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Episodes
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
On August 28th, 2003, pizza delivery driver Brian Wells was jumped, forced to wear a bomb and told to rob a bank or the bomb would be detonated. He tragically died after failing to complete the task in time.
I know what you're thinking, that sounds hilarious! Someone should make a comedy out of it.
Well, you're in luck, because Hollywood doesn't know the meaning of decency and 30 Seconds or Less now can be found in DVD bargain bins the world over.
I've thrown a lot of shade at this film, but it's actually right in our sweet spot. A mediocre comedy that, with a couple tweaks, could have been decent flick, optics not-withstanding. Listen in as we propose Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride go darker and explore the depths of one of America's weirdest bank robberies.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
We have long been told that "The Rock is Perfect," but is he? This week we put Dwayne's appeal to the ultimate test, can it survive barely 90 minutes of extremely mild sword and sandals action? Will The Scorpion King forever leave doubt in our mind that TRIP?
Liam, Gregg and Scott break down the Mummy sequel/prequel that apparently spawned a direct-to-DVD series of films, none starting The Rock. At first it seems the boys won't pull it off, but soon the fixes coming Fast and Furious. (sorry) (not really)
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
Sunday Oct 27, 2019
We didn't so much choose to watch Freddy vs. Jason as it was inflicted upon us. For that we have our good friend Tony from Flicks X-rayed to thank. Tony beat us fair and square (probably) in the Rotten Tomator Prognosticator and got to choose our next film, and for some reason he chose the dullest cross-over film since The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones.
Best I can figure it, Tony has some kind of grudge against us.
However, we like a challenge at I Have Some Notes, and we tried our level best to sharpen the knives of this dull monster mashup.
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Well, this is one movie we are not giggy with. Nineties movies typically have some bad taste jokes we’ve long since learned are not appropriate, but like an oddly placed giant mechanical spider, this movie is rife with them.
Liam, Gregg and Scott power through another rewrite, ditching problematic jokes and giving the singular woman in the film something to do (another common theme in our 90s rewrites). Steampunk cowboys should have been easy money, but Will Smith and Kevin Kline showed us that any winning concept can bomb if you try hard enough.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
You may remember, back in March, we started a friendly wager amongst our fellow podcasters to see who could best predict the quality of 2019's summer blockbusters. "March?!" I can hear you say, "I barely remember what episode of Voyager I watched last night." Fair enough, let's remind you of the rules, the prize and who participated.
Each contestant guessed the Rotten Tomatoes ratings for an agreed upon list of summer blockbuster movies. Scores were determined by the difference between the guess and the final score of each movie.
For example, I guessed Avengers: Endgame would land at 84% and its actual Rotten Tomatoes rating was 94%, so my score was 10.
Today we tally all the scores to find out who amongst fellow podcasters from the PS2J Show, Flicks X-rayed, Modern Manhood, Emily Missed Out and Repodcasting podcasts. The person with the lowest total win and gets to select a movie the losers must watch and either live Tweet, or record an episode on.
I'm burying the lead here, but we've two special guests turned up for the Rotten Tomator Prognosticator Finale. Our beloved former Colin is back (already!) to talk about why he guessed so bad. We also have Tony from the Flicks X-rayed podcast, the lone non-I Have Some Notes member. Hmmm…wonder why he would be here. Welp, guess you'll have to listen to find out!
You can see all the final score RIGHT HERE!
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Sunday Sep 15, 2019
Our listeners can be forgiven for thinking at this point that we hate the giant monster genre. After all, we've already taken Pacific Rim and Godzilla to the rewriters room, and now we're doing the same for Jordan Vogt-Roberts' Kong: Skull Island. The truth is we've genuinely liked all these movies (well, maybe not Gregg, but what does he like, honestly?), but even the most beloved movies can always be reexamined, tweaked and rejigged.
Liam, Gregg and Scott do just that for Kong, taking special aim at the relatively blank cast of characters, as well as tweaking some motivations and, of course, deleting the protagonist.
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Monday Sep 02, 2019
Liam Creswick choose easily the most colourful and frenetic movie we've attempted to rewrite yet for his first episode as host: Speed Racer.
We spend the bulk of the episode exhausting Lana and Lilly Wachowski for their ability to make interesting choices. Whether they are good choices is up for debate, but they are never boring. But, with great respect for wild choices, Gregg modifies the mystic surrounding Racer X, Liam cuts the amount of Chim Chim to just Chim and Scott expands the concept into an 8-part mini-series, because Speed Racer is a drug he can't get enough of.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Last month Colin retired as host of I Have Some Notes, so we decided for our bonus Side Notes episode we would salute the man who's given us so many laughs over these past three years. With that, we give you the very BEST of Colin MacIntyre. Thanks for everything buddy, we love ya!
Our break is nearly over and season five is just around the corner, so stay tuned to our Twitter and Facebook feeds to get your notes in for the upcoming season premiere!
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
The Green Lantern has got Blake Lively in it and not much else. We're used to watching some colourless DC comic book movies around here, but Green Lantern might be the drabbest. However, the blander the script the greater the challenge, Right? And we've got Edmonton comedian Liam Creswick aboard to light the blackest screenwriting.
This episode is bittersweet for us, as it is Colin's swan song as host of the show. As a founding member of I Have Some Notes, Colin helped shape our movie fixing podcast into the hilarious, insightful show it is today. I've always felt Colin's positive energy and brilliant sense of humour set the tone for the show, and probably prevented Scott and I from downing ourselves in the obsessively nerdy details.
We wish Colin and his wife Crystal all the best as their family expands by one more. The show must go on, but there is only one Colin MacIntyre. Thanks for everything buddy, we'll see you again soon, because you are now top of our guest list.
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Yup, we're criticizing another DC movie in The Dark Knight Rises. If at this point you feel like we're just picking on DC film it would be hard for me to disagree, because we're even rewriting the good ones now. So…fine, we're DC haters and Marvel fanboys. You caught us.
It's also somehow our second Chris Nolan film. Yikes.
In our defence, The Dark Knight Rises is a film that legitimately could use some tweaks, and that is what we're here for. We rearrange the the rising and falling and rising again of Batman into a film I think we all truly wanted to see.
Also, stay tuned at the end of the show for some news about coming changes to the show.