Predator Who Won the Movie? Predator · The Rewatchables ·April 26, 2021 The panel split between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Duke/Mac. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:31:02Read transcript Arnold was the opening and conventional answer. Bill Duke was argued as the actor viewers would discuss afterward and the soul of the movie.
Manhunter Most Rewatchable Scene Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 The FBI note relay, Graham’s first Lecter meeting, and the final assault are the strongest choices in a broad scene field. In the discussion (10) Approx. transcript time · 00:36:29Read transcript The opening beach sequence and Graham’s reluctant return are nominated. Graham walking through the first victim’s house is nominated. Graham and Lecter’s first prison conversation is a leading choice. The airplane nightmare is nominated. Dolarhyde’s torture of Freddie Lounds is nominated. Reba touching the sedated tiger is nominated. Graham discovering the home-movie clue is nominated. The final In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida assault is Bill’s choice. The FBI team relaying the note under time pressure is Chris’s choice. The final preferences split among the note relay, first Graham–Lecter scene, and ending.
Manhunter What’s Aged the Best? Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Profiling, Mann’s style, the soundtrack, Tom Noonan, Brian Cox, and the procedural details lead the aged-best discussion. In the discussion (13) Approx. transcript time · 00:53:06Read transcript The film’s early criminal-profiling and forensic-procedure material remains compelling. The Red 7 heartbeat device is praised. The soundtrack is praised. The Captiva beach house and coastal setting are praised. Tom Noonan is highlighted. Lecter’s quoted verbal precision remains effective. The movie’s color design is praised. Brian Cox’s later career strengthens appreciation for his Lecter. The recurring “time is luck” line is highlighted. Mann’s use of Miami Vice repertory actors adds texture. Dante Spinotti’s cinematography is praised. Blue, green, and red are read as a simple, effective visual code. William Petersen’s Will Graham is considered among the notable 1980s movie cops.
Manhunter What’s Aged the Worst? Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 The title history, missing backstory, comparison with Silence of the Lambs, and several period details draw criticism. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:05:24Read transcript The title was reportedly changed after Year of the Dragon underperformed. The film’s omission of the earlier Graham–Lecter attack is debated. The Silence of the Lambs prison cell is judged less effective after comparison with Manhunter’s. The absence of a Miggs cameo is jokingly called a miss. Petersen and Noonan’s later CSI reunion in an episode titled Abra Cadaver is mocked. Smoking in elevators is an unmistakable period detail.
Manhunter Casting What-Ifs Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Paul Newman, and several Lecter possibilities are discussed. In the discussion (7) Approx. transcript time · 01:09:37Read transcript Richard Gere is named as a possible Will Graham. Mel Gibson is named as a possible Graham. Paul Newman is named as an intriguing Graham alternative. John Lithgow is considered for Lecter. Mandy Patinkin is considered for Lecter. Brian Dennehy is considered for Lecter and reportedly recommended Brian Cox. David Lynch and Ted Levine are mentioned in the wider casting discussion.
Manhunter The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Jim Zubiena, Chris Elliott, Stephen Lang, and FBI-room performers are nominated; the likely choice is not confidently identified in the transcript. In the discussion (5) Approx. transcript time · 01:11:19Read transcript Jim Zubiena is nominated. Chris Elliott is nominated. Stephen Lang is nominated. Several actors in the FBI briefing room are nominated collectively. The panel appears to favor an early Miami Vice-linked actor, but the machine transcript does not support a confident name.
Manhunter The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 William Petersen and Stephen Lang split the overacting discussion. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:12:58Read transcript Petersen’s visibly tormented Graham moments are nominated and debated. Stephen Lang’s Freddie Lounds is nominated for operating at a different intensity. The panel compares Lang’s performance to Judd Nelson in a different movie.
Manhunter The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Brian Cox wins the heat check over Joan Allen and Dennis Farina; Tom Noonan is deemed too central. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:15:11Read transcript Tom Noonan is ruled too central to qualify. Dennis Farina is nominated but considered too substantial a presence. Joan Allen is nominated. Brian Cox is selected for making a major impression in limited time.
Manhunter Recasting Couch Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Richard Gere and Paul Newman are debated for Graham, with Redford, Brando, Hoffman, DiCaprio, and Lakeith Stanfield entering broader hypotheticals. In the discussion (7) Approx. transcript time · 01:16:23Read transcript Richard Gere for Graham is proposed and disputed. Paul Newman is treated as the most intriguing period alternative. Robert Redford is considered. Marlon Brando is considered. Dustin Hoffman is considered. A post-Revenant Leonardo DiCaprio version is imagined. Lakeith Stanfield is proposed for a modern version.
Manhunter Half-Assed Internet Research Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Research covers Noonan’s preparation, casting, Mann’s FBI work, music timing, guerrilla filming, practical blood, and omitted tattoos. In the discussion (8) Approx. transcript time · 01:19:39Read transcript Tom Noonan reportedly trained his body and isolated himself from the cast. Brian Cox’s audition and Dennehy’s recommendation are recounted. Michael Mann reportedly consulted FBI personnel. The climactic song is timed deep into the sequence. The airplane material was reportedly filmed guerrilla-style. Corn syrup effects reportedly stuck to Noonan during production. Petersen reportedly had trouble getting out of character after the movie. The film omits Dolarhyde’s novel tattoos.
Manhunter Apex Mountain Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 Petersen, Noonan, profiling, Mann, Joan Allen, Captiva, and stylistic details receive separate apex judgments. In the discussion (10) Approx. transcript time · 01:21:55Read transcript William Petersen is judged at his movie apex, though CSI complicates his overall apex. Tom Noonan is judged at his apex. Michael Mann is judged below his apex. Joan Allen is judged below her apex. Burning corpses on rolling chairs are jokingly assessed as an apex. Profiling is denied an apex because CSI and The Silence of the Lambs took it further. The climactic song use is debated as an apex. Sprinting through a window is assessed against being thrown through one. Captiva is judged at its apex. Cutoff gray shirts receive an apex joke.
Manhunter Picking Nits Manhunter · The Rewatchables ·April 13, 2021 The beach house, alternate ending, and Michael Mann courtship habits drive the nitpicks. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:24:32Read transcript Graham’s ability to afford the Captiva beach house is questioned. The alternate ending adds Graham visiting the family he saved before returning to the beach. The hosts argue that the alternate ending should have been retained because it complicates Graham’s trauma. Michael Mann characters’ approach to first dates is questioned.
