Ep 134: It's the Supersized, Bumper Movie Robcast Christmas Spectacular!

Welcome to ep 134 of The Movie Robcast! In an episode gleaming with festive cheer Robs Daniel and Wallis are joined by a host of special guests. It’s a big old ep, but flows like a perfectly prepared Christmas dinner. But, if you’re more into buffet snacking, take a look below to see what scrumptious delights are on offer, complete with handy time codes. Happy Holidays and Joyous New Year! 02.02 - Robs Daniel and Wallis on what makes a great Christmas movie 04.17 – Jasen Govinden on National Lampoon’s Vacation, Elf and The Muppet’s Christmas Carol 14.36 – Robs Daniel and Wallis on why Christmas movies don’t have to be great movies. Rob Wallis describes his idyllic stress-free family Christmases 17.11 - Chris Carr reveals why Die Hard and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service are his go-to Christmas movies 26.53 – The Robs look at films set at Christmas that aren’t Christmas films 30.30 - Chris Cooling discusses the dark Christmas delights of the 1978 thriller, The Silent Partner 46.28 - The Robs look at of examples of bad Christmas movie, including The Holiday and Love Actually 50.32 - Lucy Buglass steps up to defend Love Actually, and discusses her love for Die Hard and The Muppets Christmas Carol 01.04.07 - Rob Wallis looks at A Christmas Carol’s many movie adaptations 01.21.23 - Sarah Johnson goes Christmas Gothic with Batman Returns and Christmas crackers for The Long Kiss Goodnight 01.38.05 - Rob Daniel looks at Christmas horror and the different versions of Black Christmas 01.46.03 - Adrian Zak does some Elf-analysis and reveals the festive frights to be found in Krampus 01.59.07 – The Robs discuss their mutual love for the wonders of The Snowman 02.03.20 - Mark and Elaine Gregersen from The Honeymoon Period discuss their love for Klaus and Santa Claus – The Movie, while Mark also describes Hulk Hogan’s ill-advised foray into Christmas movies 02.21.57 – The Robs settle the question once and for all: is Die Hard is a Christmas movie? 02.27.58 – Father and son team Ian and Ronan Bird compare and contrast the wonders and shivers of Gremlins and It’s A Wonderful Life. Ronan also describes how he got Gremlins star Zach Galligan out of a spot of bother at a sci-fi convention 02.40.57 - A brief diversion from the Robs into Blackadder’s Christmas Carol 02.41.55 - Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith on The Nightmare Before Christmas, the Christmas movies of Shane Black, the wonder of The Muppets Christmas Carol and the chilly delights of Better Watch Out 03.05.40 – The Robs reveal their Top 3 Christmas movies 03.14.39 – Thank yous and a musical outro Guest social media details: Ian Bird - twitter.com/MrCarapace Sarah Buddery - twitter.com/sarahbuddery Lucy Buglass: twitter.com/lucyjadebuglass Chris Carr - twitter.com/ChrisCarrFilm Chris Cooling - twitter.com/ChrisCooling7 Elaine Gregersen - twitter.com/alawuntoherself Mark Gregersen - https://twitter.com/mark_greg Sarah Johnson - https://twitter.com/StrappingLass MJ Smith - https://twitter.com/MJSmith891 Any guest not listed has shunned that media we call social. If you want to check out Rob D’s book on Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear, click here: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/id/55707/ Use the code WINTER21 at checkout to get 50% off if purchased by 31st December!