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Really Awful Movies: Ep 470 – Jack the Ripper and Murder by Decree

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On this episode of the podcast, with the recent passing of Donald Sutherland, now seemed like the right time to revisit the Bob Clark thriller, Murder by Decree.

This is a late 70s feature, imagining Sherlock Holmes and Watson on the hunt for the infamous Whitechapel butcher.

And the cast is absolutely top-drawer, with Christopher Plummer, James Mason, John Gielgud, and Dead Ringers’ Geneviève Bujold. Sutherland makes an appearance as a psychic, and he’s pretty great, though nothing like the real-life character on which his character is based.

The last time we tackled similar subject matter, was a podcast recorded in London the night after we did the Jack the Ripper tour.

For those who are interested, here is a link to Hands of the Ripper, which Jeff and I recorded after a few beers from our South Kensington hotel accommodations.

 

Really Awful Movies: Ep 467 – The Running Man

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Oh no, a fight-to-the-death TV show, which entertains the masses in a far off, dystopian future!

The Running Man can certainly count its place among…these kinds of movies. It’s certainly not the worst of its type, and it’s far from the best.

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays an LA cop, who disobeyed a command which would’ve killed a bunch of innocents.

For his recalcitrance, he’s sent up shit’s creek in the form of being an involuntary participant in a wildly popular game show.

There are a bunch of movies like this, The Condemned, Rollerball, The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, No Exit – it’s a pretty lengthy list beyond that too. And for the most part, they are pretty similar. But no less fun.

Tune in!