The New Year arrives bringing a new feature to Stu and The Dude’s "Weekend
Wrap-Up! Podcast" – I Subscribe to Playboy for the Articles. Stu Gotz,
sadly, probably won’t be allowed to re-subscribe to the magazine after this
podcast even if it would be for research purposes. But the podcast isn’t
all about articles in Playboy – the boys also talk a lot about movies, with Stu
on the children side with "Bedtime Stories" and "The Tale of Despereaux," and on
the DVD side with
"Ghost Town," while The Dude on the Right should probably give up his
Manuary card because he got weepy while watching
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Marley & Me," and "Young @ Heart."
And to top off his start of Manuary, The Dude also watched, with his BFF,
"The Duchess" on DVD. The podcast also includes The Dude being excited
about the Macworld conference and explaining to Stu the health issues keeping
Steve Jobs away from it, and let’s not forget about talk of their New Year’s Eve
and Day.
Category: Movies
What’s New? A Movie Review of: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
And so the New Year came and The Dude on the Right began his catching up on
movies to see, and what better movie to see,
and review, than the "everywhere critically acclaimed," "The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button." For The Dude, well, he acclaims it as well, just
not so critically. Don’t get him wrong – The Dude loved the look of the
movie, is way-impressed at how far Brad Pitt has come from his "Look at me, I’m
a hot piece of ass!" days, and overall liked the spirit of the film, but he just
didn’t like the way Benjamin grew old/young. The movie probably deserves
all of the award nods it will be getting, but he still can’t figure out why Brad
Pitt, umm, Benjamin, looks like he does when he’s eighty year’s young. Maybe the DVD will
explain it.
What’s New? A DVD Review of: Eagle Eye
The
Dude on the Right always wondered if a helicopter scene in
"Eagle Eye" showed St. James, a church in Chicago where he used to
sometimes go to for mass on Sundays, as well as a view of Keating Hall, the
"sports center" for the Illinois Institute of Technology where The Dude used to
do can-openers off of the high-dive board, at the college where he also started
doing reviews, but that’s not important right now. What is important right
now is
if he thought the DVD of "Eagle Eye" was any good, and pretty much The
Dude on the Right thought it held up as well on his plasma as it did at the
movie theater. He was disappointed that the alternate ending version on
the DVD wasn’t the realistic version The Dude was looking for, he did like the
"making of" features, and always loves a gag-reel, and maybe the commentary
feature was cool, but The Dude rarely, and didn’t, watch the movie with the
commentary floating around in the background. He does feel, though, if you
want an action movie reminiscent of movies like "I, Robot", "The Italian Job",
and "War Games," but with the effects of 2008, the DVD of "Eagle Eye" will let
you enjoy your time at home, and then wonder if your cell phone is watching you.
Happy viewing!
What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Christmas Talk, an Asshole in a Maserati Talk, but no Oprah Talk.
Stu Gotz is back for
this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, complete with special guest, Mama Gotz!
Of course there is Christmas talk amongst them all, with Mama Gotz telling about
Christmas at the Gotz’s, and The Dude on the Right wondering about Santa showing
up at church. Gift giving is a topic of discussion, Stu saw "Bedtime
Stories," and they witness an asshole in a Maserati decide he is the most
important person to pull into a Starbucks’ parking lot. There is also the
final talk about the Chicago Bears for this season, but no talk about Oprah not
pumping her own gas, even though Stu wanted to talk about it.
What’s New? A Podcast of: What’s for Dinner, It’s Cold, and No Stu :-(
Flying solo for a
"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, The Dude on the Right only skips one thing he
was planning on talking with Stu Gotz about, so instead he just discusses them
with you, the listener. Topics include a different take on your Holiday
dinner menu, how he liked "Yes Man," how he is sick of the cold weather even
though winter has just begun, and how he is looking forward to this Christmas
even though he won’t see any movies that day. With The Dude from Illinois
he also talks a little Rob Blagojevich, some Chicago Bears, and upcoming
Christmas Day movie releases, but he does skip one story because that really is
one Stu will also be upset that he didn’t think of the idea, either.
What’s New? A Movie Review of “Yes Man”
The
Dude on the Right went to see a movie and was worried it would be "Liar Liar"
revisited, but doing as he does,
he reviewed "Yes Man," and still likes Jim Carrey. Surprisingly
enough it was actually a nice romantic comedy with Jim Carrey only being
slightly over-the-top, although during a scene when "Jumper" from Third Eye
Blind plays out, well, the limits were actually pushed, but still played out
funny. For the most part, though, things are kept simple and happy, and
Zooey Deschanel is great as Allison, the romantic girl in the movie. The
Dude is really worried that you will have to explain to your youngins why Jim
Carrey is, in the end, excited after he put up some shelves in his elderly
neighbor’s apartment, but just don’t tell your little ones why Grandpa is happy
when Grandma takes out her teeth.
What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Lousy Audio, Airport Travels, A Polar Express, and An Abrupt Ending
So
The Dude on the Right ends up with some audio issues for
this podcast of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!", but Stu Gotz powers on
trying to keep things flowing even if The Dude sounds like his microphone is
being hit by an electric storm. They both do their best, however, to tell
you their take on the movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still," Stu Gotz got to
spend some quality family time with the Little Gotz’s and Mama Gotz at an
Enchanted Castle and on a Polar Express over the weekend, while The Dude regales
stories of going to New Jersey, a digital boarding pass, and why People Magazine
is worse than Playboy (although Stu has his own thoughts). Some topics
don’t come up during this podcast, like why the dog in the picture is trying to
do The Dude’s hair, and that The Dude finally saw "It’s a Wonderful Life" from
start to finish. Hopefully the next episode of the "Weekend Wrap-Up!" will
be audio-problem free!
What’s New? A Movie Review of: The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Dude on the Right is slowly getting back into a routine, a routine with
newness, a routine with oldness, but thankfully the routine includes
a movie review of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." The Dude
isn’t sure if he should have included a lame-ass movie like "The Day the Earth
Stood Still" in the new routine he is trying to develop, but good movies or
crappy movies, he’s always going to tell you what he thinks. The simple
hint is that he loved Keanu Reeves as Ted Theodore Logan, loved Keanu Reeves as
Neo, but as Klaatu, his loving Keanu Reeves isn’t so much. Go and see the
movie for John Cleese and Jaden Smith, or maybe rent the original.
What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Black Friday, A Walnut Room, Painting, Gambling, Movies, and More!
Thanksgiving
led to the lack of a Thursday podcast last week, but The Dude on the Right & Stu
Gotz do their best to make up for it during this episode of
their "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast. The thing is, with an extended
weekend, they talk about a lot of the same things, like movies ("Bolt," "Tropic
Thunder," "Iron Man," "Delta Farce," and "Australia"), music (Britney Spears has
a new CD, "Circus," coming out), TV ("The Big Band Theory" and "How I Met Your
Mother"), and The Chicago Bears losing, but the holidays brought some new stuff
like a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry for the Gotz’s, a new holiday
tradition that should probably stop in its tracks (it’s a visit to The Walnut
Room at Macy’s, which used to be Marshall Fields), The Dude having dinner and
lunch with a variety of friends, and both Stu and The Dude disgusted at people
who helped lead to the death of a dude at Wal Mart on Black Friday.
They both cover a lot of ground, but the podcast is under 20 minutes, so what
the hell, go ahead and
give the podcast a listen.
What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Fireworks, Movies, Manners, and a Cheap Dude.
The Dude on the Right is
almost ready to toss his new MacBook Pro out of the window while
he and Stu Gotz were recording this "Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast,
especially as Stu brags about how The Dude could probably take one quick class
at his local Apple store to solve his problems, but The Dude is a stubborn
pollack, so the two of them just hunker down to talk about The Magnificent Mile
Lights Festival in Chicago over the weekend, and Stu seeing "Quantum of Solace"
instead of "Twilight" at the theaters. There is some Netflix catching up
to do for The Dude, Stu might have a way to save the environment thanks to his
thinking while he was taking a poop, and Stu has some hostility for the YMCA
Scuba program, which he might want to see a psychiatrist for.
They both discuss this Thanksgiving weekend’s movie schedule, and Stu revisits
the brilliance that is "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." So much to talk
about in so little time, yet they figure out a way to pull it off, and even
mention the fact that Stu Gotz is also a
member of Twitter Nation.