Ep. 790 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Added 2024-09-10 18:26:32 +0000 UTCDavid, Devindra, and Jeff slice into Strange Darling, read up on Greek mythology with Kaos, and sleuth around with season 4 of Only Murders in the Building. Then they return to the spooky imagination of Tim Burton with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Why is George RR Martin Criticizing HOTD?
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Apple’s iPhone 16 launch and Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Jeff - dlcpod.com with Marcus Stewart
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~00:07:15)
David - Strange Darling, Chimp Crazy
Devindra - Strange Darling, Red Rooms, Kaos, Terminator Zero
Jeff - Kaos, Only Murders in the Building Season 4, House of the Dragon Season 2
Featured Review (~00:53:27)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
SPOILERS (~01:06:30)
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Comments
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Greyson Flax
2024-09-21 17:08:07 +0000 UTCThe theater cackled everytime he was on screen!
Greyson Flax
2024-09-21 16:55:05 +0000 UTCEmotional journeys…for characters who are already dead? Hmm
Greyson Flax
2024-09-21 16:54:47 +0000 UTCHaving just seen Strange Darling, I can now completely understand Devindra’s reactions.
Ian O'Toole
2024-09-15 07:24:47 +0000 UTCI feel you Darmine. For a long time Dave really irritated me with his approach and perspectives. I don't feel that way anymore bc I think he's changed his approach somewhat and isn't as grating to me 😅
Rick C
2024-09-13 20:10:20 +0000 UTCI was very sad to hear about James Earl Jones’ death, though he did have a long life. I worked with him 3 times, most notably on the about a dozen episodes of a network legal series titled “Gabriel’s Fire”. He was truly a very nice, professional and humble man.
J Hay
2024-09-13 07:16:45 +0000 UTCIt’s just for laughs mate 💕 I was making a joke. Please don’t feel attacked whenever anyone says something that’s not 100% serious 🤗
April Reid
2024-09-11 23:07:38 +0000 UTCI thought it was pretty hilarious 😆 the way Devindra came back to it later on his what he's been watching pick was 😙👌🏻 it was very Chen-esque in how scathing it was 😅
Rick C
2024-09-11 18:12:03 +0000 UTCCool cool, helpful. My point was ideally we can express displeasure here without the compulsively defensive retorts. Just because we’re fans doesn’t mean we have to love every second of every episode and chasten any criticism. Ultimately I’ve said my piece and have spent more time on this than it merits, I am moving on now.
DarmineDoggyDoor
2024-09-11 17:24:57 +0000 UTCThere’s room for you and opposing opinions.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-09-11 16:53:05 +0000 UTCI expected a defensive reply such as this. There’s room for opinions here
DarmineDoggyDoor
2024-09-11 16:06:50 +0000 UTCCouldn’t disagree more about Willem Dafoe! I want a whole spinoff about his character. So great.
Ryan Polly
2024-09-11 13:43:11 +0000 UTCHe’s actually funnier than he thinks he is
April Reid
2024-09-11 06:46:27 +0000 UTCDevindra was so grating this episode. Haven’t seen Strange Darling and I’m not a celluloid purist but man, he was such a dick about it, not as funny as he thinks he is
DarmineDoggyDoor
2024-09-11 00:05:09 +0000 UTCQuick correction: The JEJ Vader quote is , "No, I am your father." It always gets misquoted as , "Luke, I am your father."
Iain
2024-09-10 23:23:22 +0000 UTCFrom Wiki: Adelle Lutz was born in Lakewood, Ohio, in 1948. Her parents were Mona Miwako Furuki, a native of Japan who studied couture, and Walter Lutz, an American businessman in international trade; they met in occupied Japan on Christmas Day 1945, while Walter served with the United States Army.[12][26][27] Their collection of over 4,000 Asian bamboo works and objects is part of the Denver Art Museum's collection and was exhibited in the museum's Walter + Mona Lutz Gallery, which Adelle co-designed.[28]
mepotts
2024-09-10 22:28:04 +0000 UTCJeff's "missing link" comment during Chimp Crazy dsevered way more of a raction. Excellent joke Jeff.
Grant Cosper
2024-09-10 21:19:54 +0000 UTCI hope he gets a million emails about this. I figured he would be corrected immediately.
Danny Champlin
2024-09-10 20:08:34 +0000 UTCThe “paranormal” lady at the dinner table of the original wasn’t Asian?? I would’ve sworn by my life.
Ryan Crisp
2024-09-10 20:02:06 +0000 UTCFunny that you bring up the “chopped up” opening shot - last week after you guys talked about the opening shot of Beetlejuice, I went and watched it. You were talking about how it goes from the helicopter shot over the town to tight on the model with the spider and couldn’t tell how they did it - but go watch it again. There are two very clear dissolves where it switches to the model town. It’s not a single continuous shot at all. But it makes you *feel* that it is - enough that Devindra claims there are people walking around (there aren’t.) This isn’t a knock on you guys, it’s just a funny/interesting trick of the brain that you think you saw something that you actually didn’t.
Cameron Stewart
2024-09-10 19:43:31 +0000 UTCDave, did you seriously just misquote one of the most famous lines in all of cinema? 😆
Thomas Calton
2024-09-10 19:16:40 +0000 UTCCouldn't be more perfect timing...I just walked out of the theater after seeing Beetlejuice and am about to drive home.
Hahmstrung
2024-09-10 18:31:23 +0000 UTC
