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OV52 – Summer Blockbusters, Star Wars Casting, and Spider-Man Review

This week the guys usher in the Summer movie season with a discussion about Summer Blockbusters. Mike shares how movies influenced his life-changing summer of 1999. Tiny shares his creepy affection for Will Smith. And Matt pays homage to a couple Spielberg classics before disrespecting them with a defense of Transformers.

For Potpourri, Tiny talks about the latest Star Wars Episode VII news. Mike shares his thoughts on Oculus and Matt shares his disappointment with Transcendence.

BONUS! There’s a special bonus Amazing Spider-Man 2 review after the Potpourri section. It’s spoiler-free, for your listening pleasure! Enjoy.

Runtime: 1:37:15

Direct Download Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV52-Blockbuster.mp3

Timestamps

• April Movie Watching Progress – 1:14
• Mike on his rewatch of About Time – 3:24
• Introducing the Summer Movie Season – 4:12
• Defining the Summer Blockbuster – 6:09
• Matt on Jaws (1975) – 9:55
• Tiny on Men in Black (1997) – 15:48
• Mike on the importance of the Summer of 1999 – 21:38
• Mike on Big Daddy (1999) – 23:32
• Matt on Jurassic Park (1993) – 27:58
• Matt on Independence Day (1996) – 32:18
• Tiny on Face/Off (1997) – 34:23
• Mike on Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) – 38:32
• Matt on Transformers (2004) – 45:22
• Tiny on The Da Vinci Code (2006) – 49:30
• Mike on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – 54:44
• Mike wraps up the Summer of 1999 – 1:02:27

OV Potpourri – 1:03:29

• Tiny on the Star Wars Episode VII Casting Announcement – 1:03:50
• Mike on Oculus and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hype – 1:08:00
• Matt on Transcendence – 1:09:42
• BONUS – Our review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2! – 1:15:13 

Show Notes 

• Mike’s Spider-Man 2 Review: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2014/05/06/mikes-review-the-amazing-spider-man-2/
• Indy PopCon: http://www.indypopcon.com
• The Bond 50 Project: https://obsessiveviewer.com/ongoing-features/the-bond-50-project/
• Guilty Pleasure Movies Episode: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2014/03/19/the-obsessive-viewer-podcast-ep-43-guilty-pleasure-movies-featuring-mikes-brother/
• Memorable Theater Experiences 2: https://obsessiveviewer.com/2014/04/02/the-obsessive-viewer-podcast-ep-45-movie-theater-experiences-2-with-intermissions-craig-layne/
• The Nerds You’re Looking For Podcast: http://thenerdspodcast.com/
• Intermission Podcast: http://www.movieguys.org/
• Will Smith’s Biography: http://amzn.to/1sfOr4T

• Music: Star Tissue – An Eclipse of Events –https://www.soundcloud.com/startissue
• The Obsessive Book Nerd: http://www.ObsessiveBookNerd.com
• The Secular Perspective Podcast: http://www.thesecularperspective.com

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