My brother who doesn't like horror movies wants to see the YouTubesman's horror movie, so once again heading out into the cold to go see —

#37, or #2407, 2026's "Iron Lung."

What if I wrapped up David Fincher today, it's —

#38, or #2408, 2011's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

Not in the mood to Mank, so let's instead check in with the man who so killed James Bond's sense of whimsy that Daniel Craig wasn't allowed to so much as smile in public for fifteen years, it's —

#39, or #2409, 1997's "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery."

The movie that dares to ask, what if somebody wrote 1941's "Citizen Kane" and that somebody's name was —

#40, or #2410, 2020 David Fincher picture "Mank."

Does this schtick work for a /second/ 90 minute film? Let's find out with —

#41, or #2411, 1999's "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

RE: https://beepboop.one/@Alexis/116025006197356845

I always count these, don't I.

#42, or #2412, the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony legally known as "Cerimonia di apertura dei Giochi Olimpici Invernali Milano Cortina 2026."

Leaving now to go see a movie we were gonna see earlier this week, but then I got frozen in and couldn't leave my house, so I guess it was me who had —

#43, or #2413, 2026 Park Chan-wook picture "No Other Choice."

This 1957 Best Picture nominee in which Marlon Brando learns the Japanese are people and experience racism sometimes is either a complete fucking disaster or, like, kinda progressive for its age and a little pointless today, no middle ground, either way it's two and a half hours long, it's —

#44, or #2414, 1957's "Sayonara."

My brother hasn't seen this, which is a thing that must of course be fixed, leaving now to go see a 45th anniversary screening of —

#45, or #2415, 1980's "The Shining."

RE: https://beepboop.one/@Alexis/115277978137634810

Finally finished watching, and so can now count in the thread —

#46, or #2416, 1915-1916 silent French film serial "Les Vampires."

Not seen so much as a trailer for this, but I dunno, I'll go see a zombie comedy (zombedy), leaving now to go see —

#47, or #2417, 2026's "Cold Storage."

This is the one of these I've never seen, it's —

#48, or #2418, 2002's "Austin Powers in Goldmember."

Ping pong movie let's go, leaving now to go see —

#49, or #2419, 2026's "Marty Supreme."

(Fully forgot to hit send. Pretend I tooted this 3 and a half hours ago.)

Know nothing about this 1990 Lawrence Kasdan picture my dedication to podcast completionism is making me watch, it's —

#50, or #2420, 1990's "I Love You to Death."

In a genuine Valentine's Day coincidence, my dedication to Blank Check completionism is forcing me to watch a movie with the word "love" in the title that I would otherwise never have put on, it's —

#51, or #2421, 2008's "The Love Guru."

It's another Best Picture nominee that seems like one of those that had a good point at the time but we wooshed past that point half a century ago, it's —

#52, or #2422, 1957's "Peyton Place."

With and after dinner, watched —

#53, or #2423, 2026 doc “Disneyland Handcrafted.”

Truly just wall-to-wall violations of even the most loosey-goosey of basic modern health and safety standards.

I've definitely seen at least one other adaptation of this that I fully do not remember, leaving now to go see —

#54, or #2424, 2026's ""Wuthering Heights"."

David has told me to watch this 1972 TV movie that dares to ask, "what if a Black man was President of the United States, wouldn't that be something," it's —

#55, or #2425, 1972's "The Man."

 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXdA0z5BUig

The Man (1972) | James Earl Jones is the First Black President | #JamesEarlJonesRIP

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It's the 1957 Best Picture nominee that dared to ask, what if there was a —

#56, or #2426, "Witness for the Prosecution."

The first of the 1958 Best Picture nominees, I know nothing about this one, it's —

#57, or #2427, 1958's "Gigi."

One of those "well if you can see it on the big screen, ya gotta" movies, leaving now to go see a 30th anniversary screening of —

#58, or #2428, 1996 Baz Luhrmann picture "Romeo + Juliet."

In this one Glen Powell kills the rich for fun and profit, leaving now to go see —

#59, or #2429, 2026's "How to Make a Killing."

Alex Daily not going to improv comedy class tonight, on account of it being a vacation week, and so Alex Daily can instead go to the Mystery Classic. (Like Sneak Preview but the movie is old.)

The hints are "The day after carnival," and "Iron ....," and we like @kurt 's suggestion of it being "The Hangover," but only one way to find out, leaving now.

#60, or #2430.

It's the third of four movies that have ask, what if a star was born, it's —

#61, or #2431, 1976's "A Star is Born."

Obviously accomodating my brother's schedule isn't an issue at all, but I do sometimes miss seeing movies at like 10:15am on a weekday.

But he doesn't care about these, so leaving now to go catch the 10:15am screening of —

#62, or #2432, 2026's "Scream 7."

I'm... pretty sure?, this is Jewish Mulan, it's —

#63, or #2433, 1983 Barbra Streisand picture "Yentl."

Remember how bad "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" was, well, what if there was a moderately better movie about Wolverine that was also a little weird about Japan, it's —

#64, or #2434, 2013's "The Wolverine."

More movie titles should have exclamation marks in them to signal that they're Exciting!, leaving now for a screening of —

#65, or #2435, 2001's "Moulin Rouge!"

It's the movie that dares to ask, what if there was a prince of tides, it's —

#66, or #2436, 1991 Barbra Streisand picture "The Prince of Tides."

If you’ve known me long enough, you’ll know I’m obsessed with malls. Not “shrine in my basement”-obsessed, just “sometimes I’ll watch a movie specifically because it’s set in a mall”-obsessed.

You can probably extrapolate from that that I’ve obviously also been thinking about the secret mall apartment since the moment I first heard the story.

With and after dinner, I watched —

#67, or #2437, 2024 documentary “Secret Mall Apartment.”

The new Pixar is called "Hoppers" in America but "Jumpers" here, and so obviously I haven't been calling it "Joppers" but the other thing, leaving now to go see —

#68, or #2438, 2026's "Jumpers."

Let's wrap up Barbra Streisand's career as a director, I don't know anything about this one, either, it's —

#69, or #2439, 1996's "The Mirror Has Two Faces."

My position on Star Wars versioning is that I don't really care and think George is allowed to tinker with his work, but this time, let's watch the 4K77 version, it's —

#70, or #2440, 1977's "Star Wars."

(For no real reason other than that it's what "A More Civilized Age" are covering.)
I've seen "Phantom Menace" twice since I started counting six years ago, and this one zero times.
Opening crawl, elegant, efficient, oft-imitated, never really done as well.
Immediately struck by the way just looking like a movie made in the mid-70s kind of transforms this? The grain, the seams, no modern polish.

"There's no life-forms. It must've short-circuited."

I feel like these guys should know about droids.

"Darth Vader. Only you could be so bold."

Trying not to let my knowledge of the future paint all this too much. Vader here is a cool asshole in black. They have an existing dynamic, but he's not her dad, he's not Anakin Skywalker.

No stupid CGI rock for R2 to hide behind in a bit. (This is the one bit I do agree is braindead.)
Maybe it's just that it's been a while, but fuck, this rules.
Fucking love a Gonk droid. Gonk.
Hey, it's the voice of the Joker as a farm boy.
Threepio gets dipped.

"Well, if there's a bright centre of the universe, you're on the planet it's farthest from."

i dunno, pretty bright outside

"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

you might want a fresh hope

There's clearly /something/ going on with Artoo and Threepio's memories. That Threepio got reset and Artoo didn't does feel real here.

"Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He has too much of his father in him."
"That's what I'm afraid of."

earnestly catching myself wondering who his dad was

Fuzzy under the speeder where they're covering up the wheels. Lovely to see.

"Hello there."

oh it's just old ben the local wizard

"Obi-Wan Kenobi? Obi-Wan. Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time."

a long time ago before this long time ago

"I haven't gone by the name Obi-Wan since, oh, before you were born."

*considers* I don't think that adds up.

But the way Alec Guiness says it, what a life implied.

"I don't seem to remember ever owning a droid."

droid rights activist Obi-Wan doesn't believe in owning people

"No, my father didn't fight in the wars. He was a navigator on a spice freighter."
"That's what your uncle told you. He didn't hold with your father's ideals. Thought he should've stayed here and not gotten involved."

Luke's dad was a hero who stood for something, fought for something. Ran away from Tatooine to do it.

"You fought in the Clone Wars?"
"Yes. I was once a Jedi knight, the same as your father."
"I wish I'd known him."
"He was the best starpilot in the galaxy... and a cunning warrior."

a rich fucking text

the words "the Clone Wars" alone

"Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it. He feared you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn-fool idealistic crusade, like your father did."

Luke's dad was friends with Obi-Wan. They stood for something together. Ran away together.

"A more elegant weapon, for a more civilized age."

*points at the podcast*

"How did my father die?"
"A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force."
"The Force?"

it's all telling instead of showing and still it rules

"The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together."

that's so truly all you need

The princess in her time of need sending a message to the brave old knight she knows will come and save her from the dragon.
@Alexis Obi-Wan also had the energy of your dad telling you a bed-time story, which in the 70s, worked.
@Alexis wasn't "spice" the lingo for space drugs?

@hashraydamon It isn't yet here, not quite — it's that line, and the line about "spice mines" earlier, that's all.

Though being a Dune reference, it obviously is drugs, yeah.

@Alexis Did he ever own them? Does anyone really ever own them properly. Luke bought them, but I don't know if buying scavenged/stolen/kidnapped droids from that shady market is legally sound, and I'd say there fairly at liberty from then on.

@kurt Oh, right, true.

If anyone owns Threepio, it's Anakin, who builds him.

But Artoo is a Naboo defence forces astromech droid who he meets at the same he meets Obi-Wan and Qui-Gonn and Padme. Artoo is just a guy he runs into.

@Alexis Ooh, yeah, Artoo was just a run of the mill worker until he took down the ~~death star~~ trade envoy sphere with Anakin.
@Alexis It doesn't, but if we assume he stops using it after he drops off Luke at his Aunt and Uncle's, it's close enough, I say.
@kurt Obi-Wan in the delivery room, watching Padme die of heartbreak, going "Bob? Bill? No. I'm thinking Ben." to himself.
@Alexis reading through the thread, but: I can easily see the intent here was "clearly since Luke is living with his aunt and uncle, his dad is dead, so he probably some kind of adventurer type."

@The_T I've landed at "Luke's dad ran away from Tatooine to go fight in the Clone Wars with Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan's former pupil Darth Vader killed him, as he killed most other Jedi knights."

That's who Luke's dad is in this.

@Alexis there was fresher hope, but they got blow up in the previous movie
@hashraydamon [1977 voice] ...Previous movie?
@Alexis oh yeah, not yet.. <gets back to the tardis>