The theme for month of February is goofy '90s action/sci-fi, and we're kicking things off with quite possibly the goofiest entry of them all in 1995's cyber-killer-thriller Virtuosity!
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(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:27) - Intro.(00:03:13) - Our first goofy '90s action/sci-fi "classic" is: Virtuosity!(00:07:01) - A little bit of background on how this thing got made, and the very '90s soundtrack.(00:13:43) - Some notes on the cast.(00:16:47) - Let's get into just what the hell is going on in this movie, and the opening in VR.(00:22:00) - And heeeeeeereeeeee coooooooomes the exposition! Plus some talk about Russell Crowe.(00:31:47) - What in the heck is up with this prison scene. WHY DOES HE HAVE A ROBOT ARM.(00:34:51) - Sid's arrival into the real world.(00:46:01) - Break!(00:46:20) - Sid's on the loose! Parker's huntin' him! Madison's here too.(00:51:03) - What's up with this Grimes character?(00:54:07) - The club scene. The car chase. CINEMA.(00:58:54) - Boy the UFC sure was different in 1995.(01:04:31) - Parker plays a little Hogan's Alley in a subway station, and we learn more about Sid's motivations.(01:13:22) - Chekov's kidnapping victim.(01:15:24) - DEATH TV.(01:19:01) - The final (real world) fight.(01:22:05) - The final (virtual reality) fight.(01:27:45) - The one thing this movie definitely needed was a second, considerably worse ending.(01:33:54) - Our final thoughts, such as they are. And Roger Ebert's thoughts as a bonus.(01:44:31) - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.