Ep 38: Alita - Battle Angel

It's time for one of our most requested films to discuss, Alita: Battle Angel on The Movie Defenders podcast! Not only do we do a full, non-spoiler review, but we later play several scenes from the film as we walk through the whole thing. We talk about what critics think, and then what we think. But first we have fun talking about the Oscars, when we might get an Episode 9 trailer, New Mutants having no release date, and we break down the new Dark Phoenix trailer! Then it's the top 5 80's movie soundtracks, and fun segment of how to get Alita into your Genesys games. Wrap that up with a spoiler review of the movie itself and you've got a jam packed episode! So grab your cybernetic implants, rescue a dog, and get ready to play Motorball on the The Movie Defenders podcast! 00:11:40 The Buzz 00:22:05 Dark Phoenix Trailer Discussion 00:27:48 Top 5 80's Movie Soundtracks 00:51:16 Give Me Genesys 01:01:05 Non-Spoiler Discussion 01:37:23 Spoiler Discussion Begins 01:40:10 Is there too much exposition? / Start of the film 01:46:50 Meeting Hugo and the Dog 01:53:15 Does Motorball ruin the film? 02:00:15 How the movie lightens the mood 02:04:18 Alita learns where she's from 02:07:17 Alita finds out what the Dr. really does 02:13:35 Dr. Ido's Daughter & Actor Screentime 02:19:44 The Kansas Bar & Does the rest of the cast have enough to do? 02:28:20 Alita follows Grewishka 02:35:40 The romance of the film 02:48:05 Hugo gets cornered 02:56:14 Are Vector and Chiren's character motivations confusing? 03:03:30 The ending and setting up a sequel