PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
Who gets the most positive mentions
A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to Shea Serrano.
HOST PROFILE
WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM
PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to Shea Serrano.
WHERE THEY PUSH BACK
This counts comments about a performance or body of work. It is not a personal approval rating.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
While Chris discusses the creature, Shea later nods along to the film's atmosphere and music as part of why the movie works so well.
About 48 min into the transcriptCompares Bay to a hyper-amped Tony Scott and praises the excess.
About 0 min into the transcriptKeeps returning to Patton as a favorite supporting actor across the movie and in general.
About 40 min into the transcriptShea treats Chong Li as the movie's greatest asset and the reason the film works.
About 80 min into the transcriptArgues the film is the necessary appetizer before Predator and a key part of Arnold's action evolution.
About 0 min into the transcriptFinds the plane sequence hilarious and exhilarating, especially Arnold's deadpan behavior and improbable escape.
About 24 min into the transcriptTreats Bill Duke as one of the film's scariest and most convincing presences.
About 24 min into the transcriptArgues her performance is funny, charming, and underrated in the action-movie landscape.
About 40 min into the transcriptArgues the flying-prison premise alone pushes it above canonical prestige films.
About 0 min into the transcriptChooses the convicts’ takeover and the surrounding chaos as his favorite scene cluster.
About 16 min into the transcriptSays he loves the movie despite its flaws and especially likes the kids and Michelle Pfeiffer.
About 8 min into the transcriptCalls Emilio’s classroom support of Ms. Johnson one of the film’s great emotional releases.
About 32 min into the transcriptTHEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT
Liv Tyler is untouchable because the character needs wide-eyed optimism.
BloodsportHe picks Chong Li's first introduction as the best rewatchable scene.
BloodsportHe also ranks the Kumite final extremely high, above many other movie sporting events.
CommandoIt is hilarious almost the whole time because Arnold can't fully sell the emotion.
CommandoTaken is a better-acted, improved version of the same hostage-rescue idea.
CommandoHe has always been Team Stallone.
CommandoBennett seems more like an awed admirer testing himself against Matrix.
Con AirCon Air belongs at the top because it is a perfect flying-prison movie.
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