Ryan McNeil
It concludes.
Three movies.
Three podcasters.
Three shows.
As the experiment draws to a close, I’m struck by a few things. First of all is the fact that this episode of The Matineecast is somewhat epic in nature. It’s the longest episode I’ve ever done (a runtime I don’t see myself eclipsing anytime soon). I could have been more vicious with the editing, however I thought three people weighing in on three films deserved the proper room to breathe. So if the lack of brevity bothers you, My apologies.
The second thing that strikes me is the quality of the end result. When I came to Dan and Brian with this idea in the spring, it seemed tricky and involved. The fact that the three of us had never been on the same podcast together, and thus were unsure of our combined chemistry, made thing that much more uncertain. With all of that in mind, I couldn’t be happier with the end result of the three-show series. The guys have been gracious hosts, fantastic guests, and turned this experiment into everything I wanted it to be – and more!
Finally, I’m struck with a sense of gratefulness for anyone who listened to all three instalments. When a film like THE DARK KNIGHT RISES drops, it seems as though everybody in the blogosphere is talking about it – so if you’ve allowed Brian, Dan, and I to talk to you about it for almost four hours, then I can’t help but be very thankful for the support.
If you haven’t already heard them, here is where you’ll find our discussions on
BATMAN BEGINS and
THE DARK KNIGHT
Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-three…
Runtime
101 minutes, 41 seconds
Up for Discussion
1. Introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY– Q&A with this week’s guests, Dan Fogarty from Fogs Movie Reviews and Brian J. Roan from Dear Film (3:29)
3. COME TALK TO ME – Fielding some listener feedback on where Warner could go with the Batman franchise now. (18:39)
4. THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (27:03)
8. DARK WAS THE NIGHT – We sum up things we liked and disliked from the whole trilogy, speculate on what effect the films will have on Warner/DC, and toss around ideas on what Christopher Nolan could do next. (67:31)
More behind the scenes info on this episode can be found on Twitter by searching out #matm63
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Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
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Stop picking on Harry Potter. Grrrr.
Okay remake- I might be cheating a bit, but I want a remake of Kubrick’s Lolita. The reason I choose his version is because tonally it was much similar to the book, but due to the social constraints of the time he couldn’t make the best adaptation he could. And then the Jeremy Irons one was so full of self-loathing, that it loses the sick humour of the book. Yes it is gross, but it’s so crazy too. I want the remake to be stylistic and a bit theatrical, because the story is just that absurd at times. Someone like Todd Haynes or maybe even Baz Luhrmann can direct it. And I want Robert Downey Jr. to play Humbert Humbert. Dunno who should play the titular character much- someone brave of course. Clare Quilty can be Bill Murray or a Leon-esque Gary Oldman, since Peter Sellers was just beautiful in that film.
There is a lot to process in this podcast. I agreed and disagreed with everyone, I think. It was humourless, but then scenes like Batman returning both times- they were so awesome! Ugh Tate and Blake- face-palm! Why must they do that?
The best trilogy- Toy Story series 😀 (It always comes back to Pixar with me).
YES FOR CRANE! That was brilliant 😀
Nolan doing a war film can be amazing.
Great podcast all together 🙂
Nik, have I ever mentioned how much of a smile it gives me that you are consistently the first person to comment after a podcast goes up? Thanks for all the support.
I imagine the fact that this podcast is 50% longer than a standard Matineecast is what makes for “a lot to process”, and honestly I don’t know when I’ll ever have a show this meaty again.
Thanks very much for the comment, and for listening. Next time I’m mapping out podcast guests, I’ll be sure to slot you in for a show.
I look forward to this podcast, Ryan. My pleasure 🙂
And yesss for coming on eventually. That will be fun, though I will be mental.
The podcast trilogy made a nice compliment to my rewatching of the films last week. Now I just need to listen to the OTHER podcasts about TDKR in my queue…
I only had three TDKR podcasts to get through – or rather, only three of my regular listens talked about TDKR to date. But thanks for listening so quickly.
Any suggestions for the remake question?
Solid show guys! I really enjoyed the discussions over the course of the three separate shows.
As for the films I would love to remake into something better:
1) The Limits of Control
2) Paths of Glory
3) The Last Picture Show
Wow – daunting choices!
Anything in particular that you would do with them?
I would make The Limits of Control a little more coherent. It has a great premise and some solid ideas but never really comes together the way it should.
In Paths of Glory I would make Kirk Douglas’s character as interesting as the men he is representing. I found the secondary characters to be far more riveting than Douglas.
As for The Last Picture Show, I would adjust a few of the characters so that I actually have people whose lives I am truly invested in.
Dude, thanks for the kinds word there. I don’t really know that I’m actually all that cool. And thanks for proposing Billy Dee Williams as Batman on air! Perhaps if this idea is perpetuated enough…..
Lively discussion, so many points. And while I admit I side more with Fogs I don’t want to get into that as much as I want to ask this: did you guys notice the parallels between “DKR” and “Good Will Hunting”? As in, Michael Caine’s big speech setting up that very last scene? That WAS Ben Affleck’s big speech setting up his scene on the porch! Am I crazy? I feel like this isn’t getting enough play on the internets.
Movie that should be remade into something better? “Fred Claus” directed by Wes Anderson. Or by Sofia Coppola but re-christened “Mrs. Claus.”
You are most welcome. As I went back to my apartment that night, I was actually a little bummed that I didn’t know when I’d see any of y’all again!
I hadn’t noticed that connection, but now that you point it out, I can’t not see it…and I love the film even more for it being there! I’ll swing by CR sometime soon to see what it is about the film that has you down.
Thanks for listening, and for the feedback!