Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
A 31-minute closing fight and not much reason for the rest. Amanda recaps the plot at length; the crew agrees Kong wins, and Rebecca Hall gets stuck saying things like "depth charges" and "there can't be two alpha Titans."
The Big Picture · Review · Top Five
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and Top Five Blockbusters
April 1, 2021/ 82 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Shea Serrano
Sean, Amanda, and Shea Serrano watch the first blockbuster of 2021, then each pick their five favorite blockbusters ever.
16 films across 4 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
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Shea Serrano's Top Five Blockbusters
No. 1
Furious 7 2015
No. 1 - the Paul Walker goodbye and the Wiz Khalifa song had the whole family crying.
No. 2
Get Out 2017
The theater went dead silent at the police lights, then cheered when the door opened on Rod.
No. 3
Creed 2015
The Rocky theme drops before the last round and Shea, his wife, and his uncles were all in tears.
No. 4
Jurassic World 2015
Blue comes running back for the fight - his fourth-favorite theater experience.
No. 5
Mortal Kombat 1995
Paul W.S. Anderson; his fifth-best moviegoing day ever. "The best video game movie that's ever been made."
Amanda Dobbins's Top Five Blockbusters
No. 1
Jurassic Park 1993
No. 1 - eight-or-nine-year-old Amanda watching the dinosaurs come to life; read the book first.
No. 2
Titanic 1997
Obvious and not: Bill Paxton's underwater robot, a Best Picture win, and Cameron the goat.
No. 5
Independence Day 1996
Her disaster and alien slot - '90s Will Smith and the White House laser.
Sean Fennessey's Top Five Blockbusters
No. 2
Mission: Impossible 1996
A late swap in for Die Hard - Brian De Palma handed a reboot and the silent Langley heist.
No. 3
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
Seen alone at a 10 a.m. show on a sugar high; "strangle you while feeding you cocaine."
No. 5
Speed 1994
A tight elevator pitch, then gifted actors saying silly stuff, just like the main event.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Around the review Kong: Skull IslandGodzilla: King of the MonstersCongoRampageMighty Joe YoungThe Truman ShowPassingDeadpool 2Hunt for the WilderpeopleBest of the BestStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerZack Snyder's Justice LeagueRequiem for a DreamFruitvale StationBlack PantherJudas and the Black Messiah
Blockbuster asides and honorable mentions Die HardSpider-Man 2Avengers: EndgameJokerA Few Good MenOcean's TwelveThe Poseidon AdventureEvent HorizonThe MatrixThe MegApollo 13The Hunt for Red OctoberCrimson TideArmageddonMen in BlackAlienAliensE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMission: Impossible - FalloutMission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolRaiders of the Lost ArkSkyfallWonder WomanThe Bourne IdentityJason BourneU.S. MarshalsThe HuntedNo Country for Old MenThe Cable GuyGhostbustersFace/OffJawsThe Lost World: Jurassic ParkJurassic Park IIIAs Tears Go By
Coming soon (unreleased at recording) Top Gun: MaverickAvatar: The Way of Water
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