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Rambo: First Blood Part II The Rewatchables

Best Double Feature

Rambo: First Blood Part II
First Blood
Cobra
Rocky IV
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Approx. transcript time · 01:36:13Read transcript
  • First Blood is the main Double Feature recommendation, praised for its wounded protagonist, thematic substance and nuanced Teasle before the sequel’s popcorn excess. — Bill Simmons
  • Cobra is another Double Feature choice; Rocky IV is also floated as part of a larger Stallone run. — Kyle Brandt
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Most Rewatchable Scene

The dinner and grace sequence

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Approx. transcript time · 00:29:56Read transcript
  • The opening title card and the childhood and career-day vignettes are nominated as immediate tone setters. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The dinner scene supplies the baby-Jesus prayer, Walker and Texas Ranger, and several of the movie’s most enduring lines. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The Jean Girard bar encounter, Ricky’s crash and hospital scenes, Cal’s family takeover, the cougar training, and Susan’s speech are all discussed as alternatives. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The panel converges on the dinner and grace scene while still praising the bar sequence.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Most Popular Meme That Came From This Movie

“If you ain’t first, you’re last”

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Approx. transcript time · 00:48:23Read transcript
  • The hands line and the warning against putting evil on Ricky Bobby are alternatives. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The winning line is described as part of the general lexicon even for people who may not know its source. — Craig Horlbeck
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

The most 2006 thing

The panel debates Nextel, Halliburton, the gay French villain, Amy Adams’s small role, and Sacha Baron Cohen as the most 2006 element.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:50:14Read transcript
  • Nextel phones, Halliburton, long sideburns, Circuit City, and mid-2000s celebrity references form the initial list.
  • Making the villain a gay French man is proposed as especially specific to 2006.
  • Amy Adams appearing in a small part and Sasha Baron Cohen appearing shortly before Borat are late alternatives.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award

Fake advertisements and commercials

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Approx. transcript time · 00:53:14Read transcript
  • Fake in-movie advertisements are independently chosen by more than one participant.
  • Race-car sound, climbing through car windows, victory champagne, Rob Riggle and David Keckner, shifting gears, and real sports announcers are additional pleasures.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

What’s Aged the Best?

The racing photography; Leslie Bibb’s performance; the marketing jokes

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Approx. transcript time · 00:55:04Read transcript
  • The racing footage, crashes, North Carolina locations, and overall production are praised as authentic and durable. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Leslie Bibb’s trophy-wife performance is said to stand out more over time.
  • Ricky trademarking his slogan, the Applebee’s crash commercial, the careful track announcer, and the longevity joke are praised.
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Rewatchables
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

The crane move into Ricky’s car; the long crash; the race-pageantry footage

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Approx. transcript time · 00:59:54Read transcript
  • A crane shot descends over the track and enters Ricky’s driver seat. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The slow-motion crash and the flag-and-fighter-jet race introduction are alternatives.
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