Filmspotting is back to regularly scheduled programming this week, visiting the mainstream side of the tracks with their review of Iron Man 2. They start off with the things the like about the film, namely the performance of Garry Shandling and the way that Jon Faveau handles the camera in action scenes. Beyond that, they have little else good to say. The film felt too jokey about scenes where the situation should have been far more dire, exacerbated by the overindulgence of Robert Downey Jr. The sheer number of characters didn’t help either, subtracting from the impact of certain scenes while you grapple with what ancillary character is doing what.
The guys start off their Billy Wilder marathon with their review of Sunset Blvd. The guys warn that they’ve seen most of the films that are going to be featured in this marathon, boding well for the quality of each since they’re covering the director in their film class. The show wraps up, as always, with Adam and Matty’s top five anticipated summer movies, with the restriction that their choices be lesser known than huge titles like Inception.
:13-1851 – Review: “Iron Man 2″
Music: Wilder Embry, “It’s So Easy”
20:12-23:02 – Voicemail
23:03-27:43 – Massacre Theatre / MT Medley (Winner: D. Su)
27:44-33:58 – Polls / Contest
33:59-47:17 – Wilder #1: “Sunset Blvd.”
Music: Wilder Embry, “The Bottle”
48:17-1:02:25 – DVDs / Donations
1:02:26-1:19:44 – Top 5: Most Anticipated Summer Movies
1:19:45-1:24:03 – Close / Outtake
Runtime – 1:24:19
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