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Let’s start a new franchise. All hands are on deck for this one, so crack open a baby, and let’s watch Terminator.

Hey everybody, Teague here. After last week’s unholy roast of Attack of the Clones, we thought we’d cleanse our palettes with a couple changes to the game. For one, watch a movie that isn’t ridiculous, Frank Darabont’s impressive thriller The Mist. For two, bring in a heavyweight lightweight: new Down in Front already-veteran Jake Lloyd. (Turns out, this Jake Lloyd is a comedian, not an actor.) (We’re happy with the one we got, though.)

The Mist is another pitch-perfect Stephen King adaptation by Frank Darabont, director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. In some cases, we stress more than usual that you make sure to have seen the movie before listening to the discussion, and this is one of those cases. Do not be spoiled by our sad asses, watch the film first – and watch the black and white special edition version if you can, you’ll see why when you’re, you know.. watching it.

Hey folks, Teague here. Monsters, Inc. is one of those all-time perfect movies, a film that completely makes good on every promise it makes to the audience. (Something Pixar has been able to do several times over the course of its endeavors, needless to say.) Amazing premise, performances, animation, score, and universe. The joy to be found in this movie knows no bounds.

A favorite of mine and of Dorkman’s, we’re joined by Brian – and cake – in this commentary for the eternally awesome Monsters, Inc..

Hey everybody, Teague here. Rarely does a movie come along that single-handedly revitalizes a genre. Once one does, a wave of sub-par imitators is bound to follow, and sure enough, we’re only now emerging from a decade-long necklace of crappy Se7en knockoffs.

(Fortunately, we now have superhero movies. Good trend, guys.)

Ryan Wieber subs in for Dorkman in this commentary for the David Fincher film that made us all realize we had a David Fincher on our hands.

Hi everybody, Dorkman posting. Though the sequels were terrible, horrible, no good, very bad things, the original Matrix was pretty damn good. And on more-or-less the tenth anniversary of its release (in Malaysia), we serve up our thoughts on a movie that, for better or worse, represents a defining moment in cinema history.

Hey everybody, Teague here with the release of the commentary for The Abyss: Special Edition. Veteran Down in Fronter Trey had a hand in the making of this movie – literally, ha HA – as a puppeteer and movement designer for the main critters throughout the climax of picture, and comes to this episode as the wise ambassador of The Way Things Were. Us kids, we just don’t know.

Joining the crew this week is Ryan Wieber, who contributes about as much as any of us can in the face of Trey’s overwheming amount of experience with this often-ignored James Cameron epic.

It’s a makin’-movies episode of Down in Front, kids, so prepare for your minds to be blown thoroughly.

Hey folks, Teague here. Though often forgotten, it might be said that if not for the storytelling success of The Mask, we would have never seen Ghost Rider come to life – or, true enough, any of the modern-classic comic book adaptations that we treasure. LXG. Elektra. X-Men: The Last Stand. As such, though perhaps largely ignored in its time, history will look back on the road it paved as the very gateway to essential 21st century cinema. (Catwoman. I forgot Catwoman.)

But, seriously, The Mask is awesome. Snag a copy from your local movie supplier, change into whichever yellow zoot suit is the closest to where you presently sit, and enjoy another rousing episode of Down in Front. (And I have a cold. Enjoy that, too, worry-free: friends in your head aren’t contagious.)

Hey folks, Teague here. Hook brings out fairly strong opinions in everyone who’s seen it, perhaps because it marks a definitive turning point in the career of Steven Spielberg. It’s a perfect halfway mark between the guy who chopped the shit out of some random baldie with a giant propeller in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the guy who literally edited guns out of E.T. because, seriously folks, think of the children.

This commentary is awesome, and I heartily recommend you telling all of your friends about it. I also recommend buying the poster, because of all of the amazing work Drew Struzan has done for our crowd over the years, I think this poster is my favorite.

Hi everybody, Teague here. I don’t know what this movie is, but we sure as hell did a commentary for it, in the spirit of this Star Trek weekend we’ve all had. This episode stars Ryan Schile in the place of Dorkman, the first of what will presumably be more random swap-outs for cooler and cooler people than ourselves in the future. Ryan is a not-too-shabby way to start. Enjoy.

Hey folks, Teague here. One of our goals here at the e-commune that is Down in Front is to expose you to things you might never have known about, if not for a few friends in your head holding your hand. So, go out and get Little Shop of Horrors, and watch with us. Oh my god, do Trey, Mike and I love this movie. Far beyond the level that society deems appropriate in this century. We just love it. Brian, however, had never seen it – rather, experienced its glory – and here at Down in Front, that combination makes for a good ol’ fashioned commentary.

Let us know if you have any technical problems or quibbles with this episode, it’s the first using our patented Awesome QualityTM technology, which should provide you with a pristine listening experience at half the file size. Little Shop is to Starship Troopers what crack is to cocaine, so enjoy throwing your lives down the toilet and living in squalor here with us – and Little Shop of Horrors.

Hey folks, Teague here, with the release of the Phantom Menace commentary. The usuals were on hand for this episode – which became more of a dissection as time went on and drinks were drunk – and, frankly, if the last thing any of us ever do turns out to have been this commentary, we’d die happy. Enjoy.

This also marks the first time we sat down to do a commentary recorded specifically for this show, so pardon our dust as we get used to our shiny new set up and hopefully expanded audience. Though the recording quality is quite good, there are a few mic bumbles throughout that won’t be happening nearly as often in the future.

What do you think?