Myopia Movies

This week we end the year suffering for your pleasure. We watched The Star Wars Holiday Special where we learn that Chewbacca just kind of bails on his family for the entirety of the Skywalker Saga. 
How does The Star Wars Holiday Special hold up?
Host: Nic
Co-Host: Daniel
Panel: Candace, Nur, and Lauren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH8rxarVG8
 
Directed by Steve Binder and David AcombaWritten by Rod Warren, Bruce Vilanch, Pat Proft, Leonard Ripps, Mitzie WelchActors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels,Peter Mayhew, James Earl Jones, Bea Arthur, Art Carney, Diahann Carroll, Harvey Korman

This week on Myopia Movies, we learn that there was no need to make The Mean One, there had been a horror version of the Grinch since the year 2000. We watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Jim Carrey went through torture training for this role, but what could the audience do?
How will How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) hold up?
Host: Nic
Panel: Charlie, Matt, and Daniel
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley (the dog), Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Clint Howard

This week on Myopia Movies, we get heavier. We watched Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, comin' in glory at the turn of the tide! 
How will Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers hold up for its 20th Anniversary?
Host: Nic
Panel: Matthew, Daniel, Candace, and Lauren
Directed by Peter JacksonActors - Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lee, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, David Wenham

In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the release of the The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, we are covering The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings and the Two Towers back to back. Will we make it? CAN WE SURVIVE? WILL IT MAKE ME WANT TO WATCH THE HOBBIT TRILOGY FINALLY?  WILL IT BE THE FARTHEST FROM HOME I HAVE EVER BEEN?
Host: Nic
Panel: Daniel, Charlie, Kellie
Directed by Peter JacksonStarring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee

This week on Myopia Movies, in honor of the new TV show, we celebrate the Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer in a LucasFilm and Ron Howard classic. We watched Willow and the last thing we are going to want is a hairy chest!
How will Willow hold up?
Host: Nic
Co-Host: Daniel and Matthew
Guest: Charlie, Nur, and Candace
 
Directed by Ron HowardWritten by George Lucas (story by) and Bob Dolman(screenplay by)Starring: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Billy Barty, Gavan O'Herlihy, Kevin Pollak
 
 

This week on Myopia Movies, in honor of Tim Burton's Addams Family reboot, we watched the classic sequel to the classic 1990s movie, the Addams Family Values! Join us as we talk about the hilarious cast and a trip to summer camp!
How will Addams Family Values hold up?
Host: Nic
Panel: Jon and Daniel
Directed by Barry SonnenfeldStarring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack, Christina Ricci, Carol Kane, Jimmy Workman, David Krumholtz, Peter MacNicol, Peter MacNicol, Christine Baranski

This week, in honor of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we revisit Marvel Town. Now, the original Black Panther is too good for what we do here, so instead we visit the Ray Stevenson bloodbath that is Punisher: War Zone. Does this have torture? People bleeding out from axe wounds? Hell yea! Take that Disney!
How will Punisher War Zone hold up?
Host: Nic 
Guests: Dan and Evan
Directed by Lexi AlexanderStarring  Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison, Wayne Knight

This week on Myopia Movies, we visit merry old English with Englishman Robert Downey Jr.!  Witness the raw sexual tension between Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr., sexual tension between Rachel McAdams, and Jude Law, the camera and Jude Law, and the audience and Jude Law!
How will Sherlock Holmes hold up?
Hosted by: NicCo-Host: Daniel
Guest: Nur, Charlie, and Candace
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Robert Maillet