Mailbag Reject for the Big Daddy Disptatch
Added 2024-12-11 19:23:39 +0000 UTCHey Folks,
Somehow it's that time again. Wherein you ask us a brief, direct question below and one gets picked to be answered in next month's Big Daddy Dispatch!
Oh, and YOU MUST sign your question with your name and where you're writing from to be considered (see an example below).
Thanks!
Steve from Jersey City
Comments
How haven't you covered Breakin' (1984)?!? Ice-T and Shooter McGavin in a Cannon breakdance movie!! Breakin'/Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (the source of that subtitle) double-header stay tuned?!? Mike from Drone Home, NJ
Mike
2024-12-30 23:15:49 +0000 UTCCrash maybe? They hate that one... for good reason.
Derrick Affolder
2024-12-17 11:08:11 +0000 UTCI loved your commentary on Scanner Cop and it actually introduced me to my new favorite boutique label. Do you guys have any plans for more commentaries with Vinegar Syndrome or any other labels or would you like to do another? -Derrick from Tucson
Derrick Affolder
2024-12-17 11:06:52 +0000 UTCWhat is the goopiest movie that you actually cared about? Example: Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981) isn't the goopiest movie I've seen, but it is the goopiest movie that had characters that drew me in, making the goopiness much more affecting. -Evan from Portland (Goonies show rule)
Evan
2024-12-15 21:24:56 +0000 UTCAre you guys watching Skeleton Crew? I have to say its probably the most fun I have had with one of these Star Wars shows since early Mando. Love that Star Wars space pirates have eye patches and peg legs! - Dan from Chicago
Dan sulin
2024-12-14 19:12:18 +0000 UTCIs there a particular movie scene that will make you cry or at least start to cry even if you've seen it 1000 times? Me, it's La Marseillaise from 'Casablanca'. 100 times out of 100. -Johnny from Minnesota
johnny stocker
2024-12-14 02:20:21 +0000 UTCHey gang! I was curious which version of The Christmas Carol was you guys favorite? Georgie C. was a great but Albert Finney will always hold a special place for me because we get to see Scrooge go to Hell and get his chain. Chris from Indiana
Bible Black
2024-12-13 15:28:33 +0000 UTCHey fellas - I was just reviewing your archives to add some holiday flicks to my queue and noticed that you guys have not done Die Hard yet (though you’ve done all four sequels) - is that a white whale for you guys that you’re saving for a special time? - Alex in Grand Rapids
Alex Zucco
2024-12-13 13:26:43 +0000 UTCNot even Xmas yet and I've got the January blues already. What movies cheer you up when times are hard? Ross, from Scotland
Ross Tyrie
2024-12-13 00:38:20 +0000 UTCFor me, it’s “28 Years Later.”
Paul
2024-12-12 18:24:40 +0000 UTCHi fellas, first time, long time.... can we get an entire melr0210 done in Billy's voice? I'll take my response off air 😂 Jeff from Wisconsin (not the place where Allison is from) MINGO!
Jeff Wanless
2024-12-12 16:32:35 +0000 UTCWhat was a highlight in the world of film for you in 2024? - Austin from South Jersey
Austin Nealon
2024-12-12 16:09:33 +0000 UTCWho has no business making a holiday movie, but you really wish they would? Tim in Seattle
TDB
2024-12-12 15:47:33 +0000 UTCWhat's a Christmas present you received that was 100% not something you were into? -Joe from Baltimore
Joe Barrett
2024-12-12 12:59:51 +0000 UTCWhich movie character that shares your first name is your favorite? -Paul SF Bay Area
Paul
2024-12-12 05:46:10 +0000 UTCWhat's the worst Best Picture Oscar Winner you've ever seen? Garod from Wichita
Garod Wayman
2024-12-12 05:17:02 +0000 UTCSorry, doubling up: With the release of Kraven being met with overwhelmingly negative reviews, did you guys consider making an Oops, All Sony January (with, let's say Bad Boys as the WLM)? --Evan, Orange County, California
I.C. Weiner
2024-12-12 01:08:48 +0000 UTCIn the first two LotR episodes you guys made reference to the upcoming LotR show but you guys didn't mention it during the RotK episode. Have you guys watched it at all yet and if so, what are your thoughts? --Evan from Orange County, California
I.C. Weiner
2024-12-12 01:06:15 +0000 UTCJust watched a movie where a character with my name is horrifically killed and it affected me emotionally and physically. Is there a character from any media that you felt connected to and were affected by what happens to them?
Darryl Bowen
2024-12-12 00:50:40 +0000 UTCWhat's something each of you good little boys (eh, who are we kidding) want most from Santa this year? --Elmer from Isanti
Elmer
2024-12-12 00:38:20 +0000 UTCI just started watching Mr Inbetween and it's the best thing I've seen in a long time. Are there any shows that have slipped through the cracks you guys can't stop telling people to watch? (Yes Eric, we know about Hell on Wheels) Bryn from Perth
Brynley Andrews
2024-12-12 00:27:33 +0000 UTCWhats the "best" Christmas movie? Meaning theme appropriate, high quality, rewatchable, good actors and or director. A lot of tea is spilled over what "qualifies" as a christmas movie, and Im curious to know what you guys are comparing "Die Hard" or "Its a Wonderful Life" too in order to make the distinction. Many thanks from Russ in Detroit!
Russell Balow
2024-12-11 23:10:31 +0000 UTCWhen the inevitable We Hate Movies biographical drama gets made, what actor would you pick to play each of you? Jeremy from Baltimore
Jeremy Getty
2024-12-11 22:56:44 +0000 UTCWhat is the worst snack that you’ve ever seen sold at a movie theater? Were you tempted to try it? Marissa from New Jersey
Marissa Halat
2024-12-11 21:21:37 +0000 UTCWhat was your favorite secret tv show of this year? Mark Portland, ME
Mark D Myers
2024-12-11 21:13:22 +0000 UTCYou're at your favorite diner. What's your Phantom Thread–esque breakfast order? Colin from College Park, MD
Colin
2024-12-11 21:00:14 +0000 UTCHave you ever made a movie-related New Year's resolution? Watch more of this, less of that, watch in a different way--anything like that? --Joe in Hackensack, NJ
Joe Wright
2024-12-11 20:48:48 +0000 UTCHey, gang! Thanks for being a great, bright spot in a dismal year. I'm sure you've seen the post go around this time of year about starting Star Wars at 10:02pm New Year's Eve to see the Death Star blow up at midnight. Is there any other movie moment you could see yourselves using to ring in the new year? -Lemmy from Los Angeles
struggleman
2024-12-11 20:24:14 +0000 UTCWhat's the deal with Star Wars humans? Are they our ancestors from a long, long time ago? Can they all get it on, or are there limits (don't get me started about near-humans!) Could Han Solo time-travel to Earth and get laid, with viable offspring? --Pete from Mass PS no Wookiepedia BS, I'd prefer the gang's scientific analysis. Panspermia?
PMac10000
2024-12-11 20:23:40 +0000 UTCWhat movies are you looking forward to the most in 2025? - Felipe from Brasília
Felipe Sobreiro
2024-12-11 20:15:21 +0000 UTCTravis here, checking in from Denver, CO. This time of year, I fully embrace the magic of trash-tier Christmas movies — and I’m not talking about the “Die Hard” or “Lethal Weapon” debate. No, I’m talking about those scripts that feel like they were rejected by every studio except Netflix, then covered in garland and Christmas lights until they radiate “holiday spirit” at maximum wattage. And honestly? I love every second of it. So, I’m curious — do you guys have your own guilty pleasure genre of “trash” movies that you unironically enjoy? I’m talking bad kung fu flicks, made-for-TV melodramas, campy horror, ultra-low-budget sci-fi — etc. Thanks for all you do! —Travis (Lindsey Lohan forever!!)
BA4Space
2024-12-11 20:14:47 +0000 UTCThe two old cops are actually retired Chicago cops always in Andrew Davis films
Andy Pjax
2024-12-11 20:00:09 +0000 UTCDo you have a favorite non-Christmas movie that you love watching during the holidays? For example, I love watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High every year while I wrap gifts, even though the only Christmas in it is a mall Santa getting pissed on. Samantha from Birmingham, AL
Samantha
2024-12-11 19:59:06 +0000 UTCWhat's your go to Movie snacks? Justin from Brooklyn
El Cocodrillo
2024-12-11 19:40:35 +0000 UTCG’day mates, do you ever suffer from anxiety before a public performance and how do you deal with it? cheers, Dave from Kelowna BC
David Allen
2024-12-11 19:33:43 +0000 UTCWhat is your favorite music drop or use of a song in a christmas movie. Rockin' around the Christmas tree in Home Alone for me Jeff from Chicago
Les Whinen
2024-12-11 19:32:24 +0000 UTCDo you have any Christmas movie traditions? Maybe something you have to watch on Christmas Eve, a boxing day marathon you do every year, or an order you have to watch things throughout the month? Matt from Edmonton Alberta
Matt
2024-12-11 19:29:44 +0000 UTCWho should never, ever be allowed to make a Christmas, holiday, or otherwise sappy family movie? And who would be an unexpected choice that could revitalize the genre? Charlie from Jackson Heights
Junior Minty
2024-12-11 19:29:22 +0000 UTCMore than any other genre the musical seems to be the most decisive amongst movie goers. Why do you think some people can't get into musicals? Jack from the Jersey Shore
Jack Ninivaggi
2024-12-11 19:29:16 +0000 UTCWhat is the best Christmas Gift you ever got? Mickey from Michigan
Mickey Lyons
2024-12-11 19:29:07 +0000 UTCDo any of you have a favorite movie commentary (whether by the director, actors, etc.)? - Sean from Cedar Park, TX
Voror
2024-12-11 19:27:27 +0000 UTCWhat's your go-to movie(s) to pop in while visiting family during the holidays?
Neekko
2024-12-11 19:27:16 +0000 UTC
