Scott Yager of Challenge Mania joins us for a 30th Anniversary celebration & retrospective of The Rock (1996), starring Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage & Ed Harris.
NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF THE ROCK (1996):
Great Action Film Scores - 3:55
Scott’s 1st Viewing Experience - 6:10
The Mikes’ 1st watches - 13:30
Its Legacy Holds Without A Sequel - 17:48
The James Bond Theory - 20:04
30th Anniversary - 24:11
Do we want a sequel or a remake? - 26:40
If we cast the remake - 31:45
Best San Francisco movie ever - 37:35
What Action Movies Still Have The Same Effect Today? - 41:02
SPOILER WARNING - 46:33
What Tarantino and Sorkin wrote (?) - 47:33
That Hans Zimmer Score - 55:04
Act I Discussions on Fun Character Intro’s & Plots Ahead of Their Time - 56:40
The Suite at the Fairmont Hotel & Running Amok in San Francisco - 1:10:45
Into the Alcatraz Scenes w/ a stacked crew - 1:17:13
Mid Movie Action Sequences & Must Have Merch - 1:26:18
Barreling to the End - 1:32:22
That Ending, A Fun Epilogue & More Sequel Thoughts - 1:34:40
Final Thoughts & Grades - 1:38:39
OUTRO:
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