Midnight Screening: "Super 8" & Who has to go see "Judy Moody"?
First up, Brad, Jillian, Jerrid and Virtual Boyd go see the new JJ Abrams flick "Super 8."
Then, we all get together and draw names out of a hat to find out who has to go see "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer."
Then, we all get together and draw names out of a hat to find out who has to go see "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer."

















Had to stop the Super 8 review at 13 minute mark due to spoilers,but you guys convinced me to go watch Super 8.I'm so happy Jerrid has to see Judy Moody it will make a great review,good luck you two.
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Someone told me the movie is based on what a woman thought of when she was having bad sex
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Good luck sitting through Judy Moody
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LOVE THE BEN LYONS REFRENCE! Have you been keeping up with Roger's New show on PBS?
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Check out the Half in a Bag episode on Youtube about the Zookeeper. One of the funniest goddamn things I ever saw. I think you'd like the Red Letter Media fellows Mr Brad.
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I'm a really big fan of Red Letter Media, haven't gotten the chance to see the Zookeeper video, but will check that out very soon.
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A bit late to the party, but I was hoping you might do a Midnight Screenings episode on Super 8. That's okay, because I originally was going to see it Friday night, but then decided to see it this afternoon.
Oh and Brad, when you go see Green Lantern next week, don't forget about one thing I want to mention to you. Ready? Here it is!
GEOFFREY RUSH AS THE VOICE OF THE CHICKEN HEADED ALIEN!
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Everyone say bye!! .....aw.
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I would go see Judy Moody. Hell, I could even be convinced to read the books. I was a big 'Super Fudge' and 'Babysitter's Club' fan when I was younger, why not.
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The moment they said they would draw names out of a hat, I knew that Jerrid would be the one who would have to see that movie.
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Aww man, I was wishing so hard that it would be Brad and Jake to see Judy Moody, there would have been so much rage in that review it would have been hilarious.
I really wanted to see Super 8 but I can't find a cinema near me that is showing it.
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Though invented in the 1970s, the Rubik's Cube made its international release in January of 1980 (it was made in Hungary). The first batch was delivered from Hungary in May of 1980. They probably would not have heard of it in 1979. Oh well.
I'm glad to see this video is up! I got home from work and immediately went to the site but was disappointed. Fortunately, there was a new Snob video! Glad to know the reason for the slight delay. That Smurf movie looks like crap...
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I just saw the trailer for Judy Moody.... I fear for their sanity. Seriously, that movie looks dreadful. It'll be hilarious to watch their reactions though.
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At first I described the alien as looking like a hybrid between the Rancor and the Geonosians from Attack of the Clones. I think LucasArts even recycled the same sound effects for the noise the Geonosians made. It also reminded me of that stop-motion demon creature from The Gate, but with a flatter face and bigger eyes.
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Wow! The Gate that's a Snob Review for the future!
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Been sick this last week and haven't been able to go to the movies. Which sucks cause I've heard plenty of good things about X-men:First Class, and really wanted to go see it. But now this review and a few others have made me want to go see Super 8. Just don't know which one to see now.
I'm so bad at making decisions like this. It damn near takes me 30 minutes to know what flavor of ice cream i want at the store.
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In senior year i high school, we had the welcoming party for the first years, there was this boy who could solve the rubik's cube in minutes WITH HIS FEET. Beat that Brad!
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OMG, poor Jerrid! That second video made me chuckle because you had to "verify" everything on camera, lest you have conspiracy theorists claiming it was rigged. Super 8 looks good, I think I'm gonna go see that w/hubby sometime soon. Love the reviews, Brad and Co.!
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Is the Academy Awards going to be 10 Best Picture nominees for now on? I get it that they want to appeal to the newer generation of film folks but it is getting a bit ridiculous. Obviously there will be a top 5 and a bottom 5 as Brad pointed out and the top 5 will matter to the voters while the bottom are there just for hyping the audience.
Oh well, it is not as if I have cared for the Oscars. I just get annoyed with the new direction it is taking.
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Is it bad that before they stated the reason behind showing all of the names on camera, I really thought they had all put Jerrid down on their paper, and Jerrid put in Brian or Brad?
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I don't know. I really liked Super 8 for the first two acts, and then once the third act hit it just became a jumbled mess, and then the ending was just atrociously stupid.
Also, leave it to JJ Abrams to fade to black on everything EXCEPT the lens flare.
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Is it just me or does Jillian look thinner than normal in the Super 8 review?
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Super 8 was an amazing movie and I miss the classic spielberg feeling we saw as a kid. It's going to be in time a instant classic.
Hey Jerrid and other dude it's o.k you have to see that shitty Judy moody movie. Just buy a bag of pot or drink a lot before you see this movie. Be drunk and high cause at least you guys will forget it after a day.
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"It's going to be in time a instant classic."
If it takes time, then it's not instant.
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I am absolutely loving these midnight screening videos, they are fantastic.
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Aww, everyone forgot about "Thor". I felt that was a great kick-off for the summer, so I'm bummed that it slipped your minds.
Anyways, haven't seen "X-Men: First Class" or "Super 8" yet, but I plan to soon. I feel a lot more confident the movies will be solid after watching these reviews.
It's weird how "First Class" has a higher RT rating than "Super 8", seeing as how "Super 8" looks like (and sounds like) the much stronger film.
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Also, is anyone else slightly disturbed that it looks like Judy Moody will be the film to get the 'honor' of being entry #100 in the Movie & TV Reviews section?
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I was having 2nd thoughts on Super 8 after seeing it was going to be another boy and an alien movie but I'll trust in ya'll's review that it actually good! I do admit the trailers for it do make me want to see it just to see what the hell the creature looks like!
And, Judy Moody can suck it that looks like crap! But, I'm not the target demo so I hope Jerrid enjoys it! Bur, knowing his luck with movies he'd actually enjoy it! The little girl inside him will probaly giggle him/herself goofy!
So next Weekend ya'll be watching Green Lantern and what now!?
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I remember the face now. It looked like the demon's face at the end of "Season of the Witch."
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This guy/thing!? http://www.awn.com/files/imagepicker/35/sotw01_demon.jpg
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I thought it looked like Pan from Pan's Labyrinth
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Curse you Brad. You set Jerrid up! Stuck in the lining, my arse! We saw the names held up, we saw a hand take the names and not the draw.
I think this exposes you as a CIA agent. Why were you on the grassy knoll? Who is the so called "black dog man" mysteriously absent from this video?
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I LOVED "SUPER 8". I mean, it was probably this generations "coming of age film". I loved the character interaction, and the ending credits made me love it even more! Overall, this film made me tear up at the end, and I agree that the loss of the locket probably symbolized the new relationship that the boy will have with his father.
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Jerrid has to watch both Judy Moody and The Smurfs? You have my sympathies. At least keep him away from The Zookeeper, Brad. The poor man's suffered enough.
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I was hoping the zookeeper would be a live action movie of Futrama boy was I disappointed
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Super 8, good to hear. The other movie... I almost hate to admit this Brad, but when your name was pulled for *not* going to it I actually said 'Aw, crap!' What can I say? Sometimes I let my sadistic side out to play.
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Why so much flack for the ending? Was anyone really expecting the kids to go all out 'monster squad' and dispatch the alien with massive amounts of fire works? Maybe fire a bottle rocket at a scuba tank wedged in its mouth, but not before mouthing a silly catch phrase.
I actually like how the alien was perceived in the movie. Not exactly an antagonist, but more so a force of nature.
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I just came back from seeing this, and I absolutely loved it.
I have no clue as to why the Distressed Watcher would need to make two goddamn videos about it, except for him being a giant attention whore. Good to see that you openly don't like him, though, that made me smile.
Also, there was another "Hehe, this takes place in 1979!" moment that I'm surprised you didn't talk about.
The first press conference that the dad held, and the lady who kept saying that it was the Russians. That stuck out more than the film developing bit for me, probably due to the fact that I was born in '92
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The Simpsons xxx from Argentina.
http://www.rarovhs.com.ar/2011/01/los-porno-sinson-parodia-xxx.html
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hahahaha awesome jerrid is going to see judy moody. looking foward to the review now. sorry brad, but i am going to admit i was hoping you would go with him too. haha. you guys should do this again to see who would go with jerrid to see smurfs.
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Well we already have decided that I am gonna go with him to that awful movie
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Which radiodrome ep has Jerrid talking about clockwork orange?
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Yeah, that train crash was just a bit over the top.
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Always love your videos brad, you look like your having so much fun with your mates.
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I've pretty much hated everything JJ has done but other than the CGI, I loved this movie too.
Brad, I'm curious to know what you though of Star Trek? Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who cant stand that movie.
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Hi, Thanks for sharing such a wonderful piece of information. I must say that while reading your post I found my thoughts in agreement with the topic that you have discussed, which happens very rare.
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Awe.... I was hoping it was going to end up being "Brad and Jerrid Watch Judy Moody"
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I know you said the monster face may have been akin to the Season of the Witch, but to me he looked like an organic Optimus Prime. It was just a generic Transformer looking face *shrug*
But yeah, fantastic sit.
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There's a Brit flick called Attack the Block, with Nick Frost about da Urban Yoof fighting aliens that's a tribute and novel twist on 80s monster movies.
The Spielberg thing is interesting, but really Joe Dante actually made more of these sorts of movies.
And Brad Statham has a new one called Blitz that looks like a return to form.
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I know this will sound super-sad and pathetic, but I just LOVE these group videos. I love how Brad has this little cadre of merry-prankster friends to hang out with, see movies, eat dinner and drink with, do vids with. Watching these vids is a little bit like getting to hang out with the gang myself. It's a nice feeling. Thanks for making them.
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I like how you pointed out the train crash scene was going into Michael Bay territory since the pyro kid could easily pass as Michael Bay as a child XD
This movie really did have an ET look to it with alien and military presence. I guess it was a good thing all those guns did not get turned into walkie-talkies.
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The monsters face looks so much like the Micheal Bay version of Optimus Primes face.
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Guess I'm the odd man out, but I disliked "Super 8". The film wasn't horrible, but I was glad when it was over. The plot is twisted and nonsensical, the ending has a horrible message, and it feels gimmicky. While there are parts of the film that do feel well produced, it's the ending that breaks the film down. I could go into why, but in respect to those who have yet to see the film I won't. All in all, I only give this film 2 stars out of 5.
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I just saw super 8 on your recommendation and I have to say that I loved it best movie I have seen this season.
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I saw super 8 also after you recommended it. But I was totally disapointed by it. The first act was great then the second and third felt so boring and cliche. And don't get me started with that dumb anti-drug part at the end...worst movie of the year by far for me IMHO.
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Really? An anti-drug message? Just because the stoner guy gets high and one of the kids comically said "drugs are bad" it is anti-drug propaganda?
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Amusingly, the stoner was played by David Gallagher, the kid from 7th Heaven.
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I only got around to watch super 8 today. It only came here to denmark a few days ago. But i went because you guys gave it a good review.
And i agree: it was a very good movie. I really liked it.
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Super 8 wasn't nominated for ANY Oscars whatsoever. Jerrid has to kill someone!
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