53 – Top 5 Rom-Coms

Annnd can you feel the love tonight?

For some reason romantic comedies get a bad rap but secretly we know everyone loves them to some degree. When done right they make you tear up, give you some good chuckles, and fills your heart with joy. And then there are the other ones which..y’know…we don’t talk about those ones. On this year’s Valentine’s special Tuong La and Love Birds Laura Gordon, Nivala Maharaj, and Alyssa Wooldridge love and laugh it out as they rank the Top 5 Rom-Coms in movies!

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Ground Rules

  • It has to fit the category of romance and comedy
  • We are talking about movies and not TV
  • If you can argue that it’s a rom-com it probably is one
  • a typical Disney movie doesn’t count. Ie: Although there are funny parts in Lion King and there is a love story, we aren’t counting it

*Spoilers* Below is our Top 5 list from this episode as well as our own personal nominations throughout the episode.

Group Top 5

5. 40 Year Old Virgin

4. The Big Sick

3. 10 Things I Hate about You

2. Crazy Rich Asians

1.When Harry Met Sally

Tuong’s List

  • Crazy Rich Asians
  • The Big Sick
  • 500 Days of Summer
  • Silver Linings Playbook
  • Scott Pilgrim vs the World
  • Sleeping with Other People
  • When Harry Met Sally
  • The Princess Bride
  • I love you Man
  • 40 year old Virgin
  • Zack and Miri make a porno
  • Chasing Amy
  • You’ve got Mail
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall
  • Wedding Singer
  • High School Musical….2?

Nivala’s List

  • The Proposal
  • Just Go With It
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  • What Happens in Vegas
  • Bringing down the House
  • Sabrina
  • Romancing the Stone
  • Bride Wars

Alyssa’s List

  • When Harry Met Sally
  • You’ve Got Mail
  • He’s Just Not That Into You
  • Broadcast Views
  • Serendipity
  • Nottingham
  • 13 going on 30
  • Crazy, Stupid, Love
  • Leap Year
  • Pretty Women

Laura’s List

  • Love Simon
  • 10 Things I Hate about You
  • The Big Sick
  • Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist
  • The F Word
  • Waitress
  • To all the Boys I’ve loved Before
  • Shop around the Corner
  • Bringing up Baby

E33 – One Small Step for Punch Up (Neil Armstrong Moon Landing x2, Pride and Prejudice)

On this week’s Punch Up Chelsea “Pay Me” Fahey returns! Together the gang  discovers Earth with an alligator and a ticking deadline, We see what Pride & Prejudice would have been like with more Space Worms and we get a new and improved Moon Boots commercial.

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Pride & Prejudice – A Letter to Elizabeth

Source: Movieclips

CREDITS:

Directed by: Joe Wright

Written by: Deborah Moggach & Jane Austen

Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner & Paul Webster

Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone, Talulah Riley, Carey Muligan & Judi Dench

Production Company:   StudioCanal

Distributed by: Focus Features

 

Neil Armstrong One Small Step FIrst Walk on Moon

Source: thenatman

 

First Moon Landing 1969

Source: beanz2u

Starring: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & The Moon

 

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Ep 9 – Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, The Punisher

To kick off 2019, we have special guest Dan Foerster to talk with Tuong about the intriguing “choose your own adventure” Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, The HYPER explosive anime movie Dragon Ball Super: Broly, and brutally violent season 2 of The Punisher!

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Time Stamp

Intro

0:00 – 9:35

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

 9:35 – 20:20

Dragon Ball: Super: Broly

20:20 – 40:55

The Punisher

40:55 -1:09:40

END

1:09:40 – END

 

 

52 – Top 5 Fast Food Menu Items

Listen we all love fast food. No matter who you are you can’t deny the instant gratification of eating a greasy burger with fries from your favorite fast food joint. You may not feel “good” about it after but you eventually come crawling back because it’s oh so tasty (and convenient!). Now while there are plenty of great fast food chains, it’s the items that you can order from those restaurants that make it or break it. On this finger lickin’ episode, Tuong La and Fast Food Lovers Leslie Cserepy, Angus MacDonald, and Samantha Leggatt salivate and rank a Top 5 list of the best Fast Food Menu Items!

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Ground Rules

  • Food has to be ready in 5-7 minutes
  • Grocery store food does not count as it is pre-prepared and just thrown under a heat lamp
  • Nomination will stick with mainstream fast food chains (rather than local)
  • You can make an argument of dollar value of food to make your case
  • Can be a food or drink

*Spoilers* Below is our Top 5 list from this episode as well as our own personal nominations throughout the episode.

Group Top 5

5. Onion Rings (A&W)

4. Hash Browns (McDonald’s)

3. Blizzard (Dairy Queen)

2. McNuggets (McDonald’s)

1. Big Mac (McDonald’s)

Tuong’s List

  • Hash Browns (McDonald’s)
  • Onion Rings (A&W)
  • Bagel BELT (Tim Hortons)
  • Anything from Panera Bread
  • Costco Polish Sausage
  • Costco Fries
  • Chicken Snack Wrap (McDonald’s)
  • Fries (McDonald’s)
  • Frosty (Wendy’s)
  • Chicken Skin (KFC)
  • Root Beer (A&W)
  • Meatball Sub (Subway)
  • Shake Shack Burger
  • Beavertails

Angus’s List

  • Blizzard (Dairy Queen)
  • New York Fries
  • Chicken McNuggets (McDonald’s)
  • Five Guys Burger
  • Timbits (Tim Hortons)
  • Popcorn Chicken (KFC)
  • Chicken Strips (Dairy Queen)
  • Harvey’s Hamburger
  • Glenn’s Fries (Ottawa chain)
  • General Tao’s Chicken (Thai Go)
  • Fries (Wendy’s)

Sam’s List

  • Big Mac (McDonald’s)
  • Teen Burger (A&W)
  • Beef and Cheddar (Arby’s)
  • Baconator (Wendy’s)
  • Mozza Burger (A&W)
  • Spicy Crispy Chicken (Wendy’s)
  • Whopper (Burger King)
  • Chicken Sandwich (Burger King)
  • Manchu Wok Noodles
  • Big Daddy Cheese Grilled Cheese (Sam’s Retired Family Own Restaurant)

Leslie’s List

  • Bacon and Egg McMuffin (McDonald’s)
  • Spicy Big Crunch (KFC)
  • Honey Cruller (Tim Hortons)
  • Fries (McDonald’s)
  • Taco Cheese Gordita Crunch (Taco Bell)
  • Taco Bell Original Taco
  • Spicy Chicken (Popeyes)
  • Breakfast Burrito (McDonald’s)
  • Slice of Pizza from anywhere
  • Tuna Sub, Spicy Italian Sub (Subway)
  • Chicken Shawarma from anywhere

E32 – Clicking into Place (United Way, Silverado, American Psycho)

On this week’s Punch Up we have the Jovial Jordan Moffatt joining Leslie and Angus. This time the boys see what happens when you actually talk to the elderly, the old west gets “deep” with a submarine, and we hear the real inner monologues of Scott Glenn in a hot & cold discoteka!

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United Way- Angus Ad

Source: United Way Ottawa

CREDITS:
Produced by: United Way Ottawa

Silverado: An Understanding Boss

Source: Movieclips

CREDITS:

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Written by: Lawrence Kasdan
Produced by: Lawrence Kasdanr
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum & Linda Hunt
Production Company: Delphi III Productions
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

American Psycho – Business Card Scene

Source: Alex Curro

CREDITS:
Directed by: Mary Harron
Written by: Mary Harron, Guinevere Turner & Bret Easton Ellis
Produced by: Edward R. Pressman, Chris Hanley & Christian Halsey Solomon
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas & Samantha Mathis
Production Company: Edward R. Pressman Productions & Muse Producitons
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films

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51 – Top 5 Best Things about Winter

Rankin’ in a Winter Wonderland.

Oh the weather outside sure can be frightful out in the cold, bitter, frosty Winter but it’s not all bad! There’s a certain magic and wonder that only comes out at this time of year and on this week’s episode we’re here to prove it! This week join Tuong La and Abominable Snow People Justin Godelie, Shannon Godelie,,and Keish Saunders as they rank the Top 5 Best Things about Winter!

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Ground Rules

  • Specifying the time between December 21st and April 21st
  • We are talking about Winter the season (duh)
  • Must be specific with the nominations (ie the idea of being cozy is too broad)

*Spoilers* Below is our Top 5 list from this episode as well as our own personal nominations throughout the episode.

Group Top 5

5. Taboozing (Tobogganing + Drinking Alcohol)

4. Variety of Winter Beverages

3. Snowmobiling

2. Having a Fire

1.Ice Hockey

Tuong’s List

  • Christmas Day
  • Taboozing
  • No Bugs
  • Cozy Fires
  • Hot Cocoa
  • Snow forts
  • Soup
  • String Lights
  • Baked Goodies
  • Snow sports
  • Winter Scenery
  • Outdoors is a firdge
  • Winterlude
  • Ice sculptures
  • Skating down the Rideau Canal

Justin’s List

  • Ice Hockey
  • Winter Night Sky
  • Winter Beverages
  • Snow Days
  • Hardy foods (ie stew)
  • The time between Christmas and New Years
  • The harshness of winter (wind chill, starkness, bitterness)
  • Winter Soldier (Captain America)

Shannon’s List

  • Ringette
  • Fire
  • Holiday Movies
  • Holiday Parties and Family Get Togethers
  • Layering up with all the warm clothing
  • Decorating
  • Toques
  • Winter Markets

Keish’s List

  • First Heavy Snowfall
  • Snowmobiling
  • Winter Hiking
  • Tim Hortons Hot Chocolate
  • Winter Cottage Get Aways
  • Snowboarding
  • Ice skating

 

 

E31 – Killer Blue Dolphin Ecstasy (Die Hard, Cast Away, Robin Hood)

On this week’s Punch Up, we have the youthful Jonas Mclean joining Leslie and Angus. This time the boys reimagine Rudolph and Santa Claus as drugged up party animals, Tom hanks goes to an underwater fish club to meet and old friend and Robin Hood goes into the Oasis.

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Die Hard – Welcome to the party, pal

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CREDITS:

 

Directed by: John McTiernan

Written by: Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza, Roderick Thorp

Produced by: Lawrence Gordon & Joel Silver

Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov & Bonnie Bedelia

Production Company:   Gordon Company & Silver Pictures

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Cast Away – I’m Sorry, Wilson!

Source: Movieclips

CREDITS:

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Written by: William Broyles, Jr.

Produced by: Tom Hanks, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey & Robert Zemekis

Production Company: imageMovers & Playtone

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox & DreamWorks Pictures

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves – Azeem’s Telescope

Source: Egonatello

CREDITS:

Directed by: Kevin Reynolds

Written by: Pen Densham & John Watson

Produced by: Pen Densham, Richard Barton Lewis & John Watson

Production Company: Morgan Creek

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

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50 – Top 5 Video Games of 2018

Happy 50th episode to Ranked!

2018 was full of ups and downs in the world but if we could take one small bit of solace, at least video games were pretty awesome last year. Join Tuong La and Gaming Guru’s Angus MacDonald, Ethan Howieson, and Dan Foerster as they celebrate 2018’s year in gaming by ranking a Top 5 list!

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Ground Rules

  • Games must have come out in 2018
  • Games as a service that are ongoing do not count unless it came out in 2018 (Aka Fornite)
  • Re-releases/ports/remastered/ games don’t count unless some notable differences came out with it

Group Top 5

5. Dragon Ball Fighter Z

4. Red Dead Redemption 2

3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

2. Marvel’s Spider-Man

1. God of War

Tuong’s Top 10 List (ordered and honorable mentions)

10. Monster Hunter: World

9. Dragon Ball FighterZ

8. Mario Tennis Aces

7. Overcooked 2

6. Dead Cells

5. Red Dead Redemption 2

4. Celeste

3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

2. Marvel’s Spider-Man

1.God of War

Honorable Mentions: Vermintide II, Donut County

Wish I played: Into the Breach, Tetris Effect, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Hitman 2

 

Angus’s List (ordered list)

5. Dead Cells

4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

3. God of War

2. Red Dead Redemption 2

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man

Honorable Mentions: Far Cry 5, Monster Hunter: World, Soul caliber 5, Magic the Gathering Arena

Dishonorable mention: Sea of Thieves

Ethan’s List (Ordered list)

5. Return of the Obra Dinn

4. Red Dead Redemption 2

3. Dead Cells

2. God of War

1.Dragon Ball Fighter Z

Honorable Mention: Into the Breach, Ashen

Dan’s List (ordered)

5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

4. Red Dead Redemption 2

3. Marvel’s Spider-Man

2. God of War

1.Fallout 76

Honorable Mentions: Overcooked 2, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Moss

**SPECIAL GUEST LIST** Tyler Furness

1)God of War
2)Marvel’s Spiderman
3)Ni No Kuni 2
4)Red Dead Redemption
5)Visage

Special mention: Path of Exile: Betrayal

God of War is by far the game of the year. Every moment of that game was mind-blowing. The animations were on point, voice acting was solid, and the interchange between Kratos and Atreus was very well written. Walking around and exploring outside the main story mission led to interesting back
story and conversations between the two that just showed the depth of the story that Sony’s Santa Monica studio created. The game itself had me coming back for more, exploring all the areas I could and continuing to play past the game’s completion. With the recent addition of New Game+ it may
be time to pick it back up again and attempt my second run on the hardest difficulty!

Spiderman comes in for a close second. It was a very polished game that brought back a lot of nostalgia to playing the old Spiderman games. Webswinging was fluid and exactly what you wanted. You could swing around the town for ages and never get tired of it. Combat was good, and story/graphics
were really good. It just got a tad repetitive which took away from the enjoyment a bit.

Ni No Kuni 2 was an underrated RPG that released this year. It is not a direct follow up to the first one, but does have some continuations from
the first. They redid how combat is done, and it was a really smart decision. Combat is really well done, story is interesting, and flow of the game is
very nice.

While I haven’t played Red Dead Redemption personally, I have watched a lot of game play on it (including watching Tuong play on his stream here, shameless plugs), and was very impressed with the game itself. It has a great open world feel to it, with interesting characters, story, and overall game play.
Definitely plan on picking this up when it hits PC for 2019 (2019 game of the year contender?)

Visage was a very interesting release. It is a horror game that is a spiritual successor to the recently removed P.T (Silent Hills playable teaser that got axed
unfortunately). It is a very well done game that is super spooky and definitely feels like P.T. For those that enjoyed the P.T demo, I suggest giving this
game a go! (plus it contains some really neat easter eggs, go find them!)

 

Ep 8 – Into the Spiderverse, Mary Poppins Returns, Aquaman

To close out 2018, we have one last episode of Talkin’ Tuong for ya and it’s a juicy one! This month we have special guests Justin & Shannon Godelie (Pull the Plug) and Laura Gordon to help Tuong  ‘thwip’ into action as we talk about Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, break into a dance number and belt out a tune about Mary Poppins Returns, and swim into a CGI water explosion as we chat about Aquaman! As always this show is a Monthly Facebook Live Stream event so be sure to like the PodCavern Page to join the conversation next time!

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Time Stamp

Intro

0:00 – 11:00

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

11:00 – 27:45

Mary Poppins Returns

27:45 – 40:50

Aquaman

40:50 -1:04:20

End

1:04:20 – End

E30 – A Very Merry Punch Up (Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer x2, The Christmas Chronicles)

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas where Santa kicked Leslie, Angus, and Tuong off the show for being on the naughty list and hired instead his trusty elves Elfis Presley, Tingle the Tickler, and Butt Plug to Punch Up some holiday movie clips! Join them all the way from the North Pole as they witness Rudolph learning how to fly in a zombie winter wonderland, zoom into The Abominable Snowman’s Nipple to find the small town of Nippion where the Ninch lurks, and Kurt Russel asks The Donald to help him redefine Christmas.

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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – She Said I’m Cute

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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Meeting Yeti

Source: Movieclips

CREDITS:

Directed by: Larry Roemer & Kizo Nagashima

Written by: Romeo Muller

Produced by: Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass

Production Company: Videocraft international

Distributed by: NBCUniversal Television Distribution

 

The Christmas Chronicles – Trailer

Source: Netflix

CREDITS:

 

Directed by: Clay Kaytis

Written by: Matt Lieberman & David Guggenheim

Produced by: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan & Mark Radcliffe

Starring: Kurt Russell, Judah Lewis, Darby Camp, Kimberly Williams-Paisley & Oliver Hudson

Production Company:   1492 Pictures & Wonder Worldwide

Distributed by: Netflix

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