On The Subject: of The Matrix Revolutions

The stage is set, the time has come, and we are here to fight purpose with choice, the OTS crew takes a look at the final (for now) Matrix film and we reach the Revolution with Neo, Trinity and Morpheus fighting with us against Machines and the Agent Smith!

Smith only has purpose hence he mindlessly makes copies of himself to infect the matrix in an attempt to take over. Its really a yin and yang between the Oracle and the Architect while Neo is a refection of humanity identity and choice. LOVE is the rogue element that allows Neo to break the cycle or rebooting the matrix like all the other iterations

BOX OFFICE Released November 5th 2003

Budget: $150 Million

Domestic: $139.3 million

Foreign: $288 Million

Cumulative: $427 Million

Opening Weekend: $48.7 Million

Opened #1 run 16 weeks

  • #2 Elf

  • #3 Brother Bear

  • #4 Scary Movie 3

  • #5 Radio

  • Love Actually

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On The Subject: Of The Matrix Reloaded

Time to reload and get deeper and look at the arcitect behind the Matrix in this episode of OTS The Matrix Reloaded

The crew continues there journey as we too try to find our destiny in these films. What happens when you do a lot of world building and some amazing action? You get RELOADED!

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Directors: Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers), Lilly Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Writers: Lilly Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers), Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released May 15th 2003

Budget: $150 Million

Domestic: $281.5 million

Foreign: $460.5 Million

Cumulative: $742 Million

Opening Weekend: $91.7 Million

Opened #1 run 26 weeks

  • #2 Daddy Day Care

  • #3 X2 X-men United

  • #4 Down with love

  • #5 The Lizzie McGuirre Movie

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On The Subject: Of The Matrix

Time to plug-in and connect to The Matrix as we enter this franchise of films covering bullet time, high concept plots and killer action in these kinetic movies. Jumping back to 1999 and look at the lasting impact The Matrix has had on cinema and M. Anderson himself, Keanu Reeves.

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Directors: Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers), Lilly Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Writers: Lilly Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers), Lana Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers)

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released March 31 1999

Budget: $63 Million

Domestic: $171 million

Foreign: $292 Million

Cumulative: $463.5 Million

Opening Weekend: $27.7 Million

Opened #1 run 25 weeks

  • #2 10 things I hate about you

  • #3 The Out of Towners

  • #4 Analyze this

  • #5 Forces of Nature

The actors and actresses of the film were required to be able to understand and explain The Matrix. Simulacra and Simulation was required reading for most of the principal cast and crew. Keanu Reeves stated that the Wachowskis had him read Simulacra and Simulation, Out of Control, and Evolutionary Psychology even before they opened up the script, and eventually he was able to explain all the philosophical nuances involved. Carrie-Anne Moss commented that she had difficulty with this process.

  • Simulacra and Simulation examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

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On The Subject: Of Twin Movies: White House Down v Olympus Has Fallen

What happens when the OTS Crew pits two films against each other that are so similar you could call them twins? Lets find out has we get into our first ever Twin Movie Battle AKA It Takes Two!

This episode we are comparing two 2013 films about presidents and espionage, White House Down and Olympus has fallen.

Twin films are films with the same, or very similar, plot produced or released at the same time by two different film studios.[1] The phenomenon can result from two or more[2]production companies investing in similar scripts around the same time, resulting in a race to distribute the films to audiences.[3] Some attribute twin films to industrial espionage, the movement of staff between studios, or that the same screenplays are sent to several film studios before being accepted. Another possible explanation is if the films deal with topical issues, such as volcanic eruptions, reality television, terrorist attacks or significant anniversaries, resulting in multiple discovery of the concept.[3]

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN

Disgraced Secret Service agent (and former presidential guard) Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

Director: Antoine Fuqua

Writers: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt

Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released March 22nd 2013

Budget: $70 Million

Domestic: $98.9 Million

Foreign: $71.3 Million

Cumulative: $170 Million

Opening Weekend: $30.3 Million

Opened #2 run 16 weeks

  • #1 The Croods

  • #3 Oz the Great and Powerful

  • #4 The Call

  • #5 Admission

WHITE HOUSE DOWN

While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.

Director: Roland Emmerich

Writer: James Vanderbilt

Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released June 28th 2013

Budget: $150 Million

Domestic: $73.1 Million

Foreign: $132 Million

Cumulative: $205.3 Million

Opening Weekend: $24.8 Million

Opened #4 run 11.4 weeks

  • #1 Monsters University

  • #2 The Heat

  • #3 World War Z

  • #5 Man of Steel


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On The Subject: Of Hobbs and Shaw

OTS crew gets fast and furious for the first spin-off film in the franchise, we are talking Hobbs and Shaw. What happens when a movie is made based on the biggest one-lining bad-asses? Well you get a lot of action, jokes, and crazy fights!

Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw is the 9th film for the franchise and its a crazy blockbuster with Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, and Jason Statham, enough said.

Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.

Director: David Leitch

Writers: Chris Morgan (story by), Chris Morgan (screenplay by) | 2 more credits »

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released August 2nd 2019

Budget: $200 million

Domestic: $60 mil

Foreign: $180 mil

Cumulative: $ N/A

Opened #1

  • #2 The Lion King (photo realistic)

  • #3 Once upon a time in Hollywood

  • #4 Spider-Man Far From Home

  • #5 Toy Story 4





MOVIE COMPARISON

  • The Fast and Furious- Point Break

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious- Miami vice

  • Tokyo Drift- Karate Kid meets Heist movie

  • Fast and Furious (4)- Nothing

  • Fast Five- The Fugitive

  • Fast & Furious 6- Iron Man/ James Bond

  • Furious 7- Mission Impossible meets avengers

  • Fate of the Furious

  • Hobbs and Shaw - universal solider meets Charlie’s angels

Fast and Furious TIMELINE

  • The Fast and The Furious

  • Turbo Charged Prelude (short)

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Los Bandeleros (short)

    • Works with Han and Dom/Letty romance

  • Fast & Furious (4th)

    • Letty dies (not really)

  • Fast 5

    • Learn that Letty is alive

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

    • Han heads to Japan after Giselle's death

  • Furious 7

  • The Fate of the Furious (8th)

  • Hobbs and Shaw- 9th present

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On The Subject: Of Fate of the Furious

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The ride isn’t over as we travel across the world to stop the ultimate hacker Cypher in Fate of the Furious. Its the fast franchise try to out fast and furious itself… does it work?

Lets find out what the OTS Crew thinks of the 8th installment to the Fast and Furious films. It becomes a race to the top as we rank all the films in the franchise thus far.

When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.

Director: F. Gary Gray

Writers: Gary Scott Thompson (based on characters created by), Chris Morgan

Stars: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released April 14th 2017

Budget: $250 Million

Domestic: $226 million

Foreign: $1 Billion

Cumulative: $1.2 Billion

Opening Weekend: $99 million

Opened # 1 run 17 weeks

  • #2 The Boss Baby

  • #3 Beauty and the Beast

  • #4 Smurfs the lost village

  • #5 Going in style



MOVIE COMPARISON

  • The Fast and Furious- Point Break

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious-

  • Tokyo Drift- Karate Kid meets Heist movie

  • Fast and Furious (4)- Nothing

  • Fast Five- The Fugitive

  • Fast & Furious 6- Iron Man/ James Bond

  • Furious 7- avengers meets Mission Impossible

  • Fate of the Furious- Age of Ultron meets James Bond

  • Hobbs and Shaw

Fast and Furious TIMELINE

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  • The Fast and The Furious

  • Turbo Charged Prelude (short)

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Los Bandeleros (short)

    • Works with Han and Dom/Letty romance

  • Fast & Furious (4th)

    • Letty dies (not really)

  • Fast 5

    • Learn that Letty is alive

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

    • Han heads to Japan after Giselle's death

  • Furious 7

  • The Fate of the Furious (8th)

  • Hobbs and Shaw

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On The Subject: Of Furious 7

Get ready to shed a tear and the OTS crew takes one last ride with and for Paul Walker as we drive into this episode of the Fast & Furious Franchise. We are discussing the Furious 7 with guest host Jason Pedersen

This film pushes the envelope for the entire franchise while also being a perfect ending to the Paul Walker run and it sends him off in a heart warming way that this action film is elevated by.

Do this movie have the greatest villain reveal and best new addition to the serious with Jason Stathom? Lets find out!

Guest Host

Artist Jason Pedersen- @jason.pedersen.art

Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Director: James Wan

Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released April 3rd 2015

Budget: $190 million

Domestic: $353 million

Foreign: $1.1 Billion

Cumulative: $1.5 billion

Opening Weekend: $147 million

Opened #1 run 11 weeks

  • #2 Home

  • #3 Get Hard

  • #4 Cinderella

  • #5 Divergent: Insurgent

  • It Follows

MOVIE COMPARISON

  • The Fast and Furious- Point Break

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious-

  • Tokyo Drift- Karate Kid meets Heist movie

  • Fast and Furious (4)- Nothing

  • Fast Five- The Fugitive

  • Fast & Furious 6- Iron Man/ James Bond

  • Furious 7- Mission Impossible meets avengers

Fast and Furious TIMELINE

  • The Fast and The Furious

  • Turbo Charged Prelude (short)

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Los Bandeleros (short)

    • Works with Han and Dom/Letty romance

  • Fast & Furious (4th)

    • Letty dies (not really)

  • Fast 5

    • Learn that Letty is alive

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

    • Han heads to Japan after Giselle's death

  • Furious 7

  • The Fate of the Furious (8th)

  • Hobbs and Shaw

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On The Subject: Of Fast & Furious 6

We continue our look at the Fast and furious franchise as Hobbs gets Dom to reassemble the team for its biggest adventure yet! find out just what happens and what we think about the sixth film in the series on this episode!

People come back from the dead the film ends 3 times, sexy James Bond like villain and we get the worlds longest run what in some high octane action!

MOVIE COMPARISON

  • The Fast and Furious- Point Break

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious-

  • Tokyo Drift- Karate Kid meets Heist movie

  • Fast and Furious (4)- Nothing

  • Fast Five- The Fugitive

  • Fast & Furious 6- Iron Man/ James Bond

Fast and Furious TIMELINE

  • The Fast and The Furious

  • Turbo Charged Prelude (short)

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Los Bandeleros (short)

    • Works with Han and Dom/Letty romance

  • Fast & Furious (4th)

    • Letty dies (not really)

  • Fast 5

    • Learn that Letty is alive

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

    • Han heads to Japan after Giselle's death

  • Furious 7

  • The Fate of the Furious (8th)

  • Hobbs and Shaw

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

Director: Justin Lin

Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released May 24th 2013

Budget: $160 million

Domestic: $239 million

Foreign: $550 million

Cumulative: $788.6 million

Opening Weekend: $97 million

Opened #1 run 15 weeks

  • #2 The Hangover Part III

  • #3 Stark Trek Into Darkness

  • #4 Epic

  • #5 Iron Man 3 (May 3rd)

TAGLINES

  • All roads lead to this

  • They have one chance to save us all (star trek)

Facts

  • The 13 minute runway chase at the end of the film would make the runway estimated to be approximately 18 miles long.

    • Qamdo Bamda Airport in China has the longest pavedrunway in the world at 18,045 feet (approx 3 miles). The long runway is a necessary feature of the airport given the high altitude (5280ft in a mile)

On the Subject: Of Fast Five

The franchise gets pumped up with the introduction of Dwayne Johnson and we see the Fast and Furious films really start to kick off from here! This film also ups the campy dialogue and makes everyone more of a character. Does it work? Lets drive right into this episode with a special co-host Sam to help out.

MOVIE COMPARISON

  • The Fast and Furious-

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Tokyo Drift- Karate Kid meets Heist

  • Fast and Furious (4)- Nothing

  • Fast Five- The Fugitive

Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.

Director: Justin Lin

Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released April 29th 2011

Budget: $125 million

Domestic: $210 million

Foreign: $416.3 million

Cumulative: $626 million

Opening Weekend: $86.2 million

Opened #1 run 15 weeks

  • #2 Rio

  • #3 Tyler Perry's Medea's Big Happy Family

  • #4 Water for Elephants

  • #5 Prom

Fast and Furious TIMELINE

  • The Fast and The Furious

  • Turbo Charged Prelude (short)

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Los Bandeleros (short)

    • Works with Han and Dom/Letty romance

  • Fast & Furious (4th)

    • Letty dies (not really)

  • Fast 5

    • Learn that Letty is alive

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

    • Han heads to Japan after Giselle's death

  • Furious 7

  • The Fate of the Furious (8th)

  • Hobbs and Shaw

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Of Fast and Furious 1-4

We race through the first four films of the Fast and Furious franchise, discussing all the things that make the series an international staple. 

We breakdown the evolution each movie has taken and the odd time line that was build to piece these films together. More importantly we laugh and enjoy this crazy series of film that fires on all cylinders!

The Fast and The Furious

Los Angeles police officer Brian O'Conner must decide where his loyalty really lies when he becomes enamored with the street racing world he has been sent undercover to destroy.

Director: Rob Cohen

Writers: Ken Li (magazine article "Racer X"), Gary Scott Thompson (screen story) |3 more credits »

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released June 22nd 2001

Budget: $38 million

Cumulative: $207 million

Opening Weekend: $40 million

Opened #1 ran 19 weeks

  • #2 Dr. Dolittle 2

  • #3 Lara Croft Tomb Raider

2 Fast2 Furious

Former cop Brian O'Conner is called upon to bust a dangerous criminal and he recruits the help of a former childhood friend and street racer who has a chance to redeem himself.

Director: John Singleton

Writers: Gary Scott Thompson (characters), Michael Brandt (story) | 4 more credits »

Stars: Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Cole Hauser | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released June 6 2003

Budget: $76 million

Cumulative: $236 Million

Opening Weekend: $50 million

Opened #1 ran 19 weeks

  • #2 Finding Nemo

  • #3 Bruce Almighty

  • #4 Italian Job

The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift

A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.

Director: Justin Lin

Writer: Chris Morgan

Stars: Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Shad Moss | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released June 16th 2006

Budget: $85 million

Cumulative: $158 million

Opening Weekend: $23.5 million

Opened #3 ran 12 weeks

  • #1 Cars

  • #2 Nacho Libre

  • #4 The Lake House

Fast and Furious (4)

Brian O'Conner, back working for the FBI in Los Angeles, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

Director: Justin Lin

Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson (characters)

Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released April 3rd 2009

Budget: $85 million

Cumulative: $363 million

Opening Weekend: $71 million

Opened #1 ran 13 weeks

  • #2 Monsters Vs. Aliens

  • #3 The Haunting in Connecticut

Fast and Furious TIMELINE

  • The Fast and The Furious

  • Turbo Charged Prelude (short)

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Los Bandeleros (short)

    • Works with Han and Dom/Letty romance

  • Fast & Furious (4th)

    • Letty dies (not really)

  • Fast 5

    • Learn that Letty is alive

  • Fast & Furious 6

  • Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

    • Han heads to Japan after Giselle's death

  • Furious 7

  • The Fate of the Furious (8th)

  • Hobbs and Shaw

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Of Spider-Man Far From Home

The final entry in our Spidey Film series and we go Far From Home to look at the newest Spider-Man movie. We breakdown and discuss Spider-Man Far From Home, look inside the domed villain known as Mysterio and give our power rankings to all the Spider films from all the franchises.


Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

Director: Jon Watts

Writers: Chris McKenna, Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comic book by) | 2 more credits »

Stars: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal |See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released July 2nd 2019

Budget: $160 million

Opening Weekend: $185 million ($580 including foreign)

Opened #1 run time N/A

Cumulative: $N/A at time of recording

  • #2 Toy Story 4

  • #3 Yesterday

  • #4 Annabelle Comes Home

  • #5 Aladin

  • Midsommar



NOTES

  • Jake Gyllenhal almost replaced Tobey McGuire as Spider-Man in Spider-Man 2

  • The Indian version has all cuss words muted and liquor blurred

  • Peter's suitcase has the letters "BFP" on it. This refers to Benjamin Franklin Parker, Peter Parker's Uncle Ben whose death motivated him to become Spider-Man.

  • Tom Holland wanted Jason Momoa as Kraven the Hunter in the movie.

    • Who could play Kraven?

  • In the film, Spider-Man mentions Captain Marvel, which marks the first time a MCU character referred to Carol Danvers by that name.

  • According to storyboard artist Jeffrey Henderson, Mysterio was supposed to be one of the villains in Sam Raimi's canceled Spider-Man 4. He was to be played by cult icon Bruce Campbell, a childhood friend and longtime collaborator of Raimi's, who had made cameos in all three Spider-Man films.

  • Peter's passport lists August 10th as his birthday. Spider-Man's first appearance was in Amazing Fantasy #15, released August 10th, 1962, in real life Tom Holland's birthday is June 1st.

  • This's the first Marvel-Avengers crossover movie without a cameo by Stan Lee, co-creator of the MCU.

  • It was reported that Matt Damon turned down the villain role.

  • While Hydro-Man is not technically in the film, Flash Thompson is researching the aquatic terror and brings up an article regarding science experiments done on a sailor named Morris Bench, who is Hydro-Man in the comics.

  • When the Elementals appear, there are various signs that refer to Spider-Man's comic history:

  • a boat sign reads "ASM212" during the water Elemental attack. The water villain Hydro-Man (Morris Bench) made his debut in "Amazing Spider-Man #212" (January 1981).

  • a car bears a license plate reading "463" during the earth Elemental attack. The earth villain Sandman (Flint Marko) made his debut in "Amazing Spider-Man #4", September 1963.

  • a car bears a license plate reading "2865 SEP" during the fire Elemental attack. The fire villain Molten Man (Mark Raxton) made his debut in "Amazing Spider-Man #28", September 1965.


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On The Subject: Spider-Man Homecoming

On this episode, we find out where Tom Holland’s Spider-Man fits into the MCU! Though Spider-Man was first re-introduced in Captain America Civil war (with that iconic scene of holding Capt. Shield) This is his MCU solo movie debut. We will be discussing the new interpretations of villains like the Vulture and Shocker and how keeping the stakes low in the movie is a good thing.

Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.

Director: Jon Watts

Writers: Jonathan Goldstein (screenplay by), John Francis Daley (screenplay by) |10 more credits »

Stars: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr. | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released July 7th 2017

Budget: $175 million

Domestic: $334 Million

Foreign: $546 million

Opening Weekend: $117 million

Opened #1 run 21 weeks

Cumulative: $880 million

  • Despicable me 3 #2

  • Baby Driver #3

  • Wonder Woman #4

  • Transformers The Last Night #5

  • Cars 3

  • The House

  • The Big Sick

  • 47 meters down

  • The beguiled

  • Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales


Movie Taglines

  • Homework can wait. The city can’t.

  • Your neighborhood superhero (fake)

  • Spider-Man is the new excuse for not finishing your homework (fake)

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On The Subject: Of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Is the best Spider-Man film animated? Lets discuss. This episode the OTS crew swing into the Spider-Verse to talk about the visually stunning and narratively bold  film that stars not one but six Spider-Man(s), Spider-Persons.

The film uses reversals story method to pay off some many things from jokes to plot elements. The bold storytelling throws you into a fully realized world and doesn't slow down from the start, so hold on as we get caught in the film that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Movie Taglines

  • Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask.

  • What makes you different is what makes you Spider-Man.

Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.

Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey | 1 more credit »

Writers: Phil Lord (screenplay by), Rodney Rothman (screenplay by) | 1 more credit »

Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld |See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE  Released Dec, 14th 2018

Budget: $90 million

Domestic: $190 million

Foreign: $185 million

Opening Weekend: $

Opened #1 run 16 weeks

Cumulative: $375 million

  • #2 The Mules

  • #3 The Grinch

  • #4 Ralph Break the internet

  • #5 Mortal Engines

  • #6 Creed II

  • #7 Bohemian Rhapsody

Spider-Mans you want to see in the future?

  • Hobart Brown (Spider-Punk, Earth-138)

  • Ben Riley

  • The Slingers

    • Dusk

    • Ricocet

    • Prodigy

    • Hornet

  • Man-Spider

  • Superior Spider Man

  • Spider Cyborg


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On The Subject: Of Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2

Continuing our journey into Spider-Man films we are discuss the maybe not so AMAZING Spider-Man. We breakdown the first reboot and what we enjoyed about this web-slinger plus the things that wish Andrew Garfield didn’t get bitten by the radioactive spider.

Amazing Spider-Man

  • The untold story begins.

  • His past was kept from him. His search for answers has just begun.

Amazing Spider-Man 2

  • No more secrets.

  • His greatest battle begins.

  • Rise of Electro

Amazing SPIDER MAN 

After Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to solve the mystery of his parent's mysterious death.

Director: Marc Webb

Writers: James Vanderbilt (screenplay), Alvin Sargent (screenplay) | 4 more credits »

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE  Released July 3rd 2012

Budget: $230 million

Cumulative: $758 million

Opening Weekend: $72 million

Opened #1 15 weeks

  • #2 Ted

  • #3 Brave

  • #4 Savages


Amazing SPIDER MAN 2

When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

Director: Marc Webb

Writers: Alex Kurtzman (screenplay), Roberto Orci (screenplay) | 7 more credits »

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE  Released May 2nd 2014

Budget: $300 million

Cumulative: $708 million

Opening Weekend: $92

Opened #1  16 weeks

  • #2 The Other Woman 

  • #3 Heaven is Real

  • #4 Winter Solider

Spill the T

  • The future of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise was widely reported to be incredibly confusing following this films release. In the build up of the film and indeed the few months after its release, it was confirmed that it would be followed by The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and a Sinister Six spin-off film, with Venom and an untitled female super heroine films as well as The Amazing Spider-Man 4 also confirmed to be in the works. However, in August Sony announced that The Sinister Six would take the place of The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and that the third in the trilogy would be pushed back to an unspecified date in 2018. Then, during a hack into Sony's email, it was revealed with much media coverage that Sony had approached Marvel Studios with a deal to share the rights of the franchise of which Marvel refused. During this period of time, it was also revealed that Sony wished to fire Andrew Garfield due to his speaking out of the production studio and refusal to meet them for company events. After a lengthy silence, Sony and Marvel revealed on 9 February 2015 they would work together to produce a new Spider-Man series (set in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe") and that The Amazing Spider-Man franchise was canceled.



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On The Subject: Of Raimi Spider Man Trilogy

Peter Parker a nerd and outsider kid, fascinated with science gets bitten by a radioactive spider and receives superhuman abilities, he then loses his uncle, aka his father figure and now tries to live based on his immortal words, With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.

In the Early 2000s the big screen was graced with its true Superhero depiction in Sam Raimi's Spider Man.

SPIDER MAN 

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

Director: Sam Raimi

Writers: Stan Lee (Marvel comic book), Steve Ditko (Marvel comic book) | 1 more credit »

Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE  Released May 3rd 2002

Budget: $139 million

Cumulative: $822 million

Opening Weekend: $114 million

Opened #1 run 15.5 weeks

  • The Scorpion King #2

  • Changing Lanes #3

  • Murdered by Numbers #4

SPIDER MAN 2

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius.

Director: Sam Raimi

Writers: Stan Lee (comic book), Steve Ditko (comic book) | 4 more credits »

Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE  Released June 30th, 2004

Budget: $200 million

Cumulative: $784 million

Opening Weekend: $88 million

Opened #1 runs 3 weeks

  • Fahrenheit 9/11 #2

  • White Chicks #3

  • Dodge ball #4

SPIDER MAN 3

A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.

Director: Sam Raimi

Writers: Sam Raimi (screenplay), Ivan Raimi (screenplay) | 5 more credits »

Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE  Released May 4th, 2007

Budget: $258 million

Cumulative: $891 million

Opening Weekend: $151 million

Opened #1 run 16 weeks

  • Disturbia #2

  • Fracture #3

  • The Invisible #4

SPIDER MAN 4 (Cancelled)

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MOVIE TAGLINES

Spiderman 1

  • With great power comes great responsibility.

  • An Ordinary Man. An Extraordinary Power.

  • Get Ready For The Ultimate Spin!

  • Do you want to know who I am? I'm Spider-Man

  • Next Summer, One Hero will take you for the Ultimate Spin

  • On May Third, the Entire World Will Connect to the Web.

  • A Gift. A Curse. A Destiny.

  • If somebody told you I was just your average guy, not a care in the world... somebody lied.

  • This is my gift. It is my curse.

  • Go for the ultimate spin

  • Turn your world upside down

Spiderman 2

  • This summer a man will face his destiny. A hero will be revealed

  • Destiny

  • Sacrifice

Spiderman 3

  • One man will fight to find the hero within

  • The greatest battle lies within. (popular)

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On The Subject: Of Time Travel Movies

We got to go back in time! Or forward? Lets find out together as we look at time travel theories in movies, TV and beyond.

Some would argue time is a flat circle or you can travel through it, but the OTS crew is going find out what happens when the tangents of time disrupt everything.

Time Travel wiki

Movies

  • Terminator

  • Back to the Future

  • Donnie Darko

  • Time Cop

  • The Sound of Thunder

Types

  • The Grandfather Paradox

  • Ontological Paradox

  • Body and Consciousness Time Travel

  • Butterfly Effect

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On The Subject: Of Western Movies

Grab your saddle and settle in cause the OTS crew is talking a ride into the old west. We are discussing the history or Westerns, breaking down how they got started and how they “died”. Plus we look at our favorite and why the western has made such an impact on film.

Serial Dime Novels, Comic, Radio shows, TV and so on but we are here to talk Old West Films

Western Genre is a wide range of films that started when film started and has grown and changed as much as the film industry itself. Typically the films center around the American Frontier in the 19th Century but range from Mid 1800s thru early 1900s

Westerns are more of an American Mythology of the west with a Hero Cowboy and lawless times and the every changing new danger world

When we got talkies, the prototypical Western was Stagecoach, which featured all the things audiences of the '30s wanted – John Ford behind the camera, John Wayne in front of it, dangerous Apaches, Monument Valley backdrops and, of course, a stagecoach.

BURNOUT

  • Cheaply made over produced and formulaic

History

  • 1903 - The Great Train Robbery (first western, silent film)

  • 1910's William S Hart Westerns

    • Silent Film western star

    • also did Ben-Hur 1907

  • 1930's Introduction of the talkies

    • John Wayne Films

    • Higher Production value

  • 1950's

    • Post WW2 Westerns

    • "Sex" Westerns

    • John Wayne still around

    • High Noon

  • 1960's

    • Vietnam

    • The first look at white privillage

    • Birth of Clint Eastwood

    • More Tension, Longer Shots, more violent

  • 1970's 

    • End of an Era

    • Acid Western

  • 1980s

    • Nothing of note

  • 1990's

    • Clint Eastwood Directing and starring

    • Cynical Look at the hero and west

    • High Plains Drifter

    • Pale Rider

    • Unforgiven

  • 2000s

    • Splattering of westerns

Classic Heroes

  • William S Hart

  • John Wayne

  • Clint Eastwood

Types

  • Classic Westerns (1900-1930s)

  • Talkies

    • John Wayne

  • Charro Western 1930s

    • Mexican Influence

    • Singing

  • Comedy Westerns (1940s)

  • Spagetti Westerns (1960s)

    • Sergio Leone and scored by Ennio Morricone

    • Most Noteable and popular

    • Italian Directed

  • Acid Western (1970's)

    • El Topo

    • Keoma

  • Epic Westerns

  • Electric Westerns

  • Contemporary

Why?

  • The western is a canvas of an time to put your own stories, ideas and fable to adapt onto it.

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On The Subject: Of John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum

We conclude our John Wick episodes with JW3: Parabellum (at least until JW4) The OTS crew talk about the evolution of fighting in the three films and how it adapts as the the characters increasingly grow, change and get more exhausted.

How do all 3 films stack up? Find Out in this episode.


Movie Taglines

  • Don't Hunt What You Can't Kill.

  • Tick Tock, Mr. Wick

  • Everyone Is Waiting For John Wick

  • On May 17th, Every Action Has Consequences

  • Some friendships transcend lifetimes. Fake

  • Whats you gonna do when wick comes for you Fake

BOX OFFICE  Released May 17th 2019

Budget: $55 million

Domestic: $57 million

Foreign: $92

Opening Weekend: $57

Opened #1 on going as of recording

Cumulative: $N/A

  • Avengers: Endgame #2

  • Detective Pikachu #3

  • A Dogs Journey

  • The Hustle

NOTES

  • The title "Parabellum" comes from the Latin phrase: "Si vis pacem, para bellum" which means "If you want peace, prepare for war." It is also an alternate name for the ubiquitous 9mm handgun cartridge ("9mm Parabellum").

  • Halle Berry broke three ribs while filming the movie

  • Keanu Reeves has stated in interviews that he does not want the franchise to be destroyed by sequels and the 'John Wick' series will most likely conclude in Chapter 3.

  • The glass-structure where John fights Shinobi 1 and Shinobi 2 in the film's climax cost $4 million to construct.

  • When Winston welcomes John to the glass penthouse he states that they only use that room for special occasions; to see what the enemy is holding under the table. This is a clear tip-off that Winston is now, indeed, John's enemy and no longer an ally.

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On The Subject: Of John Wick Chapter 2

John Wick returns and as we know, “You never stab the devil in the back.” The crew discuss the sequel to John Wick and its ever growing fan base. We breakdown how the world is opened up and how the best killer keeps on going.

Will he ever retire? Probably not because there is a third film but maybe just maybe he will get to rest (in 10 more movies).

What does and doesn’t work in this film, find out.


MOVIE TAGLINE

  • Never stab the devil in the back (real)

  • The Only Way Out Is Back In. (real)


BOX OFFICE  Released February 10th 2017

Budget: $40 million

Domestic: $92 million

Foreign: $79.5 million

Opening Weekend: $

Opened #3 11 week run

Cumulative: $171.5 million

  • The Lego Batman Movie (Feb 10th) #1

  • Fifty Shades Darker (Feb 10th) #2

  • Split (Jan 20th) #4

  • Hidden Figures (Dec 25th 2016) #5

  • Dog's Purpose (Jan 27th) #6

  • Rings (Feb 3rd) #7

  • La La Land (Dec 9th) #8

FACTS

Director: Chad Stahelski

Writers: Derek Kolstad, Derek Kolstad (based on characters created by)

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane | See full cast & crew »



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On The Subject: Of John Wick

An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him. Obviously this means we are breaking down the John Wick films and the OTS crew decided there favorite characters, moments and deaths. We also decide what doesn't work in a nearly perfect action movie!

John, is a man of focus. Commitment. Sheer will. Something you know very little about. I once saw him kill three men in a bar… with a pencil. With a fuckin' pencil. Suddenly one day he asked to leave. It was over a woman, of course. So I made a deal with him. I gave him an impossible task. A job no one could have pulled off. The bodies he buried that day laid the foundation of what we are now. And then, my son, a few days after his wife died… you steal his car, and kill his fuckin' dog.

Directors: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch (uncredited)

Writer: Derek Kolstad

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen | See full cast & crew »

MOVIE TAGLINE

  • Don't Set Him off (real) (most used)

  • Revenge is all he has left (real)

  • John Wick isn't the Boogeyman... He's the guy you send to kill the f*cking Boogeyman.

  • You don't know what you've got 'til it's... (From Gone Girl)

  • John will come for you, and you will do nothing because you can do nothing.

BOX OFFICE  Released Oct. 24 2014

Budget: $20  million

Domestic: $43 million

Foreign: $ 45 million

Opening Weekend: $

Opened #2 run 13 weeks

Cumulative: 88.8 million

  • Ouiji (Oct 24th) Ranked #1

  • Fury (Oct 17th) #3

  • Gone Girl (Oct 3rd) #4

  • The Book of Life (Oct 17th) #5

  • St. Vincent (Oct 24th)

  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horriblie, No Good, Very Bad Day (oct 10th)

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