Sean is very happy to be joined by the Wait... What Podcast Trio for the first film in the Austin Powers trilogy. Discussion Points: -Sean attempts to squeeze in facts amongst the anecdotes. -Communism in Austin Powers. -Dave's fringe (again). -The dancer behind Austin Powers. -The Wait...What Trio don't feel the need to introduce themselves. -Norbit is horrendous. -Diana The Musical. Liam goes off on one. -The loss of the impact of DVD sales. -Sean felt the omission of a mink glove. -Dave checking the football scores causes anarchy. Raised Questions: -Why didn't Liam like Mike Bassett? -Why did he love The Love Guru? -Did THAT dancer get your attention? -Is Mitch drinking vodka? -Would a solely Doctor Evil sequel work? -Have you ever said "Oh My Gentle Jesus"? Thanks for listening! Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: @YourselfReview

"Just because you can't see our audience, doesn't mean they aren't there".   It's the big ELEVENTH collaboration between Bill from Bill Reads Bad Reviews and Review It Yourself.    Sean has imported some Root Beer for the occasion, which he hasn't had since he was in America-6 years ago.    Will the Rose-tinted glasses be shattered?   Discussion Points:   -Sean drops the #BreakingBill entirely. Hello #BeveragesWithBill   -Bill is thanked for being such a good sport regarding Sean's spoof episode of BRBR.     -The first film you've ever seen at the cinema.   -Whether the film stands up today.     -The original tone of the film and the cuts that were made before the cinematic release.    -The injuries sustained by humans in this film.    -Sean wants more respect for Air Stewards.   -Bill appreciated the resourceful use of kitchen appliances.   -That sentimental ending.   Raised Questions:   -Have Bill and Sean gone soft?   -How has Sean not seen Gremlins?  -Does Root Beer taste like Fizzy Calpol?   -Does Root Beer taste like a dentist's purple mouth-rinse?   -Is Christy's boyfriend the most 90's character ever?     -Why does everyone have motorbikes in this film?   -Why can't Sean say Dunst?   -Did you pick up on the Air Steward character aspect?    -Was Alan just on a massive amount of drugs the whole time?   -Did you get the puns behind the soldier's names?   -Why Yosemite?   Quotes of the episode:    -"It's filth"-Sean is not impressed by Root Beer.   -"No, I know they live in Gorgon"-Bill gets exasperated-glorious.   Thanks for listening!   My Guest: More information about my guest is available here: Support Bill Reads Bad Reviews on Ko-fi.com! https://ko-fi.com/billreadsbadreviews Review It Yourself now has a Patreon!  Show your support for the show!   Choose from TWO memberships:   -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits.   -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North.  The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/review_it_yourself21 Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Review: Sean and Bill had this extended chat during a recent recording and it seemed too good to leave on the cutting room floor. Discussion Points: -The problem with the Avatar films. -Both give their own unique takes on the film. -The missed opportunity to explore the human's reasons for coming back to Pandora. Raised Questions: -Why were Sean's expectations so low? -Do people dismiss the films too easily? -Why do people bin their 3-D glasses? Thanks for listening! Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/review_it_yourself21 Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021

Sean reviews a film alone! He finally got around to watching Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007). Discussion Points: -Sean forgets many, many actor's names. -The brutal tone of this film compared to the original Halloween (1978). -The amalgamation of John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and Rick Rosenthal's Halloween II (1981), to craft this film. -How the film could have been unintentionally funny.  -The Scream (1996) film series, for some reason. Raised Questions: -Did you miss the Halloween 'Pumpkin' introduction? -How many of the Halloween films have you seen? -Would you describe this film as 'realistic'? -Did Michael talking irk you? -Can Sean go an episode without doing a horrendous American Accent? -Did you almost-nearly laugh? Thanks for listening! Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: Review It Yourself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@YourselfReview) / Twitter

Sean's friend recommended this film and then wanted to review it. Sean had never seen it before.  Boy, was he surprised... On Christmas Eve no less! Discussion Points: -Sean implores you not to listen to this podcast. -The massive twist in the film.  -Sean bins off the trivia because all podcasts use IMDB anyway.  -Sean's friend desperately tries to bring some structure to the review. -The era in which the film was made.  -The fetish-heavy dynamic in this film.  -Tarantino's knack of writing dialogue. -The moral ambiguity of most of the characters throughout. -Sean's mate was NOT happy with The Village (2004). Raised Questions: -Did you sneak in a late-night viewing of this film like Sean's friend did? -Did you think that the film was a Western? -Are any films as crazy as this? -Can a flaming man pop corn? -Is Sean's tactic of bringing guests on to keep him on-topic working? -How slowly does that border patrol officer close that blind? Quotes of the episode: -'I'm in"-Sean is sold on the film after the opening gas station scene. -"Let's just focus on the first half first". -"It's sh*t, it's not worth the watch"-Sean's mate succinctly reviews The Village (2004). Recommendations for other films where-the-wife-has-died-causing-a-crisis-of-faith-in-their-religious-husband: -Signs (2002) Thanks for listening! Merry Christmas! Promo Trailer:  From the wonderful Ben and Fiona at FilmFloggers, Voice work by the inimitable Dan Machholz.   Check out their awesome website here FilmFloggers Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: Review It Yourself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@YourselfReview) / Twitter

Merry Christmas Eve Eve! Sarah from Weird Horizon returns to listen to Sean choke on a bacon sandwich.  Elusive: Britain's Cryptids-Available on YouTube under the title 'Elusive Bigfoot Abroad' (2020). This documentary explores Bigfoot sightings in Britain. Discussion Points: -Being from England, Sean and Sarah obviously start their catch-up by talking about the weather.  -Sarah and Sean both fell asleep whilst watching this documentary-but this is not an indictment of the film, but the weather. -This has already happened in history two species of hominids have co-existed.  -The seeming-balanced viewpoint of the film with regards to whether these creatures could actually exist. -Most people don't go off the beaten track. -How we are taught not to explore forests. -Trunk or treat. -The human needs for answers. Raised Questions: -What are Cryptids? -Did the myth of the Kraken come from real-life giant squids? -What's the word for the big animal family tree? -Can you be biased when someone speaks with your accent? -Have you ever seen a wild deer? -Have you ever got lost in a forest like Sarah? -Is Sean a hussy for American podcasters? -Has conspiracy become a bit of a dirty word? Quote of the episode: "We're basically living on the crust of a big sponge"- Sarah rivals David Attenborough.  Guest Info:  Sarah has "Discussions on the spooky and the esoteric, the counter-cultural and the just plain weird."-Her words. Her voice is so calming, I'm trying to talk her into doing a 'Help you to sleep' podcast. LISTEN HERE: Weird Horizon • A podcast on Anchor Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: Review It Yourself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@YourselfReview) / Twitter

"Sometimes it's worth finding out yourself what a film is like" Sean is joined by Paisley from the 'Learn German Through Music' podcast. Paisley's podcast is "A great way to learn German for music lovers! Learn 30 new vocabulary words each lesson by listening to popular German language songs. Each lesson features a song in a different genre, from indie to rap, punk to reggae, pop to heavy metal, "Learn German though Music” will help you build vocabulary quickly, while improving listening and pronunciation skills. We hope you will enjoy this podcast, and benefit from music as a fun, and effective learning tool!" Listen to the Podcast here: Learn German through Music • A podcast on Anchor Paisley is here to defend M. Night Shyamalan's 'Lady in the Water'. Welcome To Defend It Yourself! Discussion Points: -Paul Giamatti as a main character. -This is not one of M. Night Shyamalan's usual offerings. -The controversial role M. Night Shyamalan gave himself. -The tone of the film. Raised Questions: -Is 'niching' a word? -Is this film a children's story? -Why can't Sean watch Frasier? -Is this a film about healing? -Was the film wrongly advertised? -Why does everyone like to stand around in the rain and talk in films? Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: Review It Yourself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@YourselfReview) / Twitter

To celebrate TEN Breaking Bill episodes, Sean brings out the big guns for everyone's favourite Texan, Bill (Bill Reads Bad Reviews). Sean chose Armageddon (1998), a film so American it hurts! Discussion Points: -Sean doesn't think much of The Revenant (2015). -Bill desperately tries to get Sean to discuss Armageddon (1998). -Sean blows any chance of a Budweiser sponsorship. -Bill brings some bad reviews (for a change). -Bill and Sean get side-tracked to discuss avocado, baked beans and hash browns. -Sean decides to read out some bad reviews but forgets to pre-screen the reviews first, it gets weird fast.  Random Questions: -Would you stay awake just to hear Bill breathing? -Have Bill and Sean gone soft with regards to Breaking Bill? -Have you ever flirted with Graham Crackers? -How do wooden houses explode? -Is this film so bad, it's good? -Did you spot Michael Bay's cameo? -Has your wife ever opened your ketchup bottle? -Is that salesman your Daddy? -How does an override get overridden? -Would a remake of Armageddon be pointless and forgettable rubbish? -Why did Bill leave Texas? -Is Review It Yourself 'so British it hurts'? Random Quotes: -"If you say it's that bad Bill, I'm not bloody watching it!" -"Get off my asteroid you damn dirty ape!" -"Why are they exploding? Why, Michael Bay?" -"Get the book!" Random Film Recommendation: -Morning Glory (2010). Breaking Bill Will Return with Small Soldiers (1998). Then possibly 2012, Pearl Harbor and Morning Glory... Thanks for Listening! My Guest: More information about my guest is available here: Support Bill Reads Bad Reviews on Ko-fi.com! ❤️ - Ko-fi ❤️ Where creators get support from fans through donations, memberships, shop sales and more! The original 'Buy Me a Coffee' Page. Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Show your support for the show! Choose from TWO memberships: -MCU It Yourself: The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits. -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes: +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location. Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: Review It Yourself 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@YourselfReview) / Twitter

Paisley from 'Learn German Through Music podcast' joins Sean to review the brand-new German adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's anti-war novel 'All Quiet on the Western Front'. Paisley's podcast is "A great way to learn German for music lovers! Learn 30 new vocabulary words each lesson by listening to popular German language songs. Each lesson features a song in a different genre, from indie to rap, punk to reggae, pop to heavy metal, "Learn German though Music” will help you build vocabulary quickly, while improving listening and pronunciation skills. We hope you will enjoy this podcast, and benefit from music as a fun, and effective learning tool!" Listen to the Podcast here: Learn German through Music • A podcast on Anchor Discussion Points: -This film is not an easy watch. -The difference between the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War in Britain and Germany. -The outstanding performances of Felix Kammerer and Albrecht Schuch.  -Paisley highlights the portrayal of the French in the film. -The beautiful direction evident throughout the film. Questions raised: -Were the French portrayed in an unsympathetic way? -Was the difference between the soldiers and the Generals a 'little heavy handed'? -How do you listen to foreign language films? Thanks for listening!

Satsu from Chatsunami returns to review the 1999 stage show Still Game-the precursor to the Scottish TV sit-com Still Game (2002). Written by Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan 'Still Game' ran from 2002-2007, then 2016-2019 and chronicled the lives of the two Septarians and their friends in the fictional Craiglang area of Glasgow.  They may be older, but they are Still Game for life!   Discussion Points:  -The origins of Still Game (2002).   -The amount of swearing in the stage show.   -The Glaswegian language during the series.  -The emotional backbone of the series.  -How the show never laughs at age, but instead shows how we could all learn from the older generation.   -The tragic central characters of British Comedy shows.   -The industrial past of parts of Scotland and the North East of England and the impact of the closure of these heavy industries on those areas.   -The social commentary of the series, which is so organically and respectfully done.  -Satsu dares to do asides on Review It Yourself!  Random Questions:  -Is it a show about being left behind   -Would you put Bottom (1991-1995) on for your Grandma?  -Did you know that Greg Hemphill was married to the main lass from "What's The Story in Balamory?".  -Why did the Still Game cast have to bring a hoover all the way from Scotland to Canada?  -Did the later Still Game series lose their way?  Favourite Still Game episodes:  -Faimly (Series 1, Episode 2).  -Wireless (Series 4, Episode 2).  -Dial-A-Bus (Series 4, Episode 3), starring the late Robbie Coltrane.   -Smoke On The Water (Series 5, Episode 3).  -Hootenanny (Series 5, Episode 7).  -Lights Out (Series 6, Episode 3).  -Hyper (Series 6, Episode 5).  -Recipe (Series 6, Episode 6). -The Beefy Bake Episode.   -Grim Up North (Series 8, Episode 2).  Thanks for listening!  Review It Yourself now has a Patreon!  Show your support for the show!  Choose from TWO memberships:  -MCU It Yourself:  The Marvel Series will continue as a Patron Exclusive Series! Sean has to watch every Marvel film until the bitter end... + other benefits.  -Visit It Yourself Behind the Scenes:  +All the benefits of the 'MCU It Yourself' tier PLUS An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you behind the scenes of the Visit It Yourself Series! The Campaign for the North. The Visit It Yourself Video episodes will go out to everyone, but only Patrons will get the extended Behind the scenes podcast, filmed on location.  Find Out More Here: Review It Yourself is creating Podcast | Patreon TWITTER: @YourselfReview INSTAGRAM: reviewityourselfpodcast2021