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Jon’s Podcast Recommendation #2: The Totally Rad Show

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, Podcasts, TV353 days ago

When I first heard that The Totally Rad Show was going to be changing format from a weekly video show to a bite-sized daily segments, it seemed clear that this was primarily a move to serve sponsors and garner more “clicks”. After finally giving it a chance a couple weeks later, I was proven dead wrong and earned a new appreciation for one of Revision3′s longest running podcasts. Basically, our hosts Jeff Cannata, Daniel Trachtenburg, and Alex Albrecht take us on a daily ride into a single movie, video game, television show, comic...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 182: Buses & Dragons

by Ross Adams in Games, Misc515 days ago

This is it folks, the last weekly TRS. Starting from next Monday The Totally Rad Show will be going daily with a segment every weekday. Before that though we get to see the PAX panel which was recorded last week. First up is Duke Nukem Forever, the guys immediately comment on the graphics which apparently aren’t great. That being said Alex and Dan have alot of praise for the game, Dan comments that while the humour is vulgar it’s often clever in its approach. Alex is really high on the game, he seems very taken by the nostalgic nature...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 181: Giant News

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies522 days ago

After last weeks episode from “the archives” it’s back to our regularly scheduled TRS. The American is this weeks movie review and it’s a mixed reaction from the three guys, with each having a slightly different opinion of the film. Jeff really enjoyed the film although he notes it is very slowly paced and that could make some impatient viewers annoyed. He does think the payoff at the end of the film however is well worth it, Alex doesn’t seem to dislike the film but didn’t feel particularly invested with the...

The Totally Rad Show – Episode 179: Darrenofsky

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies, TV536 days ago

Taking a break from reviewing the big hitters this weeks movie is an independent Australian film called Animal Kingdom. While all the guys enjoyed the film they also agree it has issues, Alex thinks it went on about half an hour longer than it had to. Darrenofkys next film, Black Swan, is described as “the wrestler with ballet” by Dan at one point as the guys discuss the trailer. There’s a hint of some kind of supernatual element to the movie which has Jeff especially excited. Another new segment this week “As seen on TV”...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 178: Skyoshock

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies543 days ago

Scott Pilgrim vs The World is the movie this week, the guys talked about the comic book the film is based on back in episode 55. Jeff and Dan loved it but Alex wasn’t a fan, when it comes to the movie adaption though everyone thought it was a great movie. Jeff compares it to Kick-Ass in that it’s a movie with a very modern feel for a very modern geek centric audience. Alex worries that the fact it’s a movie for geeks may mean it’s too niche to connect with most people, judging by how it’s doing at the box office that...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 174:Nolanverse

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies570 days ago

The TRS crew has highly anticipated Christopher Nolan‘s newest flick, Inception. Going in with high expectations they have varied feelings on the film. Alex  starts off, he really enjoyed the movie and thought it was great fun but it wasn’t quite the gamechanger he had been led to expect it would be. Jeff adored the film, citing the emotional story as something that he especially enjoyed. Dan also loved the film but seems to share Alex’s feelings that it wasn’t quite the epic masterpiece it was being built up to be. The...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 173: Mandibles

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies577 days ago

It’s a two movie episode this week, starting with the Robert Rodriguez produced Predators. Mixed feelings on this one, with Jeff being especially negative about it. He does say alot of it may be down to the fact he watched the original Predator film just before seeing Predators. As a result Predators seemed like a much lesser film to him and just didn’t impress him at all. Alex and Dan are both alot more positive about the film, both feeling it was alot of fun. Dan does think the first half of the movie was better than the latter half...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 171: Torturous

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies591 days ago

This weeks movie is Knight & Day and the TRS guys are surprisingly high on it. Jeff starts things off by saying that the film is alot of fun, he makes note that Tom Cruise‘s consistently positive character makes for a fairly unique situation. Alex and Dan pretty much reiterate his sentiment, all agree it’s very funny with some great action sequences and is surpisngly unique. With E3 having just finished there aren’t alot of new games to talk about so Jeff decided it’d be a good idea to focus on some smaller games. Kicking...

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The Totally Rad Show: Episode 170 – Rapalicious

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies598 days ago

The Totally Rad Show returns to CastMedium just in time for an E3 blow-out. All three of the TRS crew were at the event so they all chip in on the discussion of the Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony press conferences. While they weren’t overly impressed with any of the showings they agree that Nintendo “wins” with their slew of fantastic looking game announcements aswell as the 3DS. This weeks movie review of Toy Story 3 provides an interlude to the game talk. To say the guys love this movie would almost be an understatement. Dan uses...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 166: Fwequent

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies627 days ago

After a brief discussion of SNL and older SNL movies the guys get down to their thoughts on the the newest spinoff from the show, MacGruber. Alex is the most impressed of the group, even saying he laughed harder and more than when he saw The Hangover. Jeff and Dan really liked it too but aren’t quite as high on it, they still highly recommend it and think it was really funny. A short talk about whether an actual MacGyver movie can work follows, the concept is a good one but the guys are skeptical. Red Dead Redemption is the game this week...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 165: Fat & Sassy

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies634 days ago

Indifference is probably the best way to describe how the TRS crew feel about Ridley Scott‘s take on Robin Hood. While all of them agree it is a very well made film they also think it’s missing a certain something. Max von Sydow gets praised for his apparent standout performance in the movie with Dan also citing a specific scene by Cate Blanchett as a highlight. The guys certainly recommend the movie but there’s no real excitement for it. Derrick Comedy the group behind Mystery Team take part in this weeks “Game with fame”...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 164: Sects

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies641 days ago

The guys are almost down on Iron Man 2 but not quite, they mostly agree that it’s at least on the same level as the first film. Jeff has the most complaints about it, he feels Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr indulged themselves a little too much and the movie suffers for it. A trailer for Super 8, a collaboration between Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams, was attached to Iron Man 2. Dan goes on to describe the contents of the trailer and also express his disappointment although he admits that maybe because it was so hyped up beforehand. Peter...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 163: Lavatar

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies648 days ago

The original A Nightmare on Elm Street is held very high among the TRS guys, Dan and Jeff especially. The remake however won’t be looked back on by them in the same way, they have many issues with it. Jeff’s main gripe is that the film lacks the originals playfulness, it’s a fairly monotone affair. Alex cites the lack of any clever or original scares as one of his issues, overall the guys aren’t impressed. Jeff is very excited by a recently released picture of Chris Hemsworth as Thor from the upcoming movie based on the Marvel...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 162: Tribble

by Ross Adams in Games, Misc, Movies655 days ago

The comic book on which The Losers is based on got a mixed reception from the TRS guys when they reviewed it a couple of weeks ago. The film however gets a pretty universal reaction and unfortunately it’s disappointment all round. The consensus is that it’s not a very good action movie and is only slightly redeemed by some good performances from the actors involved. Exit Through the Gift Shop gets a much more positive response, a unique documentary looking at the culture of street art. The guys all found it a very well executed, interesting...

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The Totally Rad Show – Episode 161: Butter It Up

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies662 days ago

The “what if I were a superhero” aspect of Kick-Ass appeals to many geeks and the TRS crew are no exception. While Dan and Alex do have some criticisms they are fairly minimal, all 3 hosts agree that it is a fantastically well done movie across the board. The fact that the film is able to juggle several genre tropes and still able to resonate is cited as it’s main strength. The guys also discuss the news that Joss Whedon is apparently in final negotiations to direct the upcoming Avengers movie, a prospect that has them all very...

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