Considering the Cinema Ep. 069: The DVD Infatuation Podcast - November 2023

Considering the Cinema presents… The DVD Infatuation Podcast, starring Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker — “The Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” the Amazing but Subtle One, the National Treasure himself, brings you a very interesting episode for November of 2023. First, here in Ep. 069, the 27th Edition of The DVD Infatuation Podcast, Dave begins by reciting a portion of his 100 Favorite Movie Quotes, some of which include live performances as the characters who delivered the lines. Next, by using his famous stream-of-consciousness style, Dave discusses a GameSpot.com article titled, 10 Craziest Killer Vehicle Movies Ever, Ranked. And for the third segment of this episode, Dave brings you the first of a three-part series where Dave will present his Top 20 movies (all genres) from a specific decade. For this show, Dave is going to bring you his Top 20 Movies of the 1960s, as well as 5 Movies That Didn’t Make the List but Eventually Could Someday. Join us!

Thanks for checking out Considering the Cinema Podcast and Considering Horror Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting… Don’t forget: You can post a comment in the show notes for this episode or reach out to Dave via Twitter: @DVDInfatuation

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SHOW NOTES: The DVD Infatuation Podcast – 27th Edition – November 2023

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Considering the Cinema presents the 27th Edition of The DVD Infatuation Podcast
— Welcome to Episode 069 for November 2023
— Dr. Shock does a Jay of the Dead podcast intro
– Dave recommends Horror Movie Weekly Ep. 142: Midsommar (2019)
– Dave also recommends checking out Dr. Walking Dead’s Dead Man Still Walking: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
– And Doc also recommends Land of the Creeps Ep. 329: Killer Cars and Ep. 331: Top 5 Horror Movies 1986

[ 00:02:33 ] – Highlighting Some of Dave’s 100 Favorite Movie Quotes (from DVD Infatuation.com

1. “Look what your brother did to the door! Ain’t he got no pride in his home?” – The Cook, from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

5. “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist” – Verbal, The Usual Suspects

14. “You’re gonna be dumb enough to pull a gun on a man, you better be smart enough to pull the trigger” – Tyrone Washington, The Boys in Company C

17. “You gonna eat your fat?” – Spalding, Caddyshack

20. “What we got here is… failure to communicate” – Captain, Cool Hand Luke

22. “We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold” – Raoul Duke, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

24. “You best start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner… you’re in one!” – Capt. Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

26. “Have you ever heard of Kurgaal? It is a prison below Omsk. Many men have gone there. Few have returned. I have returned. After fifteen years… I… have returned” – Dr. Vitus Verdegast, 1934’s The Black Cat

27. “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to DIE!” – Auric Goldfinger, Goldfinger

32. “My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!” – Stu, Scream

34. “We blew it” – Wyatt, Easy Rider

36. “And to think… I hesitated” – Channing Cenobite, Hellbound: Hellraiser II

40. “That which is eternal cannot die. But if it’s any consolation, sweet Alex, THAT HURT LIKE HELL!” – The Djinn, Wishmaster

47. “All right, no one is to stone ANYONE until I blow this whistle” – Jewish Official, Life of Brian

48. “Our battle, our struggle, is to create art. Our weapon is the moving picture. Because we have the moving picture, our paintings will grow and recede; our poetry will be shadows that lengthen and conceal; our light will play across living faces that laugh and agonize; and our music will linger and finally overwhelm, because it will have a context as certain as the grave. We are scientists engaged in the creation of memory… but our memory will neither blur nor fade” – F.W. Murnau, Shadow of the Vampire

50. “Thank you, honey, this is a beautiful party. You invited all my friends. Good thinking!” – Johnny, The Room

51. “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” – President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

52. “God, how I hate the twentieth century” – Gen. George S. Patton, Patton

53. “This car is 100% death proof. Only to get the benefit of it, honey, you really gotta be sitting in my seat” – Stuntman Mike, Death Proof

54. “Aren’t you a healer and a vessel for the holy spirit? When are you coming over and make my son hear again? Can’t you do that?” – Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood

55. “For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster” – Henry Hill, Goodfellas

56. “Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency in the west. Now you men will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor” – Hedley Lamaar, Blazing Saddles

– Here you can find Dave’s blog post for his 100 Favorite Movie Quotes!

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[ 00:29:53 ] – Dave’s Prep for LotC’s “Killer Cars” Episode:
– Stream-of-consciousness style, Dave discusses a GameSpot.com article titled: 10 Craziest Killer Vehicle Movies Ever, Ranked
– Killdozer (1974)
– The Wraith (1986)
– The Hearse (1980)
– Joy Ride (2001)
– The Car (1977)
– Repo Man (1984)
– Maximum Overdrive (1986)
– Death Proof (2007)
– Christine (1983)
– Duel (1971)

– Land of the Creeps Ep. 329: Killer Cars

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[ 00:56:17 ] – 5 Movies That Didn’t Make the List but Eventually Could Someday (in alphabetical order)
– Django (1966)
– The Haunting (1963)
– The Innocents (1961)
– Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
– Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

[ 00:00:00 ] – Dave Becker’s Top 20 Movies of the 1960s (ranked)
1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3. The Wild Bunch (1969)
4. Psycho (1960)
5. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
6. 8 1/2 (1963)
7. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
9. The Graduate (1967)
10. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
11. Night of the Living Dead (1968) – Check out Ep. 055: NOTLD insights and Ep. 056: A Watch-Along Commentary Track
12. Andrei Rublev (1966)
13. The Producers (1967)
14. Easy Rider (1969)
15. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
16. Inherit the Wind (1960)
17. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
18. The Lion in Winter (1968)
19. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
20. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

– Dave’s Top 200 All-Time Favorite Movies
– See all of Dave’s Top movies lists here: DVD Infatuation.com Blog

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Wrap-Up

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Links for this episode:

Be sure to catch up with more of Dave’s other work on the internet:
Dr. Shock’s Macabre Film History: Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
Land of the Creeps Facebook: LotC Facebook Group
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube: Dr. Shock’s Channel

Dr. Shock’s Podcasts:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Land of the Creeps horror podcast

On Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: [email protected]
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Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
Don’t forget to check out Considering the Cinema’s new Episode Archive

Be sure to check out Jay of the Dead’s new Horror movie podcast with Mister Watson and Channy Dreadful at HORROR MOVIE WEEKLY.com, where three hosts review one Horror movie every Sunday. It’s One Badass Horror Podcast!

Jay recommends Nate Johnivan’s music:
— Spotify Playlist
— Quarantine Dream iii

This episode of The DVD Infatuation Podcast was recorded and produced by Jason Pyles.