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If you are hearing the sound of my voice currently we hope it means at least once in your life you have listened to the clubhouse podcast live every Sunday night 70 string for Pacific your one-stop shop for all things sports entertainment Probably also me and you subscribe to the clubhouse podcast on iTunes because it's time for another 991 It's permeating your ead drums as the kids like to say Welcome My name is Rob and next year is my 25th high school reunion But I'm not alone for this particular episode as I rarely am joining me across the desk is the official fat checker of this show And a man who has written a train at least once in his time you may know him is done for you as fun done go actually But his mom will call him done for I'm gonna call him done for the welcome sir. My grandpa my uncle my aunt will work for the railroad That's true. You talked about that for him.

Yeah, I made nothing on my 20-year class reunion I missed it because something else was going on a Jimmy Buffet concert. Oh, yeah You got to get me already Jimmy Buffet Here's Jimmy Buffet. You have to have exactly We are here today to talk about the new film From guys that are normally screenwriters, but they're taking their first stab at directing and your mogul and Jared Paul direct a new movie called the Detroit Jack Black James Mars and Catherine Han Jeffrey Tambor Just a couple of a few other names in this film Basically, it is the story of Dan Lansman.

Dan is a guy who lives in suburban Pittsburgh The Burke, or he grew up exactly as the self-appointed chairman of the alumni committee and their 20-year high school reunion is upon them They're having some problems recruiting people to come to commit. Yeah, to commit to the reunion So Dan who's played by Jack Black is sitting up late one night watching TV and he sees this commercial for banana boat skin care products And in this commercial is a guy by the name of Oliver Wallace who was the cool guy when they were in high school played by the great James Marsden Cyclops Cyclops And so Dan decides he's going to take it upon himself to go out and get Oliver Wallace to come to the reunion because if Wallace comes then everybody else will come So he kind of doops his boss at work played by the great Jeffrey Tambor and to turn it into a fake business trip except Tambor doesn't know that it's a fake business trip. Who's really frugal in this business and things go from there?

This movie is just a little bit over an hour and a half long Before we get yes, sir, you know this is number 99 this is number number 99 99 99 almost to the three digits. Hey, we got to think our good friends at allied integrative who are responsible for chunk of us Go say how you know first up Josh ally everybody allied how many of these 99's have been from allied you know what I haven't done the math, but there's a chunk of them But we can't think of enough for this absolutely so let's get into reviewing this thing. Let's go for it for me I'm just gonna I'm not even gonna bury the lead here.

This is the very definition of a dark comedy And what I mean by that for those you don't know what the dark comedy genre is you spend a lot of time laughing at things and going why am I laughing at this? Which some dark comedy I'm a fan of But there's also that style of dark comedy that really goes out of its way to make you uncomfortable like a lot of what your Ricky Jervais does That's that's his style Which really I'm very torn on this But Donald deferred you because I don't want to get too deep for you. Yeah, yeah If you read my written review at the co-poss podcast.com.

That's our website. I put on this that Into barely two. Let's just get this out to you open I in the first ten minutes hated this film I was not liking it after the It just didn't this is kind of when those stupid jack black this ain't working kind of thing But then later as a movie We got it going it hit a lot of subplots that you never saw coming And there's a lot of issues that were touched because we got to be spoiler free here for the exactly that's that's what our audience But there was one big one that you that hit you about halfway through that you never saw coming and some levels didn't need to see exactly But you know, I put in the written review the the Russian nesting dolls How it's one layer after another that you didn't see coming and you never wouldn't know what the next layer is going to be They hit a lot of really really really tough issues With some very uncomfortable moments in this thing some very real uncomfortable moments in this thing But I think they hit it right on that aspect So on some aspects as the dark comedy I really hated it, but I loved how they hit some issues that a lot movies don't go into or are afraid to talk about and then way they hit the issues with the uncomfortable moments Which could happen in real life I saw it differently than you did.

Okay. I don't know that that it was needed for the plot I think that the the uncomfortableness that we're referring to Was reference too much. I think it was just it was too much of it I think it it turned Dan from being a lovable loser.

Yeah, to being just pitiful Yeah, and go ahead. I didn't care about him and that was part of my problem I just didn't care by the end of the film for a character that I was supposed to maybe have pity on I had nothing at all But it shows like how he what he goes through to try to be accepted. I think it really hit that You know Being an odd man out and being chandelot and stuff.

I really like how it hit those parts of the movie You know what I'm saying? Does that make sense? I hear you on that I I don't know because I'm very very torn on this film because I spent a lot of this film Very uncomfortable, but that was what they were going for so on a certain level They hit the mark.

Yeah, you know that they accomplished what they set out to do But I don't know that that makes it a good film. You know what I mean? Yeah, I kind of liked it You know, you usually listen to a couple of moments like whoa, but I think they used them right in my opinion on this, you know, it teach their own Jack Black Seeing him I was really conflicted on his character because you're used to seeing as the goofy guy I liked him in Kung Fu Panda Don't get me wrong that I'd like the voice over and I think it kind of hit that character You know, pretty good considering But on the other aspect he him getting into these real serious dark issues and him getting almost to the borderline psychotic on this thing I mean he starts to lose it, you know, and that's why I'm so conflicted on it Some parts of it.

I really hated some parts of it. I liked I'm just don't know. It's really hard to explain on this one I thought it was directed well.

I mean, I thought that visually I thought that the It was fine is what it did what it was supposed to do Exactly. You didn't even know the CGI or anything like that, you know, but it was fine for what it was Some of the songs were good, but during the class for union They're playing stuff from the early 80s. They'd be playing stuff from 88 to 94 Right.

Well 94 would have been when they graduated Yeah exactly. It's actually a kind of reunion. They play the voice But yeah, but you know, but I think it's but the music was good.

I love the music selection in that But I mean if you graduated in 94, that means you were a freshman. I was a senior So you would you would know the music they were playing Yeah, but yeah, but but on acting though The one I have to kind of give the shining star to was the guy who played dance son Russell Posner plays that And Dan has to do with his own family issues as well having a wife and two kids one of them Getting his first girlfriend and all the things that go with that. He's looking for the dad advice and stuff And he's getting just a cold shoulder from his dad And he's getting more advice from you know from all of her on this And I like how he was able to get that emotion out of like I am so confused here Uh, dad.

I need help. Okay. All of her.

I need help. But I thought that kid who's going through that You know the teenage years, the puberty, the home morons, all that stuff Just wanting some answers or some advice And not getting it. I thought he played that kind of emotion very well Because he's like, I'm a little bit willard here.

You know, I thought for somebody's I just thought he hit it very good for that kind of role I thought the cast overall was very even killed. I don't know if there's anybody that pulled away from anybody I'll jack black as who you expect them to be Tom Burr. I mean he played that perfect.

That's but you expect those kind of roles from him He would. Yeah. Yeah.

Every team. Jumping tambour plays the role very well Yeah. Mars then playing the cool guy.

I mean he does that well. Yeah. There wasn't anything that really stood out for me performance Well, I see her.

I thought everybody was good. Yeah. But again, they did their job Because I think with me they accomplished what they were trying to accomplish You're going to make your audience a little squeamish And you're going to make them try to work with something They're going to make them squeamish on us But I thought somebody's in positive Just stuck out for me.

I thought he played it really well He gets my shining star in this one though There enough But you know, it's just one of those weird films where it's kind of There's a lot of things that you hate and there's some really good stuff that you like But how do you review something like that? And that's where I'm torn because On one hand I was like I a lot of the film I just had anxiety But that's what they were trying to do So Do you hang the mission accomplished banner? It's such a weird kind of a phenomenal You're saying how you know the co-host Chad would probably You know because they hit some a real emotional things here And he's also not a jack black thing Oh, we know that.

Yeah, so I think it can make this film worse for him as if they had a well-ferred horn swag Oh, but I mean you know But I I like how I hit some issues even though it's uncomfortable I think then comfortable hit was right for what they were trying to talk about in this Mm-hmm It's interesting. This one's just kind of one of those but again. That's where I'm torn.

Yeah, you know It's it's such a strange thing This is a this is a tough film to critique exactly But that's where the pants the big bucks That's a pain. Yeah, but you know that's where they have to come these things and what's again? We allied.

They're so good. They've been there and they've ever had to be. This is number 99 a lot of them were was to Yeah, Josh Ashley, Tanya Kelsey, Lindsay There are such incredible people we cannot think of enough for over basically the last two years almost almost Almost Yeah, we can't take them enough for the number 99 here tonight 99 I don't think of that Toto song.

It's stuck in my head Okay Shall we get to the final analysis? Let's go for it The way we do the final analysis on this show We don't give you letter grade. We don't give you numbers.

We don't give you stars We don't give you thumbs up thumbs down our audience the empire Better than that We're gonna ask two questions. Question number one is would you see this film again If the answer is no we're done here If the answer is yes It becomes how would you see this film again? Would you pay for it in first run evening show Twilight after noon early morning on a Saturday Would you wait till it goes in the second run at the dollar theater?

Would you get it from red box? Would you stream it on Netflix or would you wait for it on TV? Would you see this film again?

Actually I would. Okay How would you see it? I would probably watch on HBO but I'm gonna give the recommend to the second run dollar theaters because I'm so mixed on it Because I loved it and I hated it So I think it's worth you know It's a movie night and you don't want to spend a lot of cash And it's at the dollar theater hit it there Because it has some moments to really just hate you which I really enjoyed But a lot of it at the first 10-15 minutes I rarely wasn't like in it But then it kind of crept up on me I'm gonna do something in my rating on this that I've never done before Okay, I'm waiting I would not see this film again Okay But I wouldn't stop somebody who's a fan of the genre from seeing it So I'm actually gonna answer the second question Even though I don't want to have to answer the second question I personally would not watch this again But I have a lot of people that I know that are into that style of comedy I think could appreciate this film for what it is Especially the strength of the actors involved You are a fan of dark comedies I would say go check it out It might be worth a red box You know I give a second right But this film is not for a mass audience I don't need it Oh no But yeah, I don't think it's near worth getting the full price theater at all So, you know All right show you the plugs let's go for it Visit our website www.theclubhousepodcast.com Find out everything you need to know and some stuff you don't Like our Facebook page if you would look up to clubhousepodcast on Facebook Put the word podcast on the end or it's something completely different Follow the show on Twitter at clubhouse show You can follow me on Twitter if you like I am at yes that Rob Irvin that is spelled ERV-I-N My normal co-host for the show was Chad Womack You can follow him on Twitter at ChadNPG69 I'm at Fondongo And you can email me at Dom at the clubhousepodcast.com Email Dom with it with the questions you might have about us doing a live show For you we love doing live shows We're big fans of it You can email me if you like questions, comments, concerns Tell me to go pound sand I am Rob at the clubhousepodcast.com Chad is Chad at the clubhousepodcast.com Charlotte Parker is of course on Pinterest Because we are more obligated to say that And Jill's Womack Just doing what she does bro Our normal show you're one stop shop for all things sports and entertainment Every Sunday night 7 Eastern 4 Pacific We hope to see you there just keep subscribe it on iTunes You get it all So until the next time we talk for done for the empire I'm Rob clubhouse's clothes You really could use Britney Palmer in this Really no seriously you could have I'm just saying The preceding was a sooner or greater production You got it all because I have to