Film Actually Ep031 (123) – Rango and Five Great Animated Characters

Hosts: David McVay & Josh Philpott

This week we review the new animated film “Rango”. We also take a look at a few entertainment news items including the new trailers for “Super 8”, “Kung Fu Panda 2” and Super. We also discuss the possible “Doom” remake and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s future plans. All this and a brand new Lists of Five: Five Great Animated Characters. So sit back, pop a Choc Top in your mouth and enjoy. Film Actually is the official movie podcast of geekactually.com.

*Update 31/07/2012 – Film Actually was a split off from the main Geek Actually show and originally maintained numbering continuity with that show. That logic no longer works as the shows have become two unique entities, so we have gone back and re-numbered the Film Actually shows to reflect their true episode number. This show is now officially episode 31 but when you listen to the show you will hear it referred to as episode 123, this is why. Sorry about any confusion or inconvenience.

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Feature Film Review

‘Rango’ directed by Gore Verbinski and written by John Logan based on a story by John Logan, Gore Verbinski and James Ward Byrkit. It stars Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone and Timothy Olyphant.

An ordinary domesticated chameleon accidentally gets lost in the desert and winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West. The chameleon takes on the name Rango and in a bid to save his own ass, invents a story about his heroic, badass past. The town of Dirt is so in desperate need of water and hope they buy his story and he becomes the sheriff and the town hero. The question then becomes, when bad guys come to town and times get tougher for the town of Dirt, can Rango become the hero that the town’s people believe him to be and save the town and himself?

Our Verdict: Brilliant animation, fun story and a great sense of humour make this a must watch. The film sets a new benchmark for CG animation.

Watch the trailer here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH8xW8mF-AI&feature=relmfu

Entertainment Buzz

First Shia LaBeouf, now Michael Bay admits “Transformers 2 was crap”.
http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=30319

“Kung Fu Panda 2” gets a new and better trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ftH73f3xg&feature=player_embedded

Please tell me this isn’t true, a “Doom” reboot in 3D! Nooooo!
http://www.whatsplaying.com.au/2011/03/hollywood-insider-doom-you-hollywood/

“The Expendables 2” won’t be directed by Stallone?!?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/03/expendables-sequel-sylvester-stallone-bruce-willis-jason-statham-movie.html

Arnold’s future plans are looking grim.
http://www.slashfilm.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-15-films-including-comic-book-character-predator-running-man-remakes/

The trailer for “Super” – WTF!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ctcURFb7XE4

The brand new trailer for “Super 8”
https://geekactually.com/2011/03/13/trailer-super-8/

Lists of Five

This week our Lists of Five: Five Great Animated Characters.

Just a reminder, because we never like to just make things easy on ourselves, our lists are not necessarily top five lists, they are more or a less a list of film recommendations within the theme of the list. The full lists can be found on our Facebook page.

This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.

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