Category Archives: Films

The Bloobcast conclude their look at the Lord of the Rings trilogy and reminisce about the final film in the trilogy – The Return of the King. They discuss how the story successfully concludes the story, the bittersweet ending, the infamous cutting of Christopher Lee from the theatrical cut, the PS2 game, the utterly bizarreContinue reading “Episode 35 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”

The Bloobcast tackle a beloved movie from their childhoods as they look at Brad Bird’s 1999 classic The Iron Giant. They discuss the movie’s 1950’s setting and Cold War setting, the themes of anti violence, differences from the original book, how the film set itself apart from Disney, and how poor marketing tanked the film’sContinue reading “Episode 33 – The Iron Giant”

The Bloobcast continue their look back at Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and reminisce about the second film in the trilogy – Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers! They discuss changes from the books, debate the pros and cons of the Elves showing up to Helm’s Deep, the groundbreaking Gollum effects, parallelsContinue reading “Episode 30 – Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of its cinematic release, the Bloobcast revisit the first instalment of Peter Jackson’s legendary Lord of the Rings trilogy – The Fellowship of the Ring. They discuss how the film adapted the book to the screen, why the Fellowship not taking the eagles to Mordor isn’t a plot hole, theContinue reading “Episode 18 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”

The Bloobcast take a look at one of James’ favourite movies of all time – the dark sci fi “stitchpunk” animated film ‘9’. They discuss the original short film , parallels to Macbeth, the dark World War 2 inspired world the film is set in, the landscape of adult animation in the West, and howContinue reading “Episode 12 – 9”

(Originally Uploaded 30th January 2021) The Bloobcast kick off 2021 by delving into the seminal Sci Fi Horror film franchise, the Alien quadrilogy. They discuss the different approaches of each film, the strong subtext, the ambiguous nature of the Xenomorph, and the days when toy companies marketed R rated movies to children. Music used: CoolContinue reading “Episode 7 – Alien Quadrilogy”

(Originally Uploaded 21st November 2020) In the longest episode yet, the Bloobcast discuss the ups and downs of the X Men movie franchise. They discuss how the series revolutionised super hero movies, the excellent casting, the utter stupidity of X Men Origins Wolverine, the time Euan met Alan Cumming, the potential future of the franchiseContinue reading “Episode 5 – X Men”