drivers in Washington DC? MEEEEEEE TOOOOO!!! 

Woof. What could have been a cool concept and an interesting idea for a movie was made into.... this. Thanks, Neil. This one is on you.

On this trip down memory lane, Pete, Neil, and Brian take a look at a few episodes from the first season of our favorite Batman (the late Kevin Conroy). All we have to say is that it's better than we remember!!! Huzzah

Whoa Brian.... just, whoa. After watching this forgotten gem of a flick Neil and Pete understand the inner workings of Brian's brain a little bit more. So much weirdness. So much wild and colorful animation. So many questions.

The sweater wearing horror film before wearing sweaters in movies was actually a thing. Pete pulled out the good ole WayWayBack machine for this one and Brian and Neil we definitely 'surprised'... 

Synth musical score - checkCavalier parenting attitudes from the 80s that willfully put children's lives in danger - checkMovie that Sam Rami needs to reboot - discount double check

Annnnnnd..... sweet sweet suffering. This was so much fun to do because we even watched the reboot! So much hell being raised on this one 

The sheer awesomeness of all of Arnold's 16 lines in this masterpiece fills me with nervous anticipation for our Cyberdyne overlords!

This was . . . . uh. . . . interesting? Definitely not what Pete remembered but overall fun was had by all. Is it Daryl? No, nothing is quite as bad as Daryl but this one tried REALLY hard.

So we have a confession. Both Neil and Pete had not seen this absolute banger of a lost gem. If you haven't seen Captain Ron, well.... buckle up! This could happen to anybody ;p

Is Bernie's dead? YES! Do we care? NO! 

Man do we miss Robin Williams. this movie was so much better than we all remembered!!

Zoinks! It's a Rick Moranis sighting!!!! Huzzah! 

Brian's brother Kevin joined us tonight for this seminal moment in Kevin's life. Lot's to talk about and even more questions. Should we pre-party our whiskey before this one or not?

I don't even know what to say. This was an experience. It was just bonkers. The whole thing. Bonkers. David Caradine in leather. I can't get it out of my head...

If you build it.... he will come. Iconic. we had a blast going down memory lane with this one. We have questions though. Is hell a cornfield in Iowa? It clearly isn't heaven (Kevin Costner was asked and he said definitively that it wasn't heaven. Anywhoooooo James Earl Jones is the man in every single role he's done.

The movie sequel that America deserves. So much 'Merica. So much winning. Top Cruise must run. Run Tom, RUN! A special Dad's Movie Night when we went to the movies and podcasted from the parking lot after the show. We enjoyed this one!

High way to the danger zone! We got the highs, and lows and to be honest I'm not sure we all remember this movie accurately. Worst movie kiss of. all. time. 

You cool? Yeah alright alright alright, love them redheads, party at the moon tower. This movie is one of the few that might be considered to be 'perfect'.

We were joined by the one-and-only Giles (who is an amazing Gi Joe Artist) for this adventure. The dads get to be Real-'Merican "heroes" with the animated Gi Joe: The Movie. Serpentor forever!

Holy Cybertron, Batman! WE watched Orson Well's final movie performance and boy was it...... interesting? So many choices made, so many questions. Why did they kill everyone? My entire childhood destroyed in the first 13:42 of this classic. No wonder my therapist said I had trust issues.Enjoy!

We're back from an extended hiatus because of... well... you know...WE watched The Beastmaster!! Holy crap we have questions. Why a zigggurat? Why only shoot every ziggurat scene in the same hallway? Why does Rip Thorn chew every scene so well? Why ferrets? Why have lounge loin cloths and formal loin cloths?Decisions were made.

John the MF Candy was so on point in this one that we have decided that Thanksgiving shall be renamed John Candy Appreciation Day from this day forward. What else can you say except that we are all still in awe of his acting and presence on screen. Whoa....

Brian liked a MUSICAL!!!! Probably only because of the death, horrific killing, and SPACE ALIENS! Also: Rick Moranis is a freaking national treasure!