Category Archives: Movies

VoK 124: The Princess Bride [1987] (DVD Commentary) – Full Version

Posted on July 14, 2014 by bina007 | Leave a comment

Bina007, Alias (Zack) and Mordion (Michael) provide a DVD commentary to Rob Reiner’s 1987 cult classic movie The Princess Bride. Written by William Goldman the movie puts a witty before its time post modern take on the fairy tale.

Please note that this episode will be published in two editions. The first is the full DVD Commentary for people who want to watch with the movie on in the background and has a running time of 1h 41m.

For those who want to just listen to our mindless babbling and don’t have access to the movie, check out episode 125 which edits out the sporadic silences and has a running time of 1h 23m.

Edited by Bina007.
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VoK 121: Conan the Barbarian [1982] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by bina007 | 1 comment

The iconic John Milius 1982 movie version of Robert E Howard’s epic Conan The Barbarian is given the VOK DVD Commentary treatment in this episode. EastTexasDirewolf (Shane), Bina007 and Shellfish (Peter) thoroughly spoil the 105 minute extended edition and make a few mentions of the books too.

Credits:
Edited by EastTexasDirewolf

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VoK 70: Frozen [2013] (Review)

Posted on March 9, 2014 by bina007 | 4 comments

Join our (whatever the collective noun is for snowmen) of Vassals and special guest host Amin from A Podcast of Ice and Fire, to discuss Disney’s super-hit, the Oscar winning Frozen. We take a semi-serious look at the issues of feminism, LGBT rights and depictions of race in Disney. We also take a not very serious look at whether Hans is gay, whether A Song of Ice and Fire could have a happy fairytale ending, and what kind of protection one might need in dating Elsa.

Naturally this is full of spoilers for Frozen, but also Mulan, Pocahontas, Brave and assorted other Disney princess movies.

Podcasters: Amin; Nadia; Bina; Duncan (Valkyrist); Julia (No True Lady); Michal (Inkasrain); Saad (Saad164); Zach (Alias) and Elena (Lady Grey).

Edited by Bina007 using excerpts of music from the wonderful, and now Oscar-winning, original soundtrack to the movie.

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Tagged Alias, Amin, Bina007, inkasrain, Lady_Grey, Nadia, No True Lady, saad164, Valkyrist

VoK 58: Blade Runner [1982] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The Vassals dream of electric sheep in this audio commentary for Ridley Scott’s 1982 science-fiction classic Blade Runner (The Final Cut). Join Katie (Lady Griffin), Bina (Bina007), and Duncan (Valkyrist) as they debate whether or not Deckard is a replicant and (maybe) drive off into the mountains for a happy ending.

The movie should be synced from 7:00 to 2:05:00, and the commentary itself will begin exactly 1 minute into the movie, due to minor recording issues.

Credits:
Edited by Katie
Audio clips owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment.

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VoK 56: Amadeus [1984] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

The Vassals soak up some culture with an audio commentary for the 1984 period drama Amadeus (Director’s Cut). Join Bina (Bina007) and Duncan (Valkyrist) as they dissect the tragic rivalry between Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The movie should be synced from 1:50 to 3:02:07, and the commentary itself will begin around 50 seconds into the movie. This was due to some slight audio wrinkles, which thankfully iron out after the first few minutes. Also, don’t forget to nominate this episode for the “Most Niche VoK” award 😉

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio Clips owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment

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VoK 54: The Hunger Games – Catching Fire [2013] (Review)

Posted on January 7, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Vassals of Kingsgrave tackle the soon-to-be Highest grossing movie of 2013, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

In this aleged ‘movie’ review show, we spoil the hell out of the next (two) installment(s) ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’, fawn over Johanna Mason/Jena Malone, discuss the trend of splitting the final installment of a movie to cash in, the ill-fated ‘bitch slap’ from the movie, and that adorable cat (Buttercup).

Dagos_Rivers is joined by two new VOK Hosts: Claudiometer and saad164.

Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 53: The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug [2013] (Review)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Happy New Year Listeners! . Fortytwo is joined by LordManderblee, Bina007, Shellfish, No True Lady, White Raven and Scilens to rate, review and discuss Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo

Links:
Tolkien Professor on Hobbit 2
Elf Lore Comic
Thranduil in 1977’s Hobbit
Golum in Wellington Airport

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VoK 45: Alien [1979] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

Have you been dreaming of a Red Christmas? Join vassals Duncan (aka Valkyrist) and Katie (aka Lady Griffin) as they delve into the blood-splattered, chest-bursting masterpiece that is Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979). This is the third entry in a potential “Sci-Fi Classics” audio commentary series.

The commentary itself runs from 6:36 to 2:01:26, and the opening production logos will be played at full volume in order for the listener to sync up their copy of the movie correctly. We used the Director’s Cut edition of the movie, released in 2003.

Warning: Contains plot spoilers for Alien, Aliens, and Alien 3.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio Clips owned by 20^th Century Fox

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Links:
Alien (1979): All Deleted Scenes
Original 1976 Screenplay (by Dan O’Bannon)
Dan O’Bannon and The Origins of Alien (by David Konow)
Alien and the Monstrous-Feminine (by Barabara Creed)

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VoK 44: Fight Club [1999] and Truth-Procedures (audio essay)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Valkyrist | 3 comments

In this mini-episode, Valkyrist discusses the philosophy of ethics within David Fincher’s Fight Club. Specifically, how Alain Badiou’s theory of the “truth-procedure” is manifested by the characters.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Fight Club, and some explicit language.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

Links:
Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil (by Alain Badiou)

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Posted in Movies, Philosophy, Podcast

Tagged Valkyrist

VoK 43: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey [2012] (Review)

Posted on December 1, 2013 by vokadmin | 2 comments

Approached out of the blue by the wizard Eiffel the grey, fortytwo finds himself joining the company of forum dwellers LordManderblee, Shellfish, Easttexasdirewolf and Teddart to review Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit 1: An Unexpected Journey. Their journey will take them through treacherous spoiler filled territory of Hobbit the book, LoTR trilogy and other Tolkien Lore; lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs, Sorcerers and sexualized dwarves !!!

Beware of spoilers, the following podcast discusses the movie Hobbit 1, Hobbit the book and Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
The Misty Mountain by Howard Shore

Links:
Dwarf Cheat Sheet
Tolkien Professor
Peter Jackson’s Youtube Channel
Hobbit Contract

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Tagged easttexasdirewolf, Eiffel, fortytwo, LordManderBlee, Shellfish, Teddard

VoK 40: The Terminator [1984] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join the Vassals for their second in a series of film fan commentary tracks. In this episode hosts Duncan (aka Valkyrist) and Glen (aka Dagos_Rivers) discuss and dissect James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic – The Terminator.

The audio commentary itself runs from 3:30 to 1:51:02, and the opening production logos will be played at full volume in order for the listener to sync up their copy of the movie correctly.

Warning: Contains explicit language and plot spoilers for The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
Audio Clips owned by MGM Studios

Links:
The Terminator (1984): Original Deleted Scenes
Planet of the Apes (audio commentary)

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VoK 38: Thor – The Dark World [2013] (Review)

Posted on November 17, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

It’s a super-sized Thor The Dark World review with easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, fortytwo, inkasrain( Michal), No True Lady, Shellfish, Teddard and Tori. Prepare to hear about a movie that all the hosts claim they enjoyed…yet have massive issues with. Also, there will be fangirling.

Editing Credits: No True lady

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Tagged easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, fortytwo, inkasrain, No True Lady, Shellfish, Teddard, Tori

VoK 33: Gravity [2013] (Review)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join Mission Cmdr Fortytwo and Mission Specilist Dr Bina007 as they discuss Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. The crew begin by talking about the London Film Festival , flims that did well there and might do well at Oscars too.
@ 12:25 they begin the spoiler free discussion on Gravity, then
@ 23:12 switch to all spoiler discussion.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Pronunciation for Alfonso Cuarón
Audio Excerpt from Gravity Trailer

Links:
Podcast Awards
Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Jonás Cuarón filmed a short to tell the other half of a Gravity scene

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VoK 25: Star Wars

Posted on October 9, 2013 by bina007 | 2 comments

Join our ramshackle crew of rebels as they go up against the evil galactic empire and discuss all things Star Wars, rage against special edition edits and the prequels, and show some love for Chewie and Bobba Fett. Naturally, there are spoilers for all Star Wars movies, as well as the expanded universe, and some tangential spoilers for George R R Martin’s A Song Of Ice and Fire.

Running order:

00:00 Introduction

21m: A New Hope

49m: Empire Strikes Back

1hr 10: Return of the Jedi

1hr 30: The Prequels; the new movies; the extended universe

2hrs: Aftershow – One Night, Marry, Frozen In Carbonite; Who’s the biggest badass?; who’s the biggest dumbass?; who do characters resemble in ASOIAF?

Credits: Edited by Bina007 with music taken from the official soundtrack albums of the movies, which are also available on iTunes.

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‘Star Wars Rebels’ Teaser Trailer Promises The Rise of The Jedi (slashfilm.com)
An open letter to J.J. Abrams (amended) (headlessness.com)
George Lucas Spent a Year Developing ‘Star Wars: Episode 7′ Before Lucasfilm Sale (screenrant.com)

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Posted in Fandom, Movies, Podcast, Science Fiction, Star Wars

Tagged Alias, Amin, Bina007, easttexasdirewolf, Erinyes, Teddard, TravisoTraviso

VoK 18: Gone with the Wind (by Margaret Mitchell)

Posted on September 2, 2013 by dagosrivers | 1 comment

Beware of spoilers, the following podcast discusses the book and movie “Gone With the Wind” in detail.

Dagos_Rivers is joined by Bina007 to discuss the classic book and movie, Gone With The Wind. The hosts delve into character discussion, discuss themes and motifs then finally talk about the movie adaptation and the famous casting search for Scarlett O’Hara.

Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

Episode 18:
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References:
Gone With The Wind
Scarlett Mini-Series (Starring Sean Bean)
Rhett Butler’s People
The Wind Done Gone

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VoK 16: Planet of the Apes [1968] (DVD Commentary)

Posted on August 24, 2013 by dagosrivers | 1 comment

Beware of spoilers, the following podcast discusses the original Planet of the Apes movie series in detail.

Dagos_Rivers is joined by easttexasdirewolf to attempt a fan audio commentary of the 1968 cult classic ‘Planet of the Apes’. Also briefly discussed is the recent win for A Podcast of Ice and Fire at the Geekie Awards.

Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

Episode 16:
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References:
Planet of the Apes Movie Collection
Monkey Planet novel
Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes Comics

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VoK 13: The Wolverine [2013] (Review)

Posted on August 4, 2013 by vokadmin | 1 comment

Beware of spoilers, the following podcast discusses the movie Wolverine in detail. Plus there are tons of Game of thrones references.

Fortytwo is joined by Bina, LordManderblee, EastTexasDirewolf and Teddard to review Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine(2013).

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music from Wolverine movie soundtrack.

Episode 13:
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Links:
Bina’s 10min spoiler free review
Sean T. Collins’s Wolverine Through the Years

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Tagged Bina007, easttexasdirewolf, fortytwo, LordManderBlee, Teddard

VoK 12: Pacific Rim [2013] (Review)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by vokadmin | 6 comments

Fortytwo is joined by LordManderblee and Bina007 to jibber jabber about Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim. Discussion is mostly spoiler free. Beware, somehow they still end up talking about Songs of Ice and Fire.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music from Pacific Rim soundtrack by Ramin Djawadi

Episode 12:
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Opening Clip : Kaiju Remedies
Tumblr on Pacific Rim

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VoK 7: Harry Potter (by J. K. Rowling)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Beware of Spoilers, the following podcast discusses all published books on Harry Potter and a Song of Ice and Fire too.

Fortytwo is joined by Dagos_Rivers and Nadia to discuss Harry Potter as they try and answer
* What house would Little finger belong in ?
* Would Arya become a Deatheater ?
* Which Westeros house Harry would be in.
* Did Goblet of Fire, deserve to win a Hugo over Storm of Swords.

Editing Credits Fortytwo

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VoK 6: Man of Steel [2013] (Review)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Beware of Spoilers, the following podcast discusses the new superman movie “Man of Steel” in detail.

Fortytwo is joined by bina007, teddard, easttexasdirewolf and Erinyes to discuss the new superman movie “Man of Steel”.

Editing Credits: fortytwo

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