Matthew Goudreau

For a long time now, Matt and I have been wanting to do one massive retrospective that would seem to keep building and building to an unknown number. For awhile, it was looking like Marvel was going to be that series. But after Jack and company did their three hour show on it a couple years ago, that idea went out the door. So what could we do that would could take the place of what we originally had in mind? Enter the works of Stephen King. Often called a master of horror, sometimes called a trashy populist, there is no question that King has transcended horror, and made his own brand of fiction not only popular, but the most massively successful empire of published work of all time. But in order to review the entire run of King’s film adaptations, we must first look at the very first published novel of King’s career, and the films it inspired.

The Rage: Carrie 2 is more than a movie. To Matt and myself, it is the film which cemented us as forever podcast partners. How did this happen? And what does the director of the movie Katt Shea have to do with it all? That is just one of many sets of questions this version of the Aftertaste is going to answer. In addition, why the hell does a sequel to Brian DePalma’s seminal 1976 film exist? And why was it released 26 years later?

Listen below to find out, and come back next week when we continue the first leg of Stephen King reviews when we look at the 2002 TV movie Carrie

The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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For a long time now, Matt and I have been wanting to do one massive retrospective that would seem to keep building and building to an unknown number. For awhile, it was looking like Marvel was going to be that series. But after Jack and company did their three hour show on it a couple years ago, that idea went out the door. So what could we do that would could take the place of what we originally had in mind? Enter the works of Stephen King. Often called a master of horror, sometimes called a trashy populist, there is no question that King has transcended horror, and made his own brand of fiction not only popular, but the most massively successful empire of published work of all time. But in order to review the entire run of King’s film adaptations, we must first look at the very first published novel of King’s career, and the films it inspired.

Carrie was not supposed to happen. After a series of sold stories full of male protagonists, Stephen King accepted a dare from a friend of his and decided to write a novel with a female protagonist in mind. But fifty or so pages in, King felt the story was going nowhere and threw it in the trash. How did it get rescued? And how does director Brian DePalma’s adaptation of King’s novel hold up after 45 years?

Join myself, Matt, and Adam as we dive into 1976’s Carrie, with Adam watching it for the very first time. How did he react to the film, specifically THAT scene? Does any of us not like the film at all? What does George Lucas have to do with its making? Listen below to find out, and continue coming back as this is a series we are in for the long run. And we do mean LONG. That’s what she said.

Carrie (1976) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Yes folks. The long awaited Lord of the Rings Retrospective from Binge Media is upon us. However, before horror director Peter Jackson embarked on a journey through J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth, that journey was taken by Arthur Rankin Jr and Jules Bass, with a little Ralph Bakshi thrown in for good measure. But how did it all come about? And why did Bakshi become such a grumpy bastard during the entire process? Join Matt, Adam, and myself as we start our look at Middle Earth with these three seminal 70s and 80s animated features.

After Ralph Bakshi appeared with his feature The Lord of the Rings, it looked like Rankin/Bass wouldn’t be able to finish their foray into Middle Earth. But little did Bakshi know that’s exactly what they were looking to do, and a year later came The Return of the King, a movie that came with it an INSANE script, and even a little litigation. How did it stack up in a cinematic universe that was already out of control?

Join Matt, Adam, and myself as we continue our dive into the war over the one ring to rule them all!

IMPORTANT: Next week begins our biggest retrospective ever, a film by film look at the adaptations of Stephen King’s work. Be sure to come back as we go right to the beginning, Brian DePalma’s cinematic adaptation of King’s first novel Carrie. The Lord of the Rings adaptations will continue soon!

The Return of the King (1980) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Yes folks. The long awaited Lord of the Rings Retrospective from Binge Media is upon us. However, before horror director Peter Jackson embarked on a journey through J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth, that journey was taken by Arthur Rankin Jr and Jules Bass, with a little Ralph Bakshi thrown in for good measure. But how did it all come about? And why did Bakshi become such a grumpy bastard during the entire process? Join Matt, Adam, and myself as we start our look at Middle Earth with these three seminal 70s and 80s cartoons.

While the three of us liked 1977’s The Hobbit well enough, there was one person who wanted to one up it. Ralph Bakshi, the man behind the X-rated cartoon Fritz The Cat, was doing everything from rewriting a one film script trying to change its narrative to visiting the Tolkien estate getting the blessings from the daughter of J.R.R. Tolkien to do the material well. The film did well. But Bakshi wasn’t satisfied. Why is that, and how do we feel about the movie?

Join myself, Matt, and Adam as we dissect the one movie in this leg of the retrospective that is not done by Rankin/Bass. Could the different flavor actually improve the dish that is known as Middle Earth?

The Lord of the Rings (1978) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Yes folks. The long awaited Lord of the Rings Retrospective from Binge Media is upon us. However, before horror director Peter Jackson embarked on a journey through J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth, that journey was taken by Arthur Rankin Jr and Jules Bass, with a little Ralph Bakshi thrown in for good measure. But how did it all come about? And why did Bakshi become such a grumpy bastard during the entire process? Join Matt, Adam, and myself as we start our look at Middle Earth with these three seminal 70s and 80s cartoons.

1977 is known for a lot of things. The year Star Wars was released. The year Garrett was born. Oh, and the year that Rankin/Bass, the production team behind Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer was broadcast in May and began the screen adventures of Bilbo Baggins and company. But how did it happen? And is this a criminally forgotten piece of Middle Earth media, or a bland cartoon that was done so much better by Jackson and company years later?

Join myself, Matt, and Adam as we answer that question, as well as reveal what HUGE retrospective we are also going to be beginning this year which should finish up by 2044.

The Hobbit (1977) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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