Law digs deep into his screwed up childhood to share one of the most meaningful films of his lifetime with Pete. Issues might arise as Pete’s love for the remake come into play and they decide to watch the directors cut which adds half-an-hour to an already long film. Will it matter in the end? Will Pete look at his phone during his screening? Will Law get angry with Pete and yell at him relentlessly? All these answers and more inside The Docket!
There’s no question that George Romero’s looks at the zombie apocalypse influenced a high number of filmmakers. There is also no question that these filmmakers did what they did in what they felt were nicely done homages. How Tom Savini, Zack Snyder, and Steve Miner did with the foundation Romero laid out is what is discussed in this podcast.
I’m not going to lie. As dire as the last podcast in this series was, there has probably been no movie as bad as one that is discussed here. After talking about all three of these movies, my co-host Mik Duffy and I talk about just how high Romero’s reach was, how his vision of zombies is still in use today, and what to expect in future Aftertastes. One of which involves Duffy coming back.
This has been a good series to revisit. I have had a blast dissecting these movies, and want to take this time to thank that annoying Bruce Springsteen fan Jack Falvey, who provided a lot of behind the scenes aspects of making this series of podcasts possible.
Listen to our concluding Romero Aftertaste, and stay tuned for the Indiana Jones Retrospective with Jim Law and Nate Peterson, starting next week!
The first Binge Movie Aftertaste of 2017 is finally upon us. And boy did I make a dandy as a kickoff to the new year. After toying around with schedules of people that just weren’t coming together, I decided that I was tired of waiting around. Almost out of desperation, I spoke to many good film friends of mine, seeing if something sticks and if I could cobble together something of substance to record. What I ended up with could only be described as a perfect melding of circumstances.
Mik Duffy is a friend of mine whom I have been talking film with for over a year now. When George Romero’s Living Dead series came up as something he would like to do with me, my ears immediately perked up. We begin the podcast with a kind of getting to know you segment with Mik, as he divulges he himself made a film based on his love of this very series. What did that film consist of? You’ll have to listen to find out.
We then get into the first two films of George Romero’s Zombie Apocolypse series. We get into each nook and crannie of both films, and Mik surprises me more than once with some pretty amazing knowledge of the films. Including a tie in with Romero friend Stephen King that will no less than blow your mind.
This is the first of three podcasts examining this series, as well as their remakes. So strap in, grab some fire torches, and get ready for some zombie knowledge. I would also be remised if I didn’t thank the amazingly annoying Jack Valley for helping with a lot of behind the scenes aspects of putting these podcasts together. Also, I guess a congratulations is in order. To…the TEAM HE ROOTS FOR. NOT THEIR FANS. Umm, congratulations to the New England Patriots.
Ok, with that out of the way, please enjoy listening to films about flesh eating creatures.
