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Prometheus (2012)

After taking a detour into Beetlejuice land, The Three Men And A Retrospective Podcast returns to the Alien franchise discussing a film that, well, needs to be discussed.

Director Ridley Scott had always wanted to return to the franchise that put him on the map. But after Fox decided to move forward with the Alien vs Predator films, it would seem he was permanently soured on it.

Five years after Aliens vs Predator Requiem, Scott’s desire was reinvigorated. Bringing together a cast that included Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, and Michael Fassbender, among others, Scott put Prometheus out in the summer of 2012. At least one member of this podcast was really looking forward to it, and while the film ended up making a lot of money, it seemed to be lost amongst a ton of mixed reviews and discussions of what Scott actually wanted to make.

Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they add to that discussion recording a review Garrett has wanted to do since they started this podcast. And be sure to return next week, as Adam returns to territory he swore he would never return to. That of Alien Covenant.

Also, keep a lookout for a special Halloween review that returns to territory the boys have covered before. What is it? Stay tuned

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

After 36 years of rumors and abandoned scripts about going to Hawaii, Tim Burton and company have returned with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the sequel fans have been clamoring for. Or is it?

Join the original three of the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast as they dissect the brand new entry in the Beetlejuice series. What were their expectations going on? How were their theatrical experiences? What are their final verdicts? Finally, what will come next, as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has exceeded box office expectations and we can lovably expect a new one soon.

Come back next week, as we dive right back into Alien with a review of Ridley Scott’s return to the franchise, 2012’s Prometheus.

Beetlejuice (1988)

Before moving on with the Alien franchise, the boys decided to take a little detour into a world that not only beautifully sets the Halloween table, but also miraculously has a new film 35 years after the original! That’s right, it’s time for the Three Men and a Retrospective Beetlejuice retrospective!

Before getting to the new one, we have to talk about the Tim Burton 1988 original. Listen in as Garrett, Matt, and Adam talk about how they were introduced to the original, what they thought of it, and if Garrett welcomed talking about Winona Ryder three weeks in a row. And of course, they include a ton of casting notes, as well as delve into a movie many call a classic. Do they agree?

Come back next week when we review the brand new Beetlejuice sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

After the hellacious shoot that was Alien 3, not to mention disappointing box office returns, it would seem that Brandywine and 20th Century Fox were done with the Alien franchise, and were willing to call it dead in space. But by 1997, Fox still thought it could get more acid blood from the Alien stone. And in order to help with this feat, they would pull from the one region where Alien 3 was successful, Europe, to get director Jean Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen).

Fox also had someone who created their show Buffy The Vampire Slayer by the name of Joss Whedon to pen a script that would somehow bring back Ellen Ripley from the dead in order to once again fight the xenomorphs. With Sigourney Weaver once again coming aboard, it would seem the pieces were all in place to make 1997’s Alien Resurrection a return to form. But can admitted non Alien fan Jeunet and a pre Avengers Whedon bring the Alien franchise back to glory?

Listen in as Garrett is once again joined by Matt and Adam to answer that question. And come back next week, as the boys take a break from the Alien franchise to start a special Halloween themed series. What can it be?

Alien 3 (1992)

Making a 3rd Alien film seemed to be an inevitability. Following the success of Hames Cameron’s Aliens, 20th Century Fox knew it had a flat out franchise on their hands, and wanted to capitalize on that fact quicker than before. But, seeming as the previous film had a seven year ago gap, you’d think it’d be an easy feat to accomplish.

You would be wrong. As not only was Alien 3 an even bigger chore to make. It was also one of the most contentious and difficult film shoots of all time. New feature director David Fincher was given new script pages to shoot every day, with scenes that were prepared almost all the previous day being completely scrapped. Fights amongst the cast, and a director who didn’t know where or what his next scene would be were just two of the obstacles in an Alien 3 that was, to put it lightly, a difficult shoot.

Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they shift through the huge list of scripts and failed attempts at marketing, and find out if Fincher’s distancing of himself from the finished product really as warranted as he’d make it out to be in the 32 years since.

Aliens (1986)

After Alien came out and was a certified success for 20th Century Fox in 2979, Fox executives immediately looked to do with that movie like they’d already done with their other film that took place in space, Star Wars. That is to make a sequel and franchise it.

But it would take SEVEN years, and a hell of a lot of wrangling from both Fox executives and their newly minted from The Terminator director James Cameron to make it happen. After a struggle to get original heroine Sigourney Weaver, as well as fights about tea breaks, Cameron’s Aliens was finally released in 1986 to raves from both audiences and critics.

Listen in as Garrett, Matt, and Adam review the first Alien sequel, and one of them calls it one of their top ten films of all time. After last week’s 10 rating, will it be Garrett? Listen in to find out!

Alien (1979)

Even though Garrett had previously covered this franchise, which happens to be an all-time favorite of his, at the old place, who’s to say we can’t redo it? Adam and Matt have never been involved outside of being dragged into reviewing the AVP spinoff flicks. Perhaps this is their reward for being good sports or it’s just because Alien: Romulus is upon us.

Before we get there though, we have to go back to where the Xenomorph began. Behind Ridley Scott and a game cast, Alien broke onto the scene in 1979 and changed a lot. How does it hold up 45 years later as the originator?

Tune in and be sure to come back until we review 2024’s newest installment of the series.

Trap (2024)

Before jumping into Alien, Matt and Garrett get some M Night Shyamalan out of the way as they bring Mike Guarnieri on to discuss the auteur’s new film, Trap.

Listen to the boys discuss the film as only they can. And in true Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast fashion, things get testy. Though it’s not the two you’d expect.

Is this really the catastrophe some critics are saying? Listen I. To find out. And as a reminder, come back next week as Adam returns to talk about one of Garrett’s favorite franchises. Alien.

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2017)

Because The Last Jedi caused such fervor upon its release, the Mouse House thought they were back in safe waters with an origin story about one of the franchise’s most beloved characters. But after Kathleen Kennedy gave the ax to original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie), Disney and Lucasfilm felt like they had a cinematic crisis on their hands.

Join The Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast as they continue their non paved road of the Disney movies and side stories with this review of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Find out what Matt thought when Ron Howard, one of his favorite targets, took over the reigns and if noted Han Solo fan Adam can break his streak of bad Star Wars experiences.

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)

Following the release of Rogue One, the second installment in Disney’s sequel trilogy was set to come out one year later. Instead of JJ Abrams at the helm, Rian Johnson was the man in charge both directing the installment and earning a sole writing credit. Episode VIII was marketed as you would expect and made well over one billion at the box office, again to no one’s surprise.

What was a surprise was the actual film itself. Despite a large critical consensus and a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences and fans were left divided. Divided is an undersell as the internet was set ablaze in fervent discussions between defenders and detractors.

How do we fall in the spectrum? Is this the show that will cause the largest fights ever heard on our airwaves? Enjoy and join us next week as we delve into Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Accompanying the announcement of Disney purchasing Lucasfilm came two developments on the future of Star Wars. The first was that a new trilogy would be released in theaters every two years. The second, a far more interesting story, was that each off year would see a new spinoff type of film be released. Disney had it and was set to ensure we’d see a galaxy far far away in multiplexes every year.

The first of these offshoot films was Rogue One. Detailing the events of how an offshoot of the Rebel Alliance obtained the Death Star plans, it was set to come out in 2016. What followed was shall we say some interesting production notes. Those definitely didn’t deter moviegoers as it cleaned up nicely in the Winter of 2016.

How do the boys feel about this first entry in the “stories” sidefilms of Star Wars? Tune in and come back next week for Episode VIII.

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