J&J STRIKE BACK! It's a very special episode twenty, and the boys are at it again. Grab a slice of pizza, a fizzly adult beverage, and don't forget: reproduction or immortality. That's all you need to know. Of all the great and powerful films out there, the J's choose #49161, Luc Besson's 'Lucy'. Prepare for an apocryphal, apocalyptic hate fest.
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Topics this week include:
- 'Lucy'.
- Luc Besson.
- Python.
- Jekyll.
- '24: Live Another Day'.
- Will it blend?
- 'The Sopranos' s05.
- 'Hannibal' s02.
- 'Tarzan the Musical'.
- "F***in' magnets, how do they work?"
- Jon's 'Human Pestilence and Humane Sex' diatribe.
- Couldn't find that video, but here's a year-old article about international influence on Hollywood films.
- Joel's PBotW: 'The Rocketeer'.
Homework this week includes:
- Figure out which film had Fred Astaire dancing in a revolving room set piece. (Jon thought it was Gene Kelly.)
- EXTRA CREDIT: Instead of watching 'Lucy', go watch 'Limitless', 'Under the Skin', and 'Lost in Translation'. And 'Her'. And 'The Matrix'. I know you've already seen 'The Matrix', watch it again.
Essential Quotations:
- "We're grown-ass adults, Joel. It's time for food."
- "Oh! Is this what it feels like to have emotions?"
- "Oo, copious."
- "It's just very important to remember, that your fingernails may dissolve if you think too hard."
- "You lost me at 'hello'."
Recommended Dining for This Episode:
- Large three-topping Domino's pizza (half pepperoni-bacon-sliced italian sausage, half mushroom-black olive-premium chicken.)
- 'Bavaria' adult beverage.
SPOILERS:
- Jon hasn't seen 'Her'.
- Jon can't stop thinking about Kelsey Grammar this whole podcast. But he doesn't say anything.
- Sleeping in hammocks is bad for your back.
- Jon was a show-you-to-your-seat guy at the Wagon Wheel Theatre. So there.
- No giant spiders in this episode. Sorry: budget cuts.
- Lesson for the day: Not all french people are cool.