December Movies - Week 2

Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,

Not exactly a winter wonderland... just kinda cold & all the snow we had a few weeks ago has just kind of returned to the ground from whence it came... but I was able to squeeze in a few movies between things...

December 7 – Chain Reaction (1996)
 
A young team of scientists have found the method for infinite energy through hydrogen (go with me on this…) and of course, corporations are the only people that can control it… so they kill everybody & blow up south side Chicago to cover it up… but two scientists got away (Keanu Reeves & Rachel Weisz) so now we have to frame them & wipe them from the Earth. What’s that? They’re the only ones that know how the infinite energy thing works? DAMMIT!!! Okay, bring them in… and the chase ensues. I’d seen this movie a few dozen times in the 90’s & early 00’s and really liked it… kinda goofy action & special effects but you know… Keanu is Keanu & Rachel Weisz is gorgeous…
 
Rating – 8/10 – Definitely have to talk about this one on the podcast someday…
 
December 9 – Blue Thunder (1983)
 
A high-tech helicopter is being tested out by LAPD by their aging star pilot (Roy Scheider) & his upstart go-getter (Daniel Stern?) … and then you throw in a former colleague who’s definitely not a bad guy (Malcolm McDowell) & they stumble upon a plot of corporate greed & deception (gasp!) and hijinx ensues… culminating in a helicopter chase through downtown LA buildings… from the director of War Games & Short Circuit. So… I had never heard of this movie before… nor the series shortly after (that apparently had baby-faced Dana Carvey in the Daniel Stern role?) but the movie had… very 70’s vibes with the way that it was shot & the macho machismo & occasional yoga nudity… but yeah, kind of a fun watch, if not just to see some of the helicopter stunts… which you know will always get a good score from me.
 
Rating – 7/10 – Worth a watch but you’ll know if it’s the genre for you…
 
December 11 – Boggy Creek 2: And the Legend Continues (1983)
 
An MST3K watch… and boy oh boy is this movie a mess… but yeah, from the same director/writer/star as the original Boggy Creek but a decade or so later… he’s the professor going into the woods with three students in the search for Sasquatch… and hijnx ensue. Honestly, if you’re going to watch this movie, just watch the MST3K of it… even with the jokes it gets a little boring at times…
 
Rating – 5/10 – MST3K just makes these kinds of movies better

Next week... we've been trying to watch more 2024 movies so that we can accurately judge our Best & Worst of the year... and boy do we have some doozies... until then! Have a great day everybody!!!

​Steve