I watched "They Came Together" last night.  Nothing special but it had it's moments.  It is notable because it actually is a true parody unlike the "Epic Movie" and "Date Movie" crap.  It's written by the guys from Stella so use that as a reference point for the type of humor.

I hoped to rewatch this one to refresh my memory a bit, but when I went to play my copy, I realized that this and it's 2 sequels went to my wife's teenage niece's house, as part of their request for older movies they should watch.  They live several hours from us so when I get my copy back I may have thoughts to add here but that will have to wait.  So instead of discussing this in the specific, I think generalities will suffice.

I was born in 1980 and didn't grow up watching them, but a few of my friends did, so I was introduced to them at the age of 19 or 20.  Somewhere along the way, I already was already aware of Bruce Campbell and really enjoy almost everything he does.  Thinking about it closer, it was probably Brisco County Jr. that was my introduction to Bruce.  Clearly, we wouldn't have Bruce Campbell without these films. He has been consistently funny since his introduction here, both on screen, in public appearances and in his books.  He even managed to make Burn Notice watchable and that's saying something.

Sam Raimi is the more interesting emergence from this series.  Clearly he does horror well on the cheap and his addition to the Grindhouse franchise would have been amazing if Tarantino hadn't killed that idea out of the gate.  I thought Drag Me to Hell was hilarious and A Simple Plan really felt like a lost Coen Brothers movie.   As discussed previously on the commentaries, I don't know what series of events leads to him getting the Spider-man franchise but to me the 1st was Ok, the 2nd was really good and the 3rd was terrible, but now I have no desire to watch any of them again. 

Evil Dead II is the prime example of "Just do the 1st one again" but somehow isn't bad for doing that and Army of Darkness is quite the departure from the previous ones, while still fitting entirely in tone.  And I can't say that Cabin in the Woods wouldn't have been made without Evil Dead, but it would have been a different film. 

That's my basics. Hopefully I can be more specific in the future.

I can throw Evil Dead in to refresh my memory, although there was a time that I likely wouldn't have had too.

Week 2:: 8 :: Raven :: Mr. Brooks

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Ok, nothing at all to do with the movie but I just watched the SNL 40th anniversary special and was listening to this commentary again the next day.  Trey mentioned in passing that he knew Phil Hartman.  I was curious if Trey had any Phil Hartman stories or at least the story of how he knew him.  He was always one of my favorite cast members when I was younger so I was just curious.

So looking back after the Goodnight, Goodnight announcement, was this the straw that broke the camel's back?  When Teague made them commentate on an episode nobody wanted to do.

New documentalities would be awesome Eddie. I've watched almost all of the docs you've focused on and for the most part they've been interesting if not enjoyable. Side note- Overnight and Dear Zachary make for a very interesting "ways to hate humanity" double feature.

Teague, I was really surprised when you looked up Saw's composer and didn't recognize his name immediately. Charlie Clouser played with Nine Inch Nails for several years and is responsible for a lot of amazing NIN remixes.

Very encouraging news indeed. Recognizing his boyfriend is huge. I had a friend who was in a similar situation and his accident literally erased the last 10 years of his memory. He experienced a similar state of waking up too so nothing in the updates sound discouraging.

How are the rest of you guys holding up?

This is absolutely horrible news. Our household is still in the process of paying down a hefty pile of medical bills ourselves so I'm not sure how much we'll be able to help but we'll do what we can. 40k plus is already a staggering amount raised in less than a day. Wonderful job everyone. Even minor head injuries are scary and this certainly doesn't sound minor by any definition. Mike will certainly be in our thoughts and please do keep us updated. I'll be checking in often looking for updates.

Was anyone else injured in the accident?

Did Teague ever get around to watching this again? 

I will say that this is a hard movie to watch even if you're just the slightest bit tired.  I did a lot of movie watching late night when I first saw this one and I think it took me 3 times before I got all the way through it.  That's not taking anything away from the movie as I find it really entertaining.  Something about all the character's constantly falling unconscious just made me want to join them.

There needs to be an episode with the Harlem Globe Trotters.  That's all I'm saying.

Awesome work guys.

That was a fun day to follow along.  I wasn't glued to the screen as I had to watch at work for a decent chunk of it and my home internet went out for a couple of hours during their scheduled maintenance.  I chipped in the 100 bucks that crossed the $3000.00 mark so I helped out some.  Only thing I didn't like was the lack of Trey and the little amount of time Brian was there.  The rest of you guys were amazing.