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/Filmcast Ep. 47 - Crank 2: High Voltage (GUESTS: Dan Trachtenberg from Totally Rad Show and Jen Yamato from Rotten Tomatoes)

Posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 by David Chen

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crank 2 poster In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley get excited for 24: New York, get ambivalent about Wanted 2, get disappointed by Mitch Hurwitz’s Sit Down, Shut Up, and get intrigued by The Girlfriend Experience. Special guests Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show and Jen Yamato from Rottentomatoes join us for this episode.

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Introduction

(00:44) Dan Trachtenberg from The Totally Rad Show

What Have We Watched

David Chen (01:45): Mission Impossible 3, Troll 2
Dan (17:37): Sugar
Devindra (20:50): The Class
Adam (22:31): Parks and Recreation, Sit Down Shut Up, The Unusuals, Lost

News Discussion

(43:22) The Girlfriend Experience Trailer
(49:28) Eli Roth to shoot massive movie this fall
(54:57) Guy Who Wrote Pooh’s Heffalump Movie to Write Wanted 2
(59:09) 24 Goes to New York City
(1:00:56) Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning in Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere
(1:08:54) Terminator Salvation PG-13 Rating Confirmed

Featured Review

(1:14:45) Crank 2: High Voltage with Jen from Rottentomatoes

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Comments

DrChicago

Good Podcast. Dan is always funny and Jen Yamato is always bad ass. I actually thought Crank 2 was better then Crank, I just loved all the WTF moments of it. I also really liked Bai Ling in it, who I don't like, but she was funny. I hope word of mouth helps it out and hopefully the inevitable great DVD sales give the series another sequel. The Crank Trilogy must be finished.

Twisted

I've notice something right now... On the poster Chev Chelios have chains around his neck, but he doesn't have it in the movie. I know... we don't care...

By the way, good review!

freemachine

Loved Crank 2! I hope this movie somehow manages to turn a profit because I love to see a third installment. Unfortunately, my Friday night showing was fairly empty, with the exceptional note of the couple who brought their two children. Their kids couldn't have been more than 10 years old, I shit you not. Those two kids are going to be fucked up for the rest of their lives.

DrChicago

Dude there was a lady with a fucking baby in her arms in my theater, it kept crying, I kid you not... Also guys, Vega Bro is highly entertaining in the chat to most people, I do think you guys should lift that ban- lol but maybe set some guidelines for him.

cellchild

it's great that you've noticed this whole new hipster wave of cinematographers including Copolla, Jonzie and all others. It is new trend in cinema indeed.

VegaBro

I loved listening to the podcast, despite my forced uninvolvement in the chat. You 3 are undoubtably the kings of film criticism and justness. I beg you oh lords, to lift this woeful ban on my person. Adam, with you're piercing, yet strangely erotic baritone voice and cunning wit, I beg you to lift this woeful ban. Devindra, oh most proud and powerful, with your loving mispronunciations and arcane, and also strangely erotic, wide knowledge of film, I beg you to lift this woeful ban. And finally Dave...you're all right. Please unban me slashfilmcast

Ben

Can we get Quigley his own show? The guy's got some rage, and I kind of like it. I think I could listen to him talk about Marley & Me for at least a good hour. Think about it!

vadmspartan

Yeah get him a recliner of rage.

spikeshinizle

I completely and utterly, 100%, absolutely, without a doubt at all in my mind, disagree with Adam and Devindra about Lost.

Good stuff otherwise.

shora

Nice episode
Jen Yamato's voice is hilarious (she sounds so horny lol) For a second Dave, I thought you gonna tell her something about it

I watched Crank 2 last weekend and it was really awesome.. as Jen said, the most fun I had in theater for a while. I was so into it that after the movie finished, during the credits/ending shots I yelled "Fuck you Chilios" and everyone in theater laughed

rahul

Hi,
This is the best one by listening this term, many cinema lovers get fascinated with excitement.

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