Qt3 Movie Podcast: Margaret

Posted by on July 16, 2012 in Movie Podcasts

Margaret, the movie Fox forgot, is finally out on DVD. We all think you should see it. We also want to warn you that more podcasters than usual are drug addled this week, which might explain why Sony is berated for things that Fox did and why certain things said is the 3×3 about what would happen if Michael Bay directed scenes in other movies. The 3×3 starts at the 1:04 mark.

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  • Scott McNeill

    You guys have such great rapport, especially the moments during a synopsis where Tom and Dingus burst out in laughter, followed by a beat of silence where Kelly is expecting laughs.

    Also, too soon on the Raul Julia reference.

  • MikeO

    Glad you guys are doing this one, I ordered the bluray after a friend recommended the movie. I paused right before Kelly’s opsis started…. (well, just because I got home from my run at that time, but still convenient)

  • bbs

    This is entirely tangential and based on an off-hand comment, but there’s a documentary called Hot Coffee from 2011 which discusses the Liebeck v. McDonald’s coffee lawsuit. It’s very obviously on the side of the trial lawyers, but since the case has been basically declared frivolous in the American psyche, I think it’s worth watching in order to get a different perspective.

  • tomchick

    I almost said something when that came up, but I didn’t want to derail the conversation. I haven’t seen the documentary you mentioned, but I’m well aware that the McDonald’s case is a bad example of frivolous lawsuits. The restaurant was keeping the coffee at unsafe temperatures and the woman who sued was, in fact, badly injured.

    However, I do agree with the basic point that we’re a weirdly litigious culture. That the McDonald’s lawsuit is a bad example doesn’t change the main point. Margaret has a smart perspective on this.

  • tomchick

    Well player, Mr. O. I would hate to think of anyone listening to the Margaret portion of the podcast before seeing the movie!

  • tomchick

    I was certain this was going to be an awful movie for an -opsis. I was so wrong.

  • bbs

    Oh, I didn’t really mean it as a counterargument or criticism of your discussion on the podcast, but I just wanted to add another data point. I do think it’s a very interesting topic — I’m as yet not sure whether the level of litigiousness in our society is justified or not, but I enjoyed hearing the everyone’s thoughts on it.

  • Christien Murawski

    Thanks for this comment Scott!

    And ditto what Tom said.