Smallville Returns, Rambo & Ad Astra Review - The Weekly Planet Podcast

[@SCHAAAD]

The gay porno bit legit killed me. Great one mates. I’m writing this from beyond the grave, it’s been real. 🤘🏽

[@dtipson]

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[@thisisfyne]

H8 mail starts here! 43:20

[@bengwa7]

H8 mail. Greatest segment.

[@chrissullivan6572]

YEEESSS, hate mail but the hate has an 8 in it. My favorite

[@TheGrimStride]

Ad Astra review actually starts at 1:04:37

[@nopescope12321]

Ok you guys are like the best reviewers I watch and my favorite KZbin channel

[@ToroidalVortexLove]

Positive vibes man 😊 👍

[@heatherlegleiter1851]

Let the Princess Bride remake be done by the Muppets. If it must be done, that is the only way it could be done.

[@spacemansabs]

Heather Legleiter as long as the main characters are muppets and not just supporting characters like in the latest muppets movie with the HIMYM guy

[@heatherlegleiter1851]

spacemansabs There should be at least one token human but never the lead. Make the human the evil prince or miracle max or the six fingered man.

[@wisewolftony]

@@heatherlegleiter1851 I say have it be Andre character and have him be played by The Big Show. I mean sure he doesn't have the acting chops that Andre had at least in terms of his comedy. But he can still act and is one of the only men alive that can match Andre in terms of size.

[@caulinwhitewater4118]

i’ve been watching smallville and Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum are amazing in their roles; me couldn’t be more excited.

[@caulinwhitewater4118]

Thread Bomb i couldn’t care less about physique. David Mazouz in gotham didn’t have the physique for batman, but i think he along with tom had the right materials and played their characters expertly. i would prefer both of their versions over Affleck or Cavill’s any day of the week.

[@bananapuddingpop3867]

Best H8TE Mail ever.

[@ToroidalVortexLove]

Oooh now I'm excited for it...

[@thisisfyne]

At what time?

[@marvelfantasy472]

Commissioner Gordon was actually played by a different voice actor in each Arkham game: Tom Kane (Arkham Asylum) David Kaye (Arkham City) Michael J. Gough (Arkham Origins) Jonathan Banks (Arkham Knight)

[@thenamelessone6119]

Jonathan Banks sounding as bored as humanly possible

[@wisewolftony]

@@thenamelessone6119 That's how he sounds in a lot of things unless it actually an emotional scene in say Better Call Saul or Breaking Bad.

[@thenamelessone6119]

@@wisewolftony I will agree that he's not the most emotive actor, but in AK he sounded like he was on Xanax

[@wisewolftony]

@@thenamelessone6119 Yea I can't argue with you on that. My guess without deep diving into his entire acting career is that he probably hasn't done to many voice acting roles if any before that. Which it can be very hard for actors who don't do that type of work to jump into it and do a great job. Seen countless Hollywood Celeb do terrible voice work in other games or animated things. Which is why majority of gaming voice acting is done either by legit VA who have a long career doing like Anime Dub's. Might also be that he wasn't given great direction in what he should be doing. I do think he did show some solid emotion at certain parts like when he thought his daughter was dead or when Scarecrow was holding her hostage. But I also haven't played the game in a few years so maybe he also didn't show much of anything in those scenes either.

[@aspiringnormie9499]

Somebody saveeeeeeeee meeeeeeeee

[@joshdavis6830]

I'm like a poor person who lives paycheque to paycheque. Well actually I'm going through school right now. That's still weird to me. So I can't contribute to your campaign. But I want to thank you again, James. And also Maso. Mostly Maso actually. But FR, you're using your platform of informing and entertaining to make the world a better place, and I think you should feel good about that. :)

[@rachelskit]

Long time listener, first time commenter: I laughed so hard at the Rambo 3 H8 mail

[@17absolut]

Jurassic World 3: Dinosaures take over the world n outta nowhere comes Godzilla & King Kong to save humanity ...

[@corvus2512]

Are those hatemail people really that insecure? I cant fathom being so offended by someone else’s opinion.

[@supersizesenpai]

I know they are entertaining as hell that's for sure. lol

[@wisewolftony]

That is why for ages now I have been saying that SJW might be annoying but the people are the compete opposite side of the spectrum are way way worse. I mean these are the types of morons that see a strong female character in something and think that it's just more SJW bullshit that Hollywood is trying to shove down their throats. Because god forbid you actually have a strong female character who is capable in her own right. Like I remember seeing a review for Ep 4 of The Mando. And then reading the comments of a bunch of people angry that Gina Carano character was in it and that she was a capable soldier. Some saying it was one of the most unrealistic things they had ever seen. And that anyone who doesn't agree is just snowflake. Like WTF they think a women that was a legit MMA fighter who went 19-2-1 in her career that would legit tear the head off of these type of moron commenter's is somehow unrealistic as badass soldier. I wouldn't be shocked if these type of people don't believe that any women has been in the military. Hence why they think it's unrealistic to have a women in such a role in Star Wars.

[@chungtam6490]

51:30 wasn't particularly funny, but the moment of silent laughter that follows at 51:45 was so contagious, I found myself getting sucked in to laughing as well.

[@petelee]

The Princess Bride was written and adapted by the same person, legendary screenwriter William Goldman who also wrote butch cassidy and the Sundance kid and adapted misery. He was also famous for articulating the truth about the showbiz: “nobody knows anything”. Anyways he passed away last year. None of what I said is probably relevant to the podcast I just felt an urge to barf all these facts out cause the internet makes us all sick

[@Cubs1719]

thank you pete

[@SaulGMV]

Andy and Al best guests

[@jussts]

6:57 I humbly submit, "Gene Hackman is back, man."

[@lordbittnerc]

Mr. Monday Movies

[@cordellshackelford4037]

Ha! Got em!

[@CWargh63]

Ad Astra felt basically like Apocalypse Now set in the 2001: A Space Odyssey universe. It was straight up Heart of Darkness - innn SPAAACCCEEE! The only thing that struck me as wrong was that this was set at least 100 years in the future, and Tommy Lee Jones' high school yearbook picture is grainy and black and white - even though that would be the class of 2072. But the internal monologue was very Apocalypse Now, as was the episodic nature of the journey with characters falling away and surreal vignettes.

[@smacksalad]

I've spent £400 on custom made studio bass traps for my living room in the last week just so I can listen to this podcast at volume without it shaking my room to its foundations. Invoice in the post, guys, thanks! ;)

[@BooshmanLee]

"Who's Otis?" You're dead to me Mason.

[@ciaranmurren]

he couldn't get arrested in Otisberg now.

[@cameroncurrey]

"I saw Stallone at Cannes", "did he shit in anything? " Bahahahah

[@oatmat]

i liked Lois lane is season 4 of Smallville, hated the rest of the series, & thought Lois was the worst part of those last seasons

[@Its__Dark__]

No joke. While listening to this I got an ad for Rambo where the voice over guy says "Can't handle Rambo?" Then some british dude says "It's just like americans to do this to a film." Then V.O. guy comes back and says "Come see the movie some audiences couldn't handle." What the F? I guess that's one way to market a bad movie.

[@godspeed2272]

My mom's friend used to work in a mall near where Stallone shot a lot of movies back in the day she said that he was always nice and seemed like a regular guy, she also said that how short he was actually surprised her lol.

[@jocman54]

Gender-confused Jews made me laugh way too hard.

[@thehydronator3021]

is there any movie screening james attends where he doesn't go to the rest room for a very peculiarly specific amount of time during proceedings? lol

[@make.and.believe]

For the record I have built a few laser pistols and photons do not provide tangible kickback. Much love!

[@TopLevelJiuJitsu]

Are u guys still uploading to google? I haven't seen a new podcast on there since detective picachu. Just trying to figure out if its on my end or yours

[@nopescope12321]

So that last hate comment guy was saying Rambo gives him an erection?

[@BucketOfMarbles]

Great episode boys

[@JD82444]

Andy sounds a lot like CPG Grey... and you can't tell me otherwise!

[@Hisstreefaqs]

I love Beast Wars..

[@Night-rage]

Mike from Breaking Bad is commissioner Gordon in Arkham Knight

[@omg_RANCORS]

did you say Rad Pit?

[@JCResDoc94]

☼ 1:10:00 zero mass

[@timothylemire2400]

This is very funny. Do more

[@juanvasquez6535]

chin-ups thing is called the salmon ladder

[@Robin50572]

Tom Welling never wore the suit. They superimposed his head onto Rouths body

[@ciaranmurren]

He couldn't wear the suit or be referred to as Superman because they didnt have the rights. Id love Mason to talk about it.

[@chumplafayette9561]

@@ciaranmurren of course they had the rights. If they didn't, they wouldn't have done an entire tv show for 10 years about Superman. Not showing him in the suit or calling him Superman was purely a creative decision.

[@ciaranmurren]

@@chumplafayette9561 they didn't do a show about Superman, they did a show about Clark Kent. The heirs of Sigel and Schuster had Warner Bros in court over the rights for years and years.

[@chumplafayette9561]

ew.com/tv/2017/08/08/smallville-tom-welling-finale-superman-suit/

[@chumplafayette9561]

@@ciaranmurren they've been doing that to DC/WB on and off for decades. They're always trying to find some co trived way to sue more money out of DC over Superman. They lose every time. What you're referring to wasn't over the rights to Superman, but over the rights to the town of Smallville, which the family argued was a part of Superboy lore, which they still owned the rights to. But of course they were wrong, which is why WB was doing a multimillion dollar TV show.

[@daniellez.2462]

"Cart Before Horse" movie title: XXX

[@naetchboy]

The sex trade near the border is horribly bad. Glad Rambo shined some light on it. That scene at the end with the *spoiler* being *spoiler* out of *spoiler spoiler* was really insane.

[@Cubs1719]

Did it?

[@naetchboy]

@@Cubs1719 Yup

[@Cubs1719]

@@naetchboy so then Rambo is a social justice white knight? /s

[@rindoubaka1574]

@@Cubs1719 Social justice white knight is a term used for people whom defend others against what they perceive to be social oppression. For example getting offended for black people or women after a racist or sexist joke is made. I do not understand how you could conflate that with actual crime?

[@timd3469]

@@Cubs1719 I felt like he was an ACTUAL justice white knight.

[@omg_RANCORS]

i love how one stays home with his kid and mason has a pizza

[@Thomas-VA]

Also it doesn't matter the money, crews will get paid if this or some other project. This is a lot like music, you've got a proven single/album released as a studio thing, so you record with another artist/crew, it may be better or worse but the original is still there. If it's a good original movie but the remake is better . . awkward. The new movie becomes the signature film.

[@jccarty1477]

Just seen Rambo. FUCKIN LOVED IT.

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

45:15 There's a coconut sugar?! Frantically googling

[@michaeljeacock]

also google's. first article, Coconut Sugar - A Healthy Sugar Alternative or a Big, Fat Lie? summary hardly any difference between coconut sugar and normal sugar health wise.

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

@@michaeljeacock yeah. Definitely something to try sometime though. If just to see if the taste is different

[@michaeljeacock]

@@jonfrombuckland_3784 well if it isn't in your local supermarket you can get it on amazon. Let me know how it is lol.

[@JCResDoc94]

☼ 53:00 it is nice he watches the film alone first, w/the erection, and only THEN watches it w/your wife.

[@a.t.3192]

First Blood was a good movie. God, they just ran this property into the ground from 2 onwards.

[@krusnik94]

Challenge: Do a Caravan of Garbage for Smallville... Do It

[@bryanbarajas5499]

You guys are a blast to listen to while working or ignoring my gf, thanks guys, keep it up. Listening from Cali.

[@godspeed2272]

If you gotta ignore your gf prolly not a great relationship mate. But then again I am a stranger who knows of you by a single comment so what the fuck do I know lol

[@timd3469]

@@godspeed2272 no he's good. California Girls are fantastic! But sometimes you have to ignore them, lest you go INSANE.

[@ToroidalVortexLove]

Nobody gives a damn about Solo or his Crimson Dawn or whatever. Spend all your time and money and energy on Obi Wan please.

[@reddragon0624]

ToroidalVortexLove I would love to see where the Crimson Dawn stuff goes. Kenobi’s story has already been done to death.

[@ThePatDoran]

You bastards! “H8 Mail” had me laughing so hard I aggravated my back injury! I’m supposed to be healing!

[@ciaranmurren]

In Superman The Movie 1978, Superman doesn't turn back time, he alone travels back in time by flying faster than light.

[@omarkhaled-sl7je]

It's the same thing.

[@ciaranmurren]

@@omarkhaled-sl7je Nooo, it isn't.

[@omarkhaled-sl7je]

@@ciaranmurren yess, it is

[@ciaranmurren]

@@omarkhaled-sl7je no it isn't

[@ciaranmurren]

@tommy aronson silver age Superman can

[@AwesomeEnterpriseInc]

If you come up with any more jokes, then it's a Dad Astra.

[@jonnyjohnson650]

👍👍

[@daniellez.2462]

Does James honestly like the movie Sunshine or is it actually awful?? I can't tell what's real or what's sarcasm anymore!

[@Elnis888]

I don't know for sure, but my guess is that it IS actually a movie that James genuinely likes very much. He has mentioned it several times, and some of those times he seemed dead serious. On a different note: I really love "Sunshine" - I think it's brilliant and thrilling.

[@ciarandodrill3562]

Lol james so to equate the cw shows to marvel movies you've seen up to ironman2 and are about to jump Into endgame if you're about to watch crisis lol

[@hollandscottthomas]

44:54 - soy cream sounds absolutely horrible and i hope it isn't real

[@michaeljeacock]

it is, and is probably in your local supermarket, alpro is the main one you see.

[@glenellisquinn]

Please add Queen of the Damned to your "edgy rad at the time" movies list. That movie sucks and Korn the music in it especially does not hold up.

[@thisisfyne]

Oh yea this and Dracula 2000

[@NathanielWhittoUpdates]

I was thoroughly disappointed by Ad Astra. The voice-over was unbearable. I found the second half much better than the first, once the awkward silliness of the set pieces subsided. I understand the divisiveness though. It's a beautifully shot film. Maybe I'm completely utterly deluded. But I think First Man was better in every regard. Opposite Sunshine because Sunshine is good hehe

[@NathanielWhittoUpdates]

@@ThreadBomb I agree about the long list of silly moments. When that crew member splatted on the window like in a cartoon that was just too much

[@munohlow]

12:24 wth

[@TheLastComa]

Donnie Darko is edgy, and it's insanely overrated.

[@TheIdentityBooth]

H8te mail yesssss

[@bacaveonemillion]

AD ASTRA, the Apocalypse Now of sci-fi Movies

[@junebug6687]

No one cares about Rambo in America

[@jenkind1]

Guys, the move isn't racist. That's how the border is.

[@reddragon0624]

jenkind1 have you been there?

[@rindoubaka1574]

@@reddragon0624 Have you ever met the cartel?

[@reddragon0624]

Shane can’t say I have. But this movie virtually paints Mexico as a hellhole and is populated by monsters.

[@jenkind1]

@@reddragon0624 Yes. Juarez and Chihuahua are basically Afghanistan.

[@rindoubaka1574]

@@reddragon0624 It ain't exactly the greatest place on Earth and it is populated by monsters (aka the Cartel). A lot of places in Mexico are fine and the majority of citizens are decent people. However the movie takes place by the border and you simply can't ignore the cartel. Many places in Mexico are awful places, there is a reason why border crossing has always been a popular thing. Again, not everywhere/everyone in Mexico is bad yet many areas really can be dangerous. If you took that to mean all of Mexico is bad, that's on you. I really enjoyed Coco and I also enjoyed Last Blood. Coco focuses on the great of Mexico, Last Blood focuses ok the evil within. You can have both films. Doesn't mean either is trying to promote an agenda. I mean it's odd that seemingly the same people who are complaining about Mexico being painted in a bad light also complained that Green Book didn't go far enough to prove how bad the South could be.

[@wiwright334]

Public comment

[@mr.dr0bot731]

Please do a podcast soon not talking about fucking Rambo.

[@StewartFletcher]

I love this show but y'all did Ad Astra pretty dirty

[@StewartFletcher]

@@ThreadBomb on the contrary, I think it was a great movie. No plot hole ruined the movie for me and I never felt any manipulation, just genuine emotional resonance

[@lankywang9543]

Hate mail section was glorious. Shit myself halfway through it laughing so hard ,had to change my kakkies and the new ones didn’t go with my t shirt at all. Please be more thoughtful of your viewers

[@shell2835]

The Jurassic park thing was stooooopid!! Why would u go camping when dinosaurs now roam!!! Arghh

[@timd3469]

Stupid?! Why would they be afraid of dinosaurs? They have a small girl to protect them.

[@r520jr8]

Here’s my CONTROVERSIAL opinion that will definitely get me hate: I hate The Princess Bride. I never found it funny and I don’t care about a single character. So go ahead and remake it. Maybe we’ll get at least a halfway decent version

[@officialgoogleyoutube]

If you were to, say, produce a better version (better by your standards), how would you change it? What direction would you take it in? (This isn't me trying to grill you; I'm only trying to build a clearer profile. I like hearing different opinions and whatnot.)

[@r520jr8]

Guy Incognito Well, if I’m being completely honest here: for starters there’s not a single compelling character in this entire movie. They’re all one note characters that I honest to God can’t remember a single name of. The princess only exists to be saved and she and Cary Elways have one of the least convincing love stories I’ve ever seen. The swordsman’s, something Montoya, entire character arc is “I’m gonna kill this guy” He’s pointless and there’s nothing to him. I honestly believe this movie is the perfect example of “comedy is subjective” because I don’t remember laughing at single joke. And a lot of the plot seems all over the place to me. There’s giant rats for no reason and the main character dies and is immediately brought back with almost 0 consequences by Bill Crystal who is another pointless character. I’m not trying to sound hostile towards this movie even though it may seem that way. I’m really not. I know everyone loves this movie. I personally just can’t get behind it

[@MurderousJohnny]

There were good Mexicans. The family, a doctor, a journalist , innocent bystanders, victims, get rid of ur white guilt it blinds you... I don’t mean this too seriously but just saying not all the Mexicans were bad.

[@rindoubaka1574]

Just to add to your point, I really hate the silly argument that it paints Mexico as bad because they say it's dangerous. I mean, what should they say? "Sure, go for it. Cross the border and enter Cartrl territory. It'll be fine." Most arguments against this film are nonsensical. Even arguments if it being too violent. Many people who are saying that also enjoyed John Wick. You just can't win with some people. I mean it's fine if this isn't the type of movie they enjoy and it's also fine to point out legitimate flaws such as pacing and consistency issues. Yet to say it portrays Mexico as bad is really misinterpreting the film. Hell it's downright stupid to ignore the real dangers of the cartel and sex trafficking near the border which the movie highlights just to complain about an agenda. It's even worse when it comes from the same people who love films about how poorly black people have been treated in the past.

[@redthread9614]

Oh man are guys really still talking about Rambo.. please stop doing that!

[@redthread9614]

Nevermind mates this is hilarious. Love it when you read hate mail. Please disregard previous comment.

[@michaelbender258]

This feels like a Pro Trump #MAGA propaganda film too me. BOO, Worst movie EVER

[@rindoubaka1574]

Explain. Honestly, I actually doubt you watched the film. I'm betting you're just using any excuse to bash Trump and his supporters. Explain how the film is pro Trump.

[@ZipDraw]

Racists loved the film. XD

[@rindoubaka1574]

Alright then people who support sex traffickers hate this film. Doesn't feel good does it?

[@rindoubaka1574]

@Conn Benn Sex traffickers hated the movie, doesn't mean everyone who hated it was a sex trafficker.

[@rindoubaka1574]

@Conn Benn I'm just demonstrating how absurd the original commenter was being. I'm not mad, I'm disappointed.

[@kevcharass996]

I know ya guys never claim to be "Real Men", but 'Worst Movie Ever'??? C'mon! Violence against Children is acceptable (IT Chapters 1 & 2) but against Mexican men is bad?

[@rindoubaka1574]

Not just against Mexican men, but against sex traffickers. Last I checked, Rambo wasn't trying to kill the Doctor who saved his life. People seem to forget that.

[@rindoubaka1574]

@@ThreadBomb Seemed to be the prevailing point.