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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Friday The 13th Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: Freddy Vs Jason (2003) and Friday The 13th (2009)

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Friday the 13th is, without a doubt, one of the most notorious movie series of all time. When it made its initial run in the 80s, the movies not only drew the ire of parent/teacher groups around the world. It also was the red headed stepchild in the eyes of Paramount executives. How did the series develop from its inception all the way to the modern day? That is the question myself, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy will explore in this podcast series.

It all comes down to this. In one podcast, me and the boys review the Vs movie of a generation, and the second remake of a horror classic released by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes studio. The first, 2003’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, was reviewed by the same three podcasters here.

The first movie reviewed here, 2003’s Freddy Vs Jason, was the culmination of close to twenty years of anticipation bringing Friday the 13th‘s Jason Voorhees and A Nightmare on Elm Street‘s Freddy Krueger together for a huge mano a mano brawl. In this portion of the podcast we talk about the many many scripts of this film which made circulation on the internets, Mik’s VERY interesting theory as to why Kane Hodder was not brought back to fight Robert Englund, and what David Goyer contributed to the film. As well as many, many other topics which we dissect to death.

Then it comes to the most antagonistic review we have done in quite some time. I was honestly not anticipating a disagreement when it comes to 2009’s Friday the 13th, a movie that many consider to be a failure of a remake. But here it is, as Matt and I disagree on the quality of what was released on that fateful February day in 2009. What is up with all this movie’s damn nudity? Is this Jason up to the task? Why is the guy from Gilmore Girls roaming around? The answers to these questions and many more in this final (for now?) podcast in what has added up to be another successful series. Stay tuned. 2020’s right around the corner, and we’re not stopping any time soon.

Freddy vs Jason (2003) (?/10), ?/10, ?/10)

Friday The 13th (2009) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Friday The 13th Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) and Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

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Friday the 13th is, without a doubt, one of the most notorious movie series of all time. When it made its initial run in the 80s, the movies not only drew the ire of parent/teacher groups around the world. It also was the red headed stepchild in the eyes of Paramount executives. How did the series develop from its inception all the way to the modern day? That is the question myself, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy will explore in this podcast series.

The late 80s marked the beginning of the end for masked killer Jason Voorhees’s stay at Paramount. First came 1988’s Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. Given the green light following a guaranteed booze ladened meeting where the mantra Carrie Vs Jason became the main crux of the story, The New Blood came and went without much of a blip on the horror radar screen. Then came 1989’s Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, a movie where the title character does nothing of the sort.

Listen in as myself, Matt, and Mik watch both the films and determine whether Paramount’s decision was well advised. Also, this viewing marks the very first time Mik has watched The New Blood. How did he like it? Listen below to find out!

Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Friday the 13th Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) and Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

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Friday the 13th is, without a doubt, one of the most notorious movie series of all time. When it made its initial run in the 80s, the movies not only drew the ire of parent/teacher groups around the world. It also was the red headed stepchild in the eyes of Paramount executives. How did the series develop from its inception all the way to the modern day? That is the question myself, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy will explore in this podcast series.

After 1984’s The Final Chapter was a renowned success, Paramount, perhaps begrudgingly, saw that there was indeed more money to be made and almost immediately greenlit a sequel. Though what they ended up releasing, 1985’s Friday The 13: The New Beginning, is a film that bewilders and befuddles fans and dissenters alike to this day. What was it about this sequel that made it have so many detractors? And is there anyone on this podcast that sees The New Beginning as misunderstood? Download below to find out!

Also, we talk about writer/director Tom McCloughlin’s 1986 sequel Friday The 13th Part 6: Jason Lives. Unlike its predecessor, this film is looked at as a successful slasher film. One which saw the very first inclusion of ‘Zombie Jason’. How do we feel about it? Listen as we decide whether we should just bail while we are ahead, or see this series to its very end.

Friday The 13th Part V: The New Beginning (1985) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Friday the 13th Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: Friday the 13th Part 3 (1983) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

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Friday the 13th is, without a doubt, one of the most notorious movie series of all time. When it made its initial run in the 80s, the movies not only drew the ire of parent/teacher groups around the world. It also was the red headed stepchild in the eyes of Paramount executives. How did the series develop from its inception all the way to the modern day? That is the question myself, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy will explore in this podcast series.

After Friday the 13th Part 2 made $21.7 million off a $1.2 million budget, the writing was on the wall that another sequel had to be made. But this time, executives wanted to make sure they took full advantage of a rejuvenated phenomenon known as 3D. So Friday the 13th 3D was released, once again to a slashing from critics but a massive success among audiences. But if the movie wasn’t in 3D, would it be remembered at all? You might be surprised at the answer.

We then look at Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (keep the snickering to yourself. We’ll handle it). Getting their makeup maestro Tom Savini back for what executives promised would be the series coup de gras. Of course, we know that to be a false presumption. But is it worth a look?

Listen in as Matt, Mik, and myself answer that question, and also point out the exact moment this franchise found its identity.

Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – Friday the 13th Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

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Friday the 13th is, without a doubt, one of the most notorious movie series of all time. When it made its initial run in the 80s, the movies not only drew the ire of parent/teacher groups around the world. It also was the red headed stepchild in the eyes of Paramount executives. How did the series develop from its inception all the way to the modern day? That is the question myself, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy will explore in this podcast series.

Who would have thought after putting out an ad proclaiming that the ‘scariest movie ever made’ was being filmed in 1979, that from 1980 there would be one of the longest and prolific franchises in motion picture history. Sean Cunningham sure didn’t think so, as his little Halloween rip-off has currently spawned 10 sequels, one remake, a video game, and everything else in between. So what do you say we go back to how it all started?

Join Matt, Mik, and myself as this series gets started with a bang, and we review the first two films of the Friday the 13th horror series. We also answer the question, how the hell could a 90 lb woman in her 50s throw a dead body through a window? Ok, we don’t. But we sure as hell do a nice job of wondering that out loud!

Friday the 13th (1980) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)




Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981) (?/19, ?/10, ?/10)

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

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The dawn of horror as we know it may be the best way I have seen The Texas Chainsaw Massacre described. Directed and co-written by a then upcoming filmmaker from Texas named Tobe Hooper, the original 1974 film tore through audiences and has had such a lasting impact on horror culture that filmmakers such as Rob Zombie and Eli Roth constantly cite it as their inspiration. But with three sequels and a myriad of remakes and retellings in its path, does the series deserve its place on the upper echelon of horror film series ever made? That’s what me, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy are here to discuss.

After hitting a snag with the overblown Pearl Harbor and then pay dirt with megahit Bad Boys II, director Michael Bay decided it was time to scale things down a bit. He and a few friends of his formed Platinum Dunes, a studio originally built around upstart directors making low budget horror films, but eventually made into remake central. In order to start the studio on the right financial foot, Bay and company shelled almost $10 million into the 2003 remake of a film many -including all three of us- consider a classic. But that original podcast seems to be the last time we have all agreed, and this podcast continues that tradition. Join me, Matt, and Mik as we all look at both Bay entries into the Leatherface saga. And both films -the 2003 remake and 2006 prequel- are argued about at length, and we decide whether we will take chainsaws to each other by the end.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

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The dawn of horror as we know it may be the best way I have seen The Texas Chainsaw Massacre described. Directed and co-written by a then upcoming filmmaker from Texas named Tobe Hooper, the original 1974 film tore through audiences and has had such a lasting impact on horror culture that filmmakers such as Rob Zombie and Eli Roth constantly cite it as their inspiration. But with three sequels and a myriad of remakes and retellings in its path, does the series deserve its place on the upper echelon of horror film series ever made? That’s what me, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy are here to discuss.

By 1990, New Line Cinema was a big deal in the world of horror. Horror icon Freddy Krueger had made them a powerful commodity, and they seemed to be taking small steps in purchasing the rights to each horror franchise out there. But before taking Friday the 13th for cheap from Paramount, the company tried their hands at Leatherface. Released with the tagline ‘the most controversial horror film ever made’, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 was released with very little fan fare. But some have warmed up to it over the years. Will any of us agree with that assessment?

And then, we come to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation. Written and directed by one of the co-writers of the first film Kim Henkel, the fourth film of the franchise is most well known for being the starting point for future Academy Award winners Renee Zelwegger and Matthew McConaughey. I am going to end my description of this podcast with the statement that one final review by one of us is perhaps the most shocking (controversial?) review ever given on this show. Who gives it? Listen below to find out!

Thanks for listening and remember, keep coming back as we look at each film of the franchise, stopping at last year’s Leatherface.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Retrospective w/ Matthew Goudreau and Mik Duffy: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

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The dawn of horror as we know it may be the best way I have seen The Texas Chainsaw Massacre described. Directed and co-written by a then upcoming filmmaker from Texas named Tobe Hooper, the original 1974 film tore through audiences and has had such a lasting impact on horror culture that filmmakers such as Rob Zombie and Eli Roth constantly cite it as their inspiration. But with three sequels and a myriad of remakes and retellings in its path, does the series deserve its place on the upper echelon of horror film series ever made? That’s what me, Matthew Goudreau, and Mik Duffy are here to discuss.

Inspired by his laying eyes on a chainsaw while in the midst of Christmas shopping, director Tobe Hooper took what amounted to a $140,000 budget and made a nightmare of a film called The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. With audiences reveling and critics reviled, Hooper’s film has garnered quite a following over the years, of which we are still seeing the influence of today. Constantly on top of best of horror lists year after year, me, Matt, and Mik dissect the seminal favorite and decide whether the film deserves its notoriety, or if its all hyperbole for an overrated film.

But that’s not all. Afterward, we do indeed track the making of Hooper’s follow-up, fittingly called The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. With a crazy plot and an even crazier Dennis Hopper wielding chainsaws, the Cannon film has both its lovers and detractors. But which way do we fall? Listen below to find out!

And be sure to keep checking this space in the weeks to come, as we are going through each film, two at a time, all the way through last year’s Leatherface.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10)

 

 

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Binge Movie Aftertaste – George Romero’s Living Dead Retrospective w/ Mik Duffy Part IV: The Remakes

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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!

 

Night of the Living Dead (1990) (?/10, ?/10)

 

 

Dawn of the Dead (2004) (?/10, ?/10)

Day of the Dead (2008) (?/10, ?/10)

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