Caddickisms

I mentioned last week that I was a guest on a podcast over at Lee and Dan’s Midnight Movie Club. The show has now been released so head over and listen. You should be able to pick me out. I’m the one who doesn’t have an accent.

The topic of the day is Tron, the 1982 movie starring Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, and Jeff Bridges. And of course, Lacy Underalls with huge glasses.

Some of the topics discussed:

• How marital discord arises in a geek marriage
• Avatar
• Lee’s kleptomania
• “The Black Hole” and Disney’s failure in producing live action movies
• Arcade games, including Australia’s newest sensation, Pong
• Babylon 5 actors
• The aforementioned Lacy Underalls

We also mention Tron a few times.

One thing I’m surprised I didn’t mention in the podcast is that there is one phrase that immediately brings me back to the fun of the film. If someone says, “Greetings, Program!” to me, I instantly feel some sense of camaraderie, and in my head I go back to the last scene of the film, where the good guys have won. It’s cool that a 2-word phrase from a movie that did rather poorly when it was released can engender good will.

Go check out the podcast, and let me know what you think, whether here or over there.

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Well… “reviews” might be pushing the definition of the word. It’s more like a couple of self-proclaimed geeks talking about the movie, which, as it turns out, is kinda fun.

If you’ve ever wondered how geeks converse about  movies (though I’m not sure why you would), Lee and Dan’s Midnight Movie Club is a good place to go. It’s not a monologue, like most blogs, it’s a conversation. That’s what I find most interesting about this concept. I enjoy the back and forth of the discussion, and how some completely relevant statement can lead off into some completely irrelevant topic, but still stay interesting. Plus, they don’t take themselves too seriously – they’re just having fun talking about something they enjoy (or don’t) and it’s always fun to hear people talk about their passions.

The other thing about the “club” is that they don’t waste their time reviewing movies currently out in the cinema or recently released on DVD. That’s much too mainstream for them. No, they prefer to stick to movies that you might run across flipping through channels just as you’re about to go to bed – when you have to make the decision, “do I stay up and watch this, or go to sleep?” They watch one movie a week that they consider to be one that you might stay up for, and then talk about whether they made the right decision, and why.

So far, they’ve hit James Bond’s Moonraker, The Great Muppet Caper, Scrooged, Back to the Future, and Cannonball Run. Next up is Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. I just recorded a guest appearance on a podcast that’ll be released in a couple of weeks about one of my favorite films from the ’80s (I’m not going to say which one – don’t want to spoil their announcement). I had a good time talking with these guys. Take a few moments and head over to the site. Join in the conversation. And in a couple of weeks, go back and hear me spout off and generally prove how full of useless knowledge I am (don’t worry, I’ll post a reminder in case you forget).

You’ll have to hear my voice, but that’s the price you pay, I’m afraid. After all, I have a master plan to consider here, and you must play your part.

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