Second Chance Cinema

An Episode of Second Chances

Welcome to this bisected episode where in the first part--

Upon reflection, MC and Spro realized that they didn't do their newest segment called 5 Questions for The Punisher: War Zone. So, for a quick opening, they fix that error which gives MC more time to rant against the "ammo-sexuals" (as he calls them) that use the logo to symbolize something The Punisher wouldn't stand for. 

In the second part--

MC and Spro catch-up with their pal (and Review Reader) Rudy who just got done returning to the stage in Available Light's Production of You Will Get Sick in Columbus, OH. Listeners will get to know one of MC and Spro's favorite people on a higher level, and listen to one man's advice on how to keep the spark alive for the thing you're passionate about. 

Enjoy this very special episode of Second Chance Cinema!

The Punisher: War Zone

Punisher: War Zone is a 2008 vigilante action-thriller film based on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher, directed by Lexi Alexander. Rather than a sequel to 2004's The Punisher, the film is a reboot that follows the war waged by vigilante Frank Castle / Punisher (Ray Stevenson) on crime and corruption, in particular on the disfigured mob boss known as Billy "Jigsaw" Russotti (Dominic West).^[6] It is the third feature film adaptation of The Punisher, the second reboot thereof and the first of two films to be produced under the Marvel Knights production banner, which focuses on films for mature audiences. Punisher: War Zone was released in North America by Lionsgate on December 5, 2008, and it was released in the United Kingdom by Sony Pictures Releasing on February 6, 2009 to negative reviews and grossed $10 million worldwide, making it a box-office bomb. Its related soundtrack hit the #23 slot on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart.

It was the final Punisher film to be produced by an outside studio before the rights reverted to Marvel Studios, with Stevenson reprising his role as Castle in The Super Hero Squad Show. A television series was later released on Netflix in 2017 and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

 

MC references this article in the episode: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/06/11/the-creator-of-the-punisher-wants-to-reclaim-the-iconic-skull-from-police-and-fringe-admirers/?sh=2ab6c3b1b434

Power/Rangers

For the first time in Second Chance Cinema history, MC and Spro sat down together to watch a film and then hopped right on the mics to talk about it. Maybe it's because this film is only 11 minutes long. But, despite how short it is, it truly packs a punch. 

If you want to watch it with them, you can find Power/Rangers here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncYbIpm6hk

 

Power/Rangers, or Power Rangers: Unauthorized, is an American superhero fan short film based on the Power Rangers franchise, and was directed and co-written by Joseph Kahn, produced by Adi Shankar and Jil Hardin, and co-written by James Van Der Beek and Dutch Southern. The short film featured an ensemble cast starring Katee Sackhoff, Van Der Beek, Russ Bain, Will Yun Lee, and Gichi Gamba. It was released on YouTube and Vimeo on February 23, 2015.

Without a Paddle

In 2004, amongst other comedies like Road Trip, Eurotrip, Grandma's Boy, Super Troopers came this comedy starring Dax Shephard, Seth Green and Matthew Lillard that started amazingly and then went... a little off the rails. Jeremy joins MC and Spro for this episode to talk A LOT about Poop, Friendship and how Without a Paddle could have been the basis for Stand By Me 2.

 

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Basic (2003)

MC and Spro continue Year 6 with one of Spro's most liked under-the-radar films.

Basic reunites John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson on the screen for the first time since their Pulp Fiction days. Critics hated this film because they didn't understand it, but Spro hopes to explain it so the SCC audience can grasp how John McTiernan's (Die Hard) last film isn't filled with twists and turns but rather just manipulative lies. 

This episode proves that Basic isn't complicated. It's as simple as this grammatically incorrect statement:

Wings is bad.

#Basic #JohnTravolta #SamuelLJackson #ConnieNielson #GiovanniRibisi #military #thriller #whodoneit #timdaly #wings #JohnMcTiernan #2003movies #actiondirectors #ДжонМакТирнан #Basicmovie #BoleroRavel #КонниНильсен #section8 #ДжонТраволта #screenwritingsolutions #JamesVanderbilt #nienteèciòchesembra #ДжованниРибизи #nothingiswhatitseems #decorsdecinema #DennisBradford #questionedipuntidivista #базаклейтон #directeurphoto #SteveMason #閉ざされた森 #army #mission #soldiers #survivors #investigation #stories

The Good Son

Episode Description--

At the height of Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone fame, his father strong-armed the studios to let his son star as the villain opposite Elijah Wood in this 10-year-olds vs each other Thriller masterpiece.

MC and Spro are back for their sixth year to explore a universe where Elijah's dad has to go hijack Alcatraz, what makes a cigarette safe for a preteen, and who is probably the worst cinematic psychiatrist of all time? 

Welcome to Year 6!

 

#thegoodson #henryevans #macauleyculkin #elijahwood #90sthriller #wendycrewson #davidmorse #jacquelinebrookes #90smovies #90sthrowback #90snostalgia 

Our 6th Year!

MC and Spro are back for 2024!

The boys look forward to Year 6 of their little podcast which takes a second look at films that either you never heard about or never heard good things about. We are back to correct that, starting with:

THE GOOD SON
BASIC
WITHOUT A PADDLE
POWER/RANGERS: THE DEBOOT
PUNISHER:WAR ZONE

Just to start. Subscribe now!

#TheGoodSon #Basic #WithoutAPaddle #PowerRangers #Punisher 

316 - A Celebration of Bruce Willis

Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American former actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013) and other roles.^[1][2]

Willis's other credits include The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Tears of the Sun (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Surrogates (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). In the later years of his career, Willis starred in many low-budget direct-to-video films, which were poorly received. In March 2022, Willis's family announced that he was retiring after suffering from aphasia. In February 2023, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

As a singer, Willis released his debut album, The Return of Bruno, in 1987, followed by two more albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. Willis has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Films featuring Willis have grossed between US$2.64 billion and US$3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him in 2010 the eighth-highest-grossing leading actor.

First, the man they call Buck-Buck came on the scene in the 1980s
Bruce Willis smoked like a chimney and swore like a trucker
He supplemented his income by bartending at NYC’s KAMIKAZE
Yippie Kay Yay, Motherfucker
-Spro

 

From Butch Coolidge to John McClane
We celebrate Bruce
His movies all entertain
We’re fans. And that’s the truth.
-MC

The Mount Rushmore Podcast Crossover Episode

Several years ago, Second Chance Cinema Host and S.C.C. Guest Host Jeremy were sitting at work and came up with a brain exercise of picking the four best things in a pop culture category. Years later, they invited Spro and Rudy to join them and nominate, dissect, debate and elect their choices.

To introduce the second season of The Mount Rushmore Podcast (recorded between Second Chance Cinemas 2nd and 3rd seasons,) we came up with a crossover idea of trying to figure out which of the movies we covered are the 4 best.

If you like Second Chance Cinema, go over to The Mount Rushmore Podcast and give it a follow!

315 - TMNT 2007

TMNT is a 2007 computer-animated superhero film written and directed by Kevin Munroe (in his feature directorial debut). It is the fourth theatrical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and a standalone sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993).^[6] The first animated film in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, it features an ensemble voice cast including Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, and Ziyi Zhang with narration by Laurence Fishburne. In the film, after having grown apart following the final defeat of their arch-enemy, the Shredder, the four Turtles — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo (voiced respectively by James Arnold Taylor, Nolan North, Mitchell Whitfield, and Mikey Kelley) — are set to reunite and overcome their faults to save the world from evil ancient creatures.

A computer-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film was first announced in 2000, with John Woo supposedly directing, but the project languished in development hell, and Woo ultimately moved on to other projects. The choice to do the film in CGI instead of live action like the prior Turtles films was to have audiences suspend their beliefs easier as well as to save budget. When writing TMNT, Munroe wanted to divert away from the lighthearted elements of the franchise and put a heavier emphasis on the darker tone of the original comics. The animators that worked on the fight sequences were inspired by Hong Kong action films.

TMNT was released theatrically in the United States on March 23, 2007, by Warner Bros. Pictures, and in Hong Kong, on March 29 by Gold Scene. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but it was a small commercial success, grossing over $95 million worldwide against a budget of $34 million. Planned sequels were cancelled after Nickelodeon acquired the franchise in 2009, rebooting the film series with the live-action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2014.

 

Teenage turtles fight
amongst each other and, yet,
they still save the world  -SPRO

 

Cowabunga, dude
Four turtles. Four Green Brothers.
Best Turtle fight, yet. -MC