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Speed

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

Speed The Rewatchables

The bus explosion behind Jack and the scale of the practical action

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:06Read transcript
  • The Jaguar-door shot is recalled
  • Chris’s pick centers on the camera panning around Jack as the bus explodes behind him
  • Flames reflected in the ringing payphone are admired
  • The low helicopter shot of the police escort is nominated
  • The bus hitting the jet is nominated
  • The rescued passengers watching Jack and Annie from the other bus is an emotional alternative
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Speed

What’s Aged the Best?

Speed The Rewatchables

The leads, practical action and an enduring premise

In the discussion (17)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:43Read transcript
  • Young Bullock and Reeves’s crew cut are admired
  • Mancina’s score and Reeves’s gum-chewing are praised
  • Bullock is reported to have learned to drive the bus and passed her test
  • Howard’s rich-versus-poor distinction is quoted
  • Jack’s Bronco is admired
  • A former cop with a grudge remains an effective villain premise
  • The passenger who shoots Sam gradually becomes part of the team
  • Stay on or get off and Pop Quiz Hotshot became lasting phrases
  • Reeves’s stunt involvement is praised with explicit uncertainty about exaggerated accounts
  • Reeves’s action-film longevity prompts comparisons with Eastwood, Ford and Cruise
  • The actual skyscraper and pre-CGI work supply convincing scale
  • The clothes and socks feel current again
  • The bending crane and sound design build tension
  • Alan Ruck gains a new layer through his later Connor Roy role
  • Reeves’s distinctive line deliveries are enjoyed even when awkward
  • The bus-bomb premise is thought to work today, with traffic caveats
  • The no-exit rule is debated as an unnecessary complication
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Speed

The most "year the movie came out" thing

Speed The Rewatchables

Opening credits, young stars, pre-surveillance life and pre-OJ Los Angeles

In the discussion (7)
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  • Long opening credits and graphics are nominated
  • The absence of smartphones and social media is nominated
  • Young Reeves and Bullock embody the era
  • The absence of visible homelessness at familiar LA locations is noted as a depiction choice
  • The panel jokes that a later release would have included OJ references
  • Arizona’s Desert Swarm football era explains the Wildcats reference
  • Jack does not initially suspect a camera because constant surveillance is not assumed
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Speed

Most Rewatchable Scene

Speed The Rewatchables

Four different favorites: the elevator, bus boarding, passenger transfer and Jack under the bus

In the discussion (18)
Approx. transcript time · 00:43:46Read transcript
  • The opening is separated into passenger rescue, freight elevator and hostage showdown
  • Sean recalls interviewing Patrick Fischler about his first film role
  • The first bus explosion and payphone introduce Howard’s threat
  • Jack’s forgotten muffin becomes a comic everyday-life aside
  • Annie catching the bus establishes her personality
  • The Jaguar chase, door removal and leap onto the bus are praised
  • The passenger with a gun shoots Sam after misunderstanding Jack’s arrival
  • Sam’s rescue and Helen’s fatal attempt to escape are favorites
  • The highway jump remains euphoric despite impossible physics
  • The sharp turn and passengers changing sides are praised
  • Jack on the sled under the bus is a favorite
  • Harry’s discovery of the house trap is discussed
  • Jack and Annie’s escape and the airplane explosion could have supplied an ending
  • Howard’s decapitation and the subway crash conclude the action
  • The elevator is one final choice
  • Sean explicitly chooses the passenger transfer and Helen’s death after recalling the theatrical thrill of the jump
  • Another choice is Jack boarding the bus
  • The fourth choice is Jack under the bus; individual attribution beyond explicit naming stays unknown
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The Good Son

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

The Good Son The Rewatchables

Takes argue this is Macaulay Culkin’s greatest performance, both child stars should already have had supporting Oscars, and Susan should save her own son; another take says Henry could have become an NHL pest.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:53Read transcript
  • Culkin’s Henry is argued to be a harder and greater performance than Kevin McCallister.
  • Culkin is hypothetically awarded for My Girl over Jack Palance, and Wood for Radio Flyer over Gene Hackman.
  • Susan choosing blood over truth and saving Henry is defended as the parental choice.
  • More engaged parents could have directed Henry’s skating and aggression into hockey.
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Tropic Thunder

Most Rewatchable Scene

Tropic Thunder The Rewatchables

Kirk and Tug discuss Simple Jack

In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:26Read transcript
  • The fake trailers are selected as an opening that works before the movie proper begins.
  • The first battle and its gore effects are selected.
  • The Simple Jack discussion between Kirk and Tug is selected by two participants.
  • Les Grossman's ransom meeting and credits dance are selected.
  • The actors around the fire while Jeff detoxes are selected.
  • The shootout and awards ending are additional candidates despite criticism of the final act.
  • The Excess Hollywood interview is selected for its precise period parody.
  • The improvised San Antonio and cooking exchange is selected.
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Quiz Show

Apex Mountain

Quiz Show The Rewatchables

The panel considered Redford as director, Fiennes, Schofield, Christopher McDonald, Geritol, and Morrow, with several explicit yes/no judgments and no single winner.

In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:04Read transcript
  • Ordinary People was offered over Quiz Show as Redford’s directing apex.
  • Fiennes was placed around Schindler’s List, Quiz Show, and The English Patient.
  • Paul Schofield’s apex was placed in the 1960s, not at Quiz Show.
  • Jack Barry may have been at his fame apex during the original 21 era.
  • Christopher McDonald’s apex was assigned to Happy Gilmore.
  • Geritol’s apex ended as the scandal broke in 1959.
  • Quiz Show was declared the apex of quiz-show movies.
  • Turturro and movie Boston accents were rejected as apex cases.
  • Morrow’s 1992 SNL hosting spot with Nirvana was called his apex.
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Quiz Show

Half-Assed Internet Research

Quiz Show The Rewatchables

Research covered Van Doren’s roadster, the original and revived 21, and Barry and Enright’s later careers.

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:59Read transcript
  • Van Doren drove a red Mercedes-Benz 300-SL roadster, now potentially worth seven figures.
  • 21 ran for three seasons.
  • 21 peaked at number 21 in the ratings.
  • 21 was revived in 2000 with Maury Povich.
  • Dan Enright moved to Canada after the scandal.
  • Jack Barry did not host another national show for more than a decade.
  • Barry and Enright returned through The Joker’s Wild and became wealthy.
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The Longest Yard

1974 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Van Lathan

Aired June 19, 2024

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