Episode 22: Edge of Tomorrow, Edge of Tomorrow VS. Source Code, Top 5 Alien Invasion Films
"Live. Die. Repeat." Your favorite nerds review Edge of Tomorrow! We discuss the film's marketing disaster, Emily Blunt's awesome performance, the film's fun video game déjà vu premise, and how it reminded us that Tom Cruise is a great actor. It's a scifi smackdown in the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER as Edge of Tomorrow takes on Source Code! We share our top 5 alien invasion films.
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Show Notes
- 0:00 – 44:09: Edge of Tomorrow.
- 44:10 – 55:37: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Edge of Tomorrow VS. Source Code.
- 51:28 – 1:23:57: Top 5 alien invasion films.
Links
- Edge of Tomorrow's strange trailer
- "Edge of Tomorrow" drops "All you need is kill" title due to negative chatter
- Tom Cruise on the Today Show
- How YouTube and Internet Journalism Destroyed Tom Cruise, Our Last Real Movie Star
- Edge of Tomorrow is "the most feminist summer action flick in years"
- Hollywood Reporter's Edge of Tomorrow review
- The psychology of Edge of Tomorrow
- Nerdist Podcast: Tom Cruise
- Box office miss for Edge of Tomorrow
- 3 Theories of Time Travel
- Movie Time Travel DEBUNKED (Screen Junkies)
Top 5 Alien Invasion Films
Conrad:
- District 9
- The Abyss
- Starship Troopers
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)
Ali:
- Aliens
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Starship Troopers
- Attack the Block
Honorable Mentions:
- The Thing
- Plan 9 from Outer Space
- Independence Day
- Avatar