Just What is Apex Mountain: Rewatchables discussion thread

[kfoss99]

I had never seen "Saturday Night Fever" from start to finish. I knew the famous opening and dance scenes, I remember clips from cable, but never sat through the movie. A few weeks ago, I listened to the Rewachables Podcast for it on the train. About a week after that, my wife was watching it, so I finally saw it.

How is it a Rewatchable? Does everyone just forget about the last 10 minutes and remember the dance scenes? Did more people see the PG cut than dd the R cut? I'd argue it's a more depressing movie than "Requiem for a Dream."

It'd fit right in with Rock Bottom Month.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I had never seen "Saturday Night Fever" from start to finish. I knew the famous opening and dance scenes, I remember clips from cable, but never sat through the movie. A few weeks ago, I listened to the Rewachables Podcast for it on the train. About a week after that, my wife was watching it, so I finally saw it.

How is it a Rewatchable? Does everyone just forget about the last 10 minutes and remember the dance scenes? Did more people see the PG cut than dd the R cut? I'd argue it's a more depressing movie than "Requiem for a Dream."

It'd fit right in with Rock Bottom Month.

"All you need is a salad bowl and a potato masher and you got your shit together." It's pretty bad.

 

[Vandalman]

It’s raining frogs in the studio as Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey rewatch the 1999 film ‘Magnolia,’ starring Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Julianne Moore and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

 

[Bozo Texino]

It’s raining frogs in the studio as Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey rewatch the 1999 film ‘Magnolia,’ starring Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Julianne Moore and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

I'm guessing this is just a re-broadcast from the 1999 movies podcast?

 

[luckiestman]

I'm guessing this is just a re-broadcast from the 1999 movies podcast?

Yes

 

[Spelunker]

They're definitely doing Hardcore at some point. Bill references it too much not to.

Also, it will be a good excuse for me to finally watch it, whenever it is happens.

And here we go!

View: https://twitter.com/TheRewatchables/status/1781405659663302656

 

[Bunt4aTriple]

And here we go!

View: https://twitter.com/TheRewatchables/status/1781405659663302656

This falls in the listen to the pod/don't watch the movie category for me.

 

[Remagellan]

The movie is on tubi for those who want to watch it...if anyone falls into that category.

 

[Remagellan]

I'm watching it now, and the unintentional comedy factor is so high I'm shocked they didn't do it years ago.

 

[Van Everyman]

Finally, been waiting for this one...
View: https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1767406248906162391

New @TheRewatchables — ‘Risky Business’ with me, @ChrisRyan77 and Guido the Killer Pimp. Our 14th Tom Cruise movie and the one that turned him into a star. Listen to this pod right away even if you have a trig midterm tomorrow.

Just circling back to note that this one was very good. Lots of sweet spots for Bill and Chris: Cruise, 80s sex comedies,, a director with a huge “what-if?” career. Enjoyed this a lot.

 

[Spelunker]

Not that every frame of the movie isn't burned into my memory, but this afternoon I'm using tonight's pod as an excuse to fire up The Running Man.

 

[CantKeepmedown]

I'm pretty sure I had The Running Man in a guilty pleasure movie thread. Kyle Brandt is perfect for this pod. Can't wait to listen.

 

[Remagellan]

I'm pretty sure I had The Running Man in a guilty pleasure movie thread. Kyle Brandt is perfect for this pod. Can't wait to listen.

Agreed. Not a big fan of Brandt, but I have to tip my hat to him describing this movie as "the Long Island Iced Tea of 80s movies".

 

[8slim]

The Rewatchables and 60 Songs that Explain the 90s have been my go-to lawn mowing podcasts for the past few years. And The Running Man is one of my all-time faves. So I'm verrry excited to mow the lawn this weekend.

 

[Vandalman]

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey threw up 19 times in 48 days after revisiting the 2004 romantic comedy ‘Along Came Polly,’ starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

 

[8slim]

The Running Man was great. Kyle Brandt was really on his game for that one.

I caught up on the Forrest Gump and The Fugitive eps on a long drive this weekend. Man oh man, both were great and completely hysterical.

I may have laughed for 3 minutes straight when CR dropped "Find this man! And someone feed my cat! His name is Tickles." during the Picking Nits portion of The Fugitive.

 

[Vandalman]

 

[jezza1918]

Listened to first half of maguire..:the line about Lipnicki not being able to handle thibs minutes made me legit laugh out loud.

 

[cheech13]

I like Jerry Maguire quite a bit but it’s the definition of a *** movie and I’m surprised they were so offended by Ebert’s review, which seemed spot on IMO.

 

[Remagellan]

They continue to obsess over why that divorce group is still there when Jerry gets home from the game. But at no point does anyone point out that the game was a special Christmas edition of MNF. Those women might not have anyone else to go home to, so they're spending the holiday with each other.

 

[DJnVa]

They continue to obsess over why that divorce group is still there when Jerry gets home from the game. But at no point does anyone point out that the game was a special Christmas edition of MNF. Those women might not have anyone else to go home to, so they're spending the holiday with each other.

They're right.

It's not Xmas though. It's simply December. They say Arizona needs to win "this week and next week". That puts the game in middle of December.

Football game maybe starting 9 on east coast, so 7 (no DST) in Phoenix in winter--intro shows it's dark---3.5 hours at game, since Jerry hangs out after, leaves stadium no earlier than 10:30 pm in Phoenix, 9:30 pm in LA--then flies back to Cali, gets home....gotta be 11 pm at the absolute earliest. On a Monday. In mid-December.

 

[Remagellan]

They're right.

It's not Xmas though. It's simply December. They say Arizona needs to win "this week and next week". That puts the game in middle of December.

Football game maybe starting 9 on east coast, so 7 (no DST) in Phoenix in winter--intro shows it's dark---3.5 hours at game, since Jerry hangs out after, leaves stadium no earlier than 10:30 pm in Phoenix, 9:30 pm in LA--then flies back to Cali, gets home....gotta be 11 pm at the absolute earliest. On a Monday. In mid-December.

If you watch the movie, in the intro to the game one can hear Frank Gifford saying, "It's a special Christmas Night edition of Monday Night Football." (Crowe likely took the footage from the 1995 game, which was the last game of the season, played on December 25, 1995.) That's in the movie. Now the other stuff about Arizona needing wins to make the playoffs was added by the film, because the 1995 Cards went 4-12 and had nothing riding on that game.