OV052 – Summer Blockbusters, Star Wars Casting, and Spider-Man Review

This week the guys usher in the Summer movie season with a discussion about Summer Blockbusters. Mike shares how movies influenced his life-changing summer of 1999. Tiny shares his creepy affection for Will Smith. And Matt pays homage to a couple Spielberg classics before disrespecting them with a defense of Transformers. For Potpourri, Tiny talks about the latest Star Wars Episode VII news. Mike shares his thoughts on Oculus and Matt shares his disappointment with Transcendence. BONUS! There's a special bonus Amazing Spider-Man 2 review after the Potpourri section. It's spoiler-free, for your listening pleasure! Enjoy. Runtime: 1:37:15 Direct Download Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV52-Blockbuster.mp3 Timestamps April Movie Watching Progress – 01:14 Mike on his rewatch of About Time – 03:24 Introducing the Summer Movie Season – 04:12 Defining the Summer Blockbuster – 06:09 Matt on Jaws (1975) – 09:55 Tiny on Men in Black (1997) – 15:48 Mike on the importance of the Summer of 1999 – 21:38 Mike on Big Daddy (1999) – 23:32 Matt on Jurassic Park (1993) – 27:58 Matt on Independence Day (1996) – 32:18 Tiny on Face/Off (1997) – 34:23 Mike on Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) – 38:32 Matt on Transformers (2004) – 45:22 Tiny on The Da Vinci Code (2006) – 49:30 Mike on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – 54:44 Mike wraps up the Summer of 1999 – 1:02:27 OV Potpourri – 1:03:29 Tiny on the Star Wars Episode VII Casting Announcement – 1:03:50 Mike on Oculus and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hype – 1:08:00 Matt on Transcendence – 1:09:42 BONUS – Our review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2! – 1:15:13  Show Notes  Mike's Spider-Man 2 Review:http://obsessiveviewer.com/2014/05/06/mikes-review-the-amazing-spider-man-2/ Indy PopCon: http://www.indypopcon.com The Bond 50 Project: http://obsessiveviewer.com/ongoing-features/the-bond-50-project/ Guilty Pleasure Movies Episode:http://obsessiveviewer.com/2014/03/19/the-obsessive-viewer-podcast-ep-43-guilty-pleasure-movies-featuring-mikes-brother/ Memorable Theater Experiences 2:http://obsessiveviewer.com/2014/04/02/the-obsessive-viewer-podcast-ep-45-movie-theater-experiences-2-with-intermissions-craig-layne/ The Nerds You're Looking For Podcast:http://thenerdspodcast.com/ Intermission Podcast: http://www.movieguys.org/ Will Smith's Biography: http://amzn.to/1sfOr4T Music: Star Tissue – An Eclipse of Events –https://www.soundcloud.com/startissue The Obsessive Book Nerd: http://www.ObsessiveBookNerd.com The Secular Perspective Podcast:http://www.thesecularperspective.com Let us know what you think! Like us on Facebook: The Obsessive Viewer Tweet us: @ObsessiveViewer, @ObsessiveTiny, @IAmMikeWhite Email us: OVPodcast gmail dot com Check out the blog: ObsessiveViewer.com Find past episodes of the podcast: OVPodcast.com RSS Feed: http://obsessiveviewer.libsyn.com/rss Subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a review.