The Film Thugs Movie Show

Things got a little hectic in Thugland and at the last minute Campbell wasn't available. Thankfully Vijay was able to step in and bail us out. What followed was a kind of stream of consciousness riff on the career of one Mr. Bruce Willis. Yes it's a little "all over the place" and "random" and "half thought out," but sometimes that can be fun too, right?

The list of filmmakers who have made 7 good films during their career is surprisingly short. There's nothing wrong with that. Making movies is difficult, and making a good one is even more so. So think about how hard it must be to make 7. Now think about what it takes to rattle off your first 7 in a row and not only have them each be good but also have a few amazing, genre defining ones in there as well. Sounds impossible, right? Well, it is. Unless you work for Pixar... Or your name is Christopher Nolan. Somehow in just over 10 years this guy has gone from unknown to one of the safest bets in the film industry. And that isn't just a safe financial bet, but a safe bet in terms of quality. Jim and Clarkson decided to sit down and have a chat about this amazingly talented man and see if we can pin down what makes him so great. Join the conversation.

A few weeks ago we went over some of our favorite characters. It was nice. Now, we need to take a look at the other side of that coin. You know the folks we're talking about. You're sitting there, enjoying a movie you've enjoyed 100 times before, but you know they're coming. You can count it down. It's as if they were invented with the sole purpose of ruining your good time. These are the characters who are so poorly conceived, badly written, or atrociously acted that their mere presence is almost enough to derail the entire film. We may have forgotten some, but this is still a pretty good discussion. Let us know what you think. Send e-mails or voice mails to thefilmthugs@gmail.com and we will address your concern on a future episode.

For some reason there are still people willing to debate who the best Bond was. It's just damned idiotic. There's nothing wrong with liking Moore, Bronsnan, Dalton, Lazenby, or Craig. Each of these guys have their relative merits. Each one of them is working at one distinct disadvantage... none of them are Sean Connery. There's nothing wrong with claiming one of the others as the best, but there are also ways of getting attention that don't make you look as stupid. So, for the record, Connery is the best Bond. Period. Oh, and this is our 54th episode. Now, take into account the Oscar results special and the St. Patrick's Day special and this becomes our 52nd weekly show, which means that we have now been doing this for one full year. Time really does fly when you're having fun! Thank you all for letting us be part of your movie world.

Isn't it funny how sometimes a a the smallest character in a movie can be the most interesting? How there are certain scenes that last a minute, maybe two, but somehow end up being all you and your friends can talk about afterwords? What is the difference between a good character and a bad character? In this show we attempt to find some direction towards an answer to that question while discussing some of our favorite characters.