Best & Worst Movies About Video Games - The Weekly Planet Podcast

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No Free Guy this week, so we do the next best thing. Talk about movies that talk about video games. Or or about virtual reality or whatever. We're talking Tron, Tron Legacy, Gamer, The Wizard and other movies we haven't seen. Thanks for listening, time codes below.
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00:00 The Start
06:19 Shang Chi Releasing Exclusively in Cinemas
07:46 Warner Bros Digital Release Change
09:42 Delays But Not Dismays?
14:46 Venom 2 Release Date Moved
16:04 Marvel's Multiple Animated Series
18:04 Moon Knight Costume Leak
20:45 Iron Fist is a Thundering Dumbass
24:50 Leading Actor Leaves Powerpuff Girls
26:23 Idris Elba is Knuckles
29:11 Marvel Creators Speak Out
32:29 Best and Worst Movies about Video Games
01:04:44 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:12:43 Letters, It's Time For Letters
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[@mahna_mahna]

I, also, unapologetically love Tron: Legacy. And it always baffles me when people criticize it while at the same time praising the original (which I also love).

[@UrbanOutlawsSk8Co]

The light side of the moon is 224F (106C) and the dark side of the moon is -298F (-183C) Hope everyone is having a great day and it builds to a greater week.

[@mrsuperwill1]

How did the apollo astronauts stand that heat

[@benjamindrayton1380]

Spacesuits had insulation and climate-control. To grossly oversimplify it. Also it's only that hot in the direct sunlight. Since there's no atmosphere the heat isn't maintained in the shadow areas so the astronauts actually complained about having cold fingertips and now space suits have little heaters in the gloves.

[@PittsburghSonido]

@@benjamindrayton1380 Space travel is so cumbersome. I swear, I don't know how humans are going to do it in the future. I hope tech furthers our ability to traverse the moon and even deep space.

[@benjamindrayton1380]

@@PittsburghSonido Oh yeah, there's a reason it's taken us this long to get just outside the Earth!

[@robertgreffey8458]

A big omission from your list of movies revolving around a video games: The Last Starfighter.

[@londonhonourfrc3536]

YESSS

[@francofoohs2667]

Hearing James saying something ive said many times about how the Tron soundtrack is one of the best thing daft punk ever done, made me feel a type of validation that i didnt know possible.I'm on my way to nirvana, bye guys

[@wbennin]

Mason said it

[@francofoohs2667]

@@wbennin like I said, why you correcting me? ( Not even gonna edit)

[@skilledwarman]

Isn't that something that most people agree on? Like, whenever i mention that movie irl or online the first thing people say is that the soundtrack is amazing

[@exzyyd392]

@@skilledwarman Yeah but not many would say it's the best thing they've done. Outside of talking about the film I hardly see people bring it up, a loot of people just mention RAM or Discovery

[@tenthshadowstep]

Mason said that

[@jojolopez9158]

The song Masso is referencing at 33:42 is Kyle Quit the Band by Tenacious D

[@freakwntwatchr]

"You want a hollowed out moose? We'll do it!" Best out of context line ever!

[@aitch2d2]

50 chicken nugs and 50 shots is known as an "English Stew" you say? Pah! How VERY dare you? It's known as "A decent Friday night" actually.

[@Haysey_Draws]

Free Guy was a pretty alright and positive Video Game movie, Not quite Wreck It Ralph but not anywhere close to Pixels.

[@victoryusmc]

Enter The Matrix is very underrated! You gents should give it a go.

[@bengolious]

It's no Max Payne, though.

[@nobuzzlitebeer7258]

James Gunn directing a Fallout movie would be nice.

[@elbaecc]

It would be banned in India, and find significantly less audience in countries with a high Indian diaspora, because it uses culturally insensitive depiction and usage of Hindu symbolism and caste-names.

[@nobuzzlitebeer7258]

@@elbaecc what? lol

[@jlmc3447]

@@nobuzzlitebeer7258 the 2 headed cows are named after an Indian caste

[@johansmallberries9874]

@@elbaecc Brahman cattle are an actual breed of cattle that’s very widely used in the American west. It’s derived from a breed from India, hence its name. Or they can just call em something else. Or not have two headed cows.

[@skilledwarman]

For anyone curios I think that the Riverdale video Maso mentions is from Friendly Space Ninja. Cause i know i also just watched a Riverdale video that made the exact points he brought up, including the Superman and Lois thing, but im not 100% sure it was that video

[@brendakenyeru5464]

I think it was

[@harryallsopp9136]

I hope they use cg to make the suit more white like the comics. I can understand the pains of lighting and such

[@ciaranmurren]

Tron Legacy's Clu isn't de-aging. It's a total CGI construction like Thanos, Hulk, Caesar and Gollem.

[@charliestephens4686]

I don’t think I’d call motion-capture a total cgi construction

[@jazzycat8917]

The idea that Finn Jones went into a role that is defined by martial arts and refused to pratice or train properly in said martial arts boggles my mind. Like surely thats not the whole story, SURELY. Coz if that were true there's no way Netflix wouldn't have fired him at the first sign of trouble, because you don't get to be the lead character in a martial arts show and refuse to do the required training, especially when you don't even come from a martial arts background to begin with.

[@doomstadt2371]

I mean, it's not like he's some big name with a ton of clout, the second he said he wasn't training they could have booted him and no one would have cared lol.

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

Especially in the second season. At that point people were so sick of his character a recast would have been applauded

[@calebee4205]

This show was by far the biggest disappointment like how did they make so many wrong decisions that made the show worse. From the costume to not having someone competent in martial arts. It seems like it should have been so easy to get right especially after the success of Daredevil

[@jacksontodd7248]

worst mcu show other than inhumans if you even consider that or iron fist mcu

[@robertfrost8264]

He also didn't practice acting apparently. All I remember from that show was him whining "I'm Dannnyyy Raaaand" about 5 dozen times.

[@niallcorish6359]

I would pay serious money for a fifty shots and fifty nuggets episode for your 400th guys come on

[@harleywyatt6265]

You NEED to finish season 3 of Daredevil, it’s the BEST

[@robertfrost8264]

1:23:08 "Was your friend, The Terminator, James" hahahahah I cried laughing

[@CWargh63]

@59:33 James says "...you, Nick Mason, will..." except he says it too fast and rename him Eunuch Mason. For shame.

[@ryanhatesgirls]

in The Wizard, the girl is played by Jenny Lewis, who is a pretty successful musician. She fronts Rilo Kiley and has solo work

[@12fuxu2]

War Games: "He has to fistfight a computer. Queensbury rules. No BYTE-ing "

[@Madbmberwhatbmbsatmidnight]

Too many nibbles and we’ll have words.

[@artisticAsian353]

Do a review of evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 for the 400th episode

[@The22ndDoctor]

Did the Century club in the 90s when I was in my early 20s. Seriously... one of the drunkest I've ever been. Couldn't walk to the couch from the table. Played my roommate a game of RBI (classic nintendo) and it was 38 - 0 in the first inning when I forfeited. With the minute spacer between beer shots, your body processes every bit of alcohol, and you don't piss any of it away.

[@doomstadt2371]

I pay money to listen to this early every week, and I still get excited for the free version every Monday, so clearly there's something wrong with me.

[@alexjames2264]

Your not alone. I'm convinced they could make anything funny or entertaining

[@CordellPotts]

Agreed....something is horribly wrong my friend.

[@johnbarton5896]

Brainscan is kinda amazing. The Trickster is awesome and it’s crazy they never used him again for anything!

[@catinasuitcase]

Not the best news show, but the one we turn to when the night is darkest.

[@stepheninks]

It’s already been said, but I feel the need to say again that Jenny Lewis was in The Wizard, and that is a very important fact.

[@SlapadelicMusic]

Sonic is the last film I saw in theaters before the panerabread possibly the last film I'll ever see in theaters

[@londonhonourfrc3536]

Adam Sandler's filmography is legitimately insane. Pixels and Hubie Halloween make great movies to watch if you hate fun

[@padatricks1561]

I love the fact that this has no dislikes 👏

[@justoriantal]

It has one now💀

[@b.jfigglestorm2096]

Because of u it has dislikes i cannot believe u have done this u r the true mr sunday movies hater

[@padatricks1561]

@@b.jfigglestorm2096 I can’t tell if your joking or not p.s people will always dislike something no matter what people say OK

[@dtape]

The Wizard is actually a remake of a pinball movie, Tommy (1975). Nintendo just was able to take full advantage of the situation so it seems like they made an ad. Not any worse than product placement in James Bond movies.

[@EdCarefree]

That whole intro was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@jkyle1018]

"The future's, made of, Mr. Virtuousity..." JamesMasoQuai

[@jontwance1868]

I need to watch red dwarf its been years.

[@calvinwallace2937]

'What if you just gave James Gunn creative control of the DCEU' Mason truly is a visionary.

[@Lukkilikka]

the truman remake would have to be about social media somehow idk. his parents were family bloggers and never told him he was recorded. he lives in a world without social media people can idk tweet at people in the show to say stuff to him. i don't know. i feel like it would have to comment on something like that i think the reality tv is now just. family bloggers (that creep me the fuck out)

[@DaDestroyer1986]

The dog from “Futurama.”

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

I instinctively clapped along with the claps. 10/10 would clap again.

[@sethbledsoe4286]

It makes me so happy that you guys like Tron Legacy. I love that movie. Amazing soundtrack and the action is beautiful.

[@raphaelturtle4146]

I love idris elba but I can't imagine his (or charles minor's) voice as knuckles. I like the jason momoa suggestion though.

[@make.and.believe]

I actually had a very similar experience as that alien lady who lives in Toronto. Except it was Arnold Scwartenegger on the bike, and it was 6am in Venice Beach (California).

[@unclejoe9660]

maso's comment abt james gunn becoming the creative director of the DCEU aged very well lol

[@samduddington2886]

Woop Woop! The Guild getting a mention! Great content guys, as always :D Do you want to date my avatar ;)

[@drake91ish]

You guys are great!

[@19billy]

I think the 45 day window for movies before going to streaming is probably the best compromise in these times.

[@AwesomeEnterpriseInc]

Just got back from the FoFoP podcast and I gotta say, Lil' Maso is at least 2/5 of the weekly planet podcast

[@gigpot]

Friendly Space Ninja mention, cool

[@nova_beam]

Is it sad that Brainscan was actually the first movie I thought of when I heard movies about video games. What does that say about me as a person.

[@RogueBoyScout]

As a film fan, I say that's a very esoteric film to remember LOL. As an armchair Psychologist, please tell me about your childhood....

[@AcornElectron]

2:16 I don’t think it is but I love it.

[@flywheelshyster6549]

I, as an American, appreciate you talking about Red Dwarf, the greatest of all shows ever created across all of space-time.

[@jamescwoodall]

I’m SO on board for tron legacyyyyyy

[@RileyDia]

Jenny Lewis from Salute Your Shorts and the bands Rilo Kiley & Postal Service is the girl in The Wizard. It's actually a pretty good After School special kind of movie if you cut out all the Nintendo stuff, Slater and Bridges are fine and the trucker sequence is fun, also if you like the film "Paris, Texas" theres a familiar location. But yeah it's we're mostly weird advertising crap, but I loved it as a kid and being 35 now, was the perfect age to be completely suckered in by it.

[@Wetzelpretzels]

I got my arm stuck in a revolving door , can I have a movie

[@LlanoRiverBlue]

Ok late to this video, but The Wizard was a favorite movie as a kid and I'd kill for more content about it. The family drama with Beau Bridges, Christian Slater, and Fred Savage was surprisingly compelling for a Nintendo commercial and I had a huge crush on Jenny Lewis who has gone on to be a successful musician and I still love. Keep your power glove off her, pal.

[@LlanoRiverBlue]

Also, a baby Tobey Maguire has a bit part.

[@AidanXiang]

Guys…Ryan Reynolds in a video game world and you don’t mention the nines…tisk tisk

[@FictionalAlarm]

Disappointed you didn't bring up Werewolves Within. It's a (loosely based) video game movie that's actually good. Lots of good actors in it as well.

[@WillDixonMusic]

Spy Kids 3!

[@MichaelMoore-jf3xu]

Nice tenacious d reference Mason

[@Sabakryou]

"i could do cider... or chicken nuggets." LOL Maso lets go. i want to try it too

[@tylerblanchard8290]

James Bond: No TimeTwo Vodkas

[@conankeur9410]

The Last Starfighter

[@danieldishon688]

You guys should talk about Chris Pine tomorrow. Talk about who he should be in the MCU.

[@calebee4205]

Daredevil season 2 and the defenders were a little disappointing but season 3 is much better. Almost as good as season 1!

[@austinmeghu]

Season 3 is better than season 1 and season 2 is really great. Defenders wasn't great but season 2 of daredevil? Really great in retrospect. It's all the punisher and Elektra stuff

[@hollandscottthomas]

@@austinmeghu Season 3 might be the best season! The Bullseye stuff was excellent.

[@bobsandwich3431]

The hand stuff was kinda lame but the whole punisher arc was better than the punisher show and might be my favorite arc of the show.

[@SuperSilver316]

I’ve heard differently on the Martial Arts stuff for Iron Fist, but that’s a little ridiculous for the lead to not want to learn any? Seems suss, but it would track.

[@hollandscottthomas]

I'd heard that the showrunner told him not to worry because they were going to edit around it anyway.

[@hollandscottthomas]

@@ThreadBomb yeah, Scott Buck. Bad at his job.

[@bobsandwich3431]

@@ThreadBomb two hits in a row let's go

[@oneopinion6806]

agreed, at the time of initial reception the story was there was nearly no time for him to learn the choreography. doesn't make the outcome any better though. the fact that in Defenders they have Daredevil work him over seems to be the showrunners acknowledging how much IronFist sucks.

[@bobsandwich3431]

@@oneopinion6806 but his Co star learned the choreography.

[@NolanFriedline]

Existenz is a pretty good movie about a very strange fictional video game. Surrogates is another good one in the same style as Gamer.

[@smacksalad]

Lawn2man: Smart Mad.

[@dannybuck7980]

You could discuss the new Cricket format The Hundred?

[@Danniboi03]

So, when are we gonna get the James and Jared Leto Collab? James seems to absolutely love Leto, I bet he has tons of Jared Leto Joker Posters at Home and he gives at least one of them a Big Smooch before Bed-Time

[@CDEllis88]

James Gunn's Running Man where Arnold is Richard Dawson.

[@RogueBoyScout]

I want them to make a faithful adaption to the book, just to see that last shot of Richards giving the finger to Killian as he smashes into the building, with the building crumbling as credits play. And then to grab the popcorn for when the inevitable non-controversy kicks off in the media. Release it next month for the 20th Anniversary of the infamous incident of when I came home from clubbing pingin' off my guts.

[@evanevans5428]

Iron Fist was more believable as a f*@$boy side piece for the closeted King in Game of Thrones. That's super annoying to find out he was indifferent to training. He still got paid I bet.

[@londonhonourfrc3536]

Scott Pilgrim vs The World is a pretty decent video game movie

[@robertdickens9899]

I came up this same genre Last Week. Which is 8 months in your future. I also had Cloak and Dagger (1984) and The Last Starfighter (1984). I suggested you watch these, along with The Wizard, also 8 months in your future. Weird, right?

[@michaelredford5389]

So did I just, by chance, make the connection between the original Tron, and the "what we're looking at next week" for caravan of garbage? Of all the podcast episodes I could have picked. 😅 I had no idea what is coming up next week in CoG.

[@nobo1982]

The girl in wizard is the singer from rilo kiley. Also that movies the best

[@nobo1982]

Jenny lewis? Maybe?

[@LeonDeLaMole]

How dare you take the Stath off your Big Sandwich ad?! Bring back that Crank poster immediately.

[@matthew7306]

The thing about the movie Gamer, if you really analyze it there are a number of similarities to Gladiator

[@jloading6538]

Over the hedge is the greatest video game of all time

[@galvatron3323]

Boys from the dwarf!!

[@nova2512]

*28:00** what is he asking James if they have in the UK?*

[@munohlow]

Echidnas, the animal that knuckles from the sonic games is supposed to be

[@tylerharris1443]

i love weekly planet because their outdated pop culture references sometimes line up with my dated pop culture knowledge. 👍

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

Warren Ellis wrote Extremis I think

[@bengolious]

Probably redundant but don't do a century. The one minute interval suppresses the gag-reflex so it's just a means of getting uncomfortably drunk in an arbitrary amount of time.

[@IxKILLxZ0MBIES]

kevin feige has also been involved in almost every marvel movie outside the MCU including Amazing Spiderman, Daredevil, Elektra and The Punisher movies so stop acting like he's the reason the MCU works. he was just in the right place at the right time

[@gavinrowlands2325]

3rd again. Every week I miss 1st.

[@zealosreten1024]

Cloak and dagger

[@cameronschmitt649]

lol you guys gotta watch these movies! you're making them up as you go. yes, there's a sexy video game lady in Pixels, but she doesn't die, and doesn't become friends with q-bert, and q-bert doesn't become that sexy lady. Pixels isn't worth your time, so....oh, never mind. make up what you want.

[@cameronschmitt649]

@@lucasoheyze4597 no shit.... Then I've completely misrembered the show. Oh well.

[@booba2141]

Just got a sick waitressing job at a fancy French place so soon I can finally afford big sandwich 🥰✨

[@SaulGMV]

Does James refer to Mason's sisters as the one he likes/the one he doesn't like as well?

[@astoldbywinter9879]

This podcast

[@victoryusmc]

Haaaaax?!

[@warrendesenberg]

Tom Hardy is chicken nuggets, hahaha!

[@jonnyjohnson650]

👍👍

[@AcceptTheNull]

I felt like, for knowing nothing of who Peacemaker is in the comics, I 100 percent loved Cena as the character he plays in *the* Suicide Squad. No way I can stand a shows worth of that, with him as the main character.

[@ArtDocHound]

Do ZORRO movies

[@dukelefty5116]

Dead Pixels is a great show! Mythic Quest is also a great show!! both very funny!!

[@danielyoung5375]

Wow

[@ivansplvd6518]

We watch the same viedo Maso

[@That1mexican1997]

Knuckles is not a hedgehog omg

[@MrOtistetrax]

Worst synopsis of War Games ever...

[@frownline1]

Regarding Jack Ryan and propaganda, the CIA also gives billions and billions a year to Amazon via AWS for cloud computing capability.

[@Moviespelunker]

DO BOTH TRONS!!!!!!!1