Spoiler Filled Film Conversation, Hooray!
A bunch of Welsh people talking about films and making stuff.
This week Jamie fails wonderfully at finding a Kyle MacLachlan vehicle that’s nothing like Twin Peaks in the form of The Hidden. There’s great homage to 80s action movie tropes like two men carrying a pane of glass over a freeway and using more shoulder squibs than sense as well as a tiny peek into yuppy narcotic accessories of the period. We also celebrate some of the best dog acting of all time. Enjoy!
This week the Spoiler Filled crew pull on their waders to explore the knee deep floodwaters of post-apocalyptic London in Tony Maylam’s sci-fi action movie Split Second. Listen now to hear why it’s better for everyone that this movie was never released in smell-o-vision and that Peter Weller and Rutger Hauer are in fact different people, much to Rich’s surprise. There’s also arcane mysteries that in every way defy understanding and an appreciation for the value of functioning fingers and thumbs. Enjoy!
Thousands of years ago, back in 1978, famous animator Ralph Bakshi attempted to tackle an adaptation of the most prolific and influential fantasy novel of all time. “It can’t be done” they all said, and they were right. Well, to an extent anyway, it certainly gives it a good go! We actually quite enjoyed most of Bakshi’s Lord Of The Rings, although we have some real problems with condensing The Two Towers into a 30 minute epilogue.
Spoiler Filled Film Conversation, Hooray! 