1. The RotCast Episode #120 - Thor: I’m OK With That

    Intro & Listener Email Challenge

    • This Week: What short story, book, tv show, video game etc would you like to see made into film? What would be your fantasy creative team? Hear our answers, then send us an email at james@filmrot.com with your picks and we’ll read and discuss it on the next show!

    News & Trailers

    Review & Discussion

    • Thor

    Miscellaneous Media That We Have Consumed

    • Dave: How TV Ruined Your Life (TV), Survivor (TV)
    • James: Lucky (Doc), Julia’s Eyes, Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (Listener Recommendation), No Strings Attached, Django, Drive Angry

    Full Runtime: 2hr 15min 40sec

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    THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

    Segment #1 (Intro & News)
    1. Ali Love - Smoke & Mirrors (FuntCase Remix)
    2. Cookie Monsta - Blurgh!
    3. DJ Fresh - Louder (Flux Pavilion & Doctor P remix)
    4. Flux Pavilion - Haunt You
    5. Cookie Monsta - Bubble Trouble
    6. Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Produce & Destroy Dubstep Remix)
    7. Slum Dogz - In The Hood
    8. Funtcase - Matress Punch
    9. Roksonix - 2 Bad
    10. Vaski - Just Like That VIP
    11. Chapel Club - All The Eastern Girls (Flux Pavilion Remix)
    12. SBTRKT - Wildfire
    13. Metric - Collect Call (Imij Remix)
    14. Flux Pavilion - Got 2 Know VIP
    15. Dillon Francis - Take Me High
    16. Mikey B - The Nemesis

    Segment #2 (Thor Review & Discussion)
    1. Patrick Doyle - Thor OST

    Segment #3 (What We Watched)
    1. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
    2. Butch Clancy - Band Of Horses- The Funeral (Butch Clancy Remix) V.2
    3. High Highs - Flowers Bloom
    4. Jakwob - Right Beside You
    5. Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (The 14th Minute Remix)
    6. TWR72 - summer of 91 (acid version)
    7. Nero - Me & You

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  2. Watchlist: Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Directed by John Favreau
    Watched 5/5/2010 (Advance Screening) - 1st Viewing

    The first Iron Man film was an unexpected surprise to most movie-goers, even those few that were intimately familiar with the 2nd string Marvel comic book character. It was fast-paced, had great special effects, and maintained a slick style visually and in the edit room. It was also, most importantly, charming - due to the career-saving performance of Robert Downey Jr. as the man in the iron suit.

    The second film in the series plays up all of the above elements, ad nauseum, as if the string-pullers (the aforementioned RDJ and director Jon Favreau) were a little too afraid to really push the boundaries of the first film in any way what-so-ever. The sequel is slick, don’t get me wrong, and hits all the same checkboxes that made the first film such a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot of progression going on here, visually or thematically.

    But it’s a comic book movie right? Sure, I guess. But box-checking a prior success does not a great film make. But does it make an entertaining film? I guess on that note, sure again. You won’t be bored watching the film, but you also won’t walk away from it feeling like you have watched anything new.

    Unless you count that room-clearing back-mounted circular laser weapon… that was freakin’ awesome.

    Full review on the next episode of The RotCast!

  3. Iron Man 2 Reviewed: Pick Your Poison

    The first two Iron Man 2 reviews are in, and they are mixed, to say the least. Go in peace, and tread lightly…