A lively Mariachi band can make for great entertainment at a wedding, young Pokemon trainers are being raised within Cody’s House, and a discussion of one of the most underappreciated sci-fi films to have come out in the last 20 years; these are the contents of this week’s episode of Parallel Quest. Listen in as Cody and Zach share about the time they saw the movie Super 8 and how it became an instant classic for each one of them. Seeing this movie did not come without a little bit of drama beforehand, though, for Cody and Zach have a history of not-so-great movie theater experiences together. Super 8, definitely delivered in spite of skepticism going in. The film combines nostalgia, tried and true storytelling methods, and a heavy handed theme, which all comes together to make a fun film for people of all ages.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome
0:30 First Time Mariachi Experience
10:30 Not Knowing anyone at a Wedding
16:00 Cody’s Kids getting into Pokemon
29:18 What the Guys are Reading
40:00 A Question about the Potential Shortcomings of Horror
45:45 2011 State of the World
56:21 MAIN TOPIC: SUPER 8 // Summary and Stats
1:04:00 How they Approached Filming Child Actors
1:10:00 A Film that Connected us with the Previous Generation.
1:19:20 Zach’s Redemption Story
1:23:00 The Importance of the Monster Makeup and Models
1:27:00 This Movie Reminds us of our Own Childhood
1:32:00 The Importance of Keeping the Alien Off-Screen
1:36:11 One of Our Favorite Abrams Films but…
1:48:40 There aren’t a lot of Movies Like this Anymore.
1:56:40 Lasting Appeal and Goodbye
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