Episode 138 - Ready Player One and the Worst Gamers Ever!

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the return of the Epic Film Guys LIVE!! That's right, starting this week we're live on YouTube for the recording of the show so I can get ready and work out the kinds for the upcoming Livestream for the Cure 2.0, which is now accepting early donations and we have already reached $175 thanks to your amazing generosity. And this is only the beginning!

This week on the show we're reviewing Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One, and the typically more positive Justin has a lot more criticisms than normal!

Also this week, we announce the winners of our Star Wars: The Last Jedi digital code as well as the latest winner of the Epic Film Guys patron-only status! Thank you all so much for listening! We'll see you at the movies!

The marquee at the Mahoning Drive-in was destroyed due to terrible weather and it needs your help to save it! Please visit https://www.gofundme.com/save-the-mahoning-marquee and donate what you can to protect this amazing historical marquee.

Livestream for the Cure 2.0 Event Info

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Starting at 6:00 PM EST on May 18th and ending at 6:00 PM EST on May 20th, we'll be livestreaming 30 hours of content featuring tons of other podcasters, stream games, interviews, movie discussions, RestauRant cooking segments, and so much more. Please join us live for the event and help to spread the word. Thank you so much for your amazing support! Together, we can make a difference!

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Meet the Epic Film Guys

Epic Film Guy Nick lives in upstate NY and graduated from Clarion University of PA in 2010 with a degree in English (writing). While in college he studied film as part of a film studies minor and made a couple short films. He handles the sound production and editing of the show as well as its release and manages the twitter account @EpicFilmGuys.

Epic Film Guy Justin lives in a suburb of Washington D.C. after moving from the Binghamton, NY area with his wife and daughter. He is our resident "encyclopedia of film" and chances are, if you've heard some film news, Justin already heard it before you. A massive fan of the 80s and horror flicks of all shapes and sizes! Catch him on Facebook or our Instagram account @EpicFilmGuys.

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Friends of the Show

We'd like to give a huge shout-out for a lot of the shows we're proud to call friends, and that we're proud to call ourselves fans of. We especially have to thank our brothers in Perth, Paul & Wayne of The Countdown Movie & TV reviews, who have opened us up to a huge audience halfway across the world. Particular thanks to Paul who has been an amazing friend and has been infinitely helpful in terms of getting honest feedback on the evolution of the show. A huge thank you to Emily from The Story Behind podcast, whose support and friendship have kept this show alive through some of its darkest days. A huge thank you to some of our biggest podcasting friends, from Mr. X at the Angry Old Man, Shane from Now That I'm Older, David from The Unwritable Rant, Adam from Everyone Has a Podcast, Ro from the World of Ro, the entire crew at Afterburn 739, Mat at the One Word, Go! show, Justin from So I Married a Movie Geek, and Deana from the Twisted Philly podcast. We're probably forgetting someone, so thank you to ALL of you! We truly do love and appreciate your support.

We also have to give a huge shout out to #PodernFamily for helping to increase our exposure, and safe to say without it we wouldn't have met a lot of the podcasters and fans we're proud to call friends. We also want to give a huge shout out to the #MoviePodSquad, a group of movie podcasters in the #PodernFamily who have come together for our mutual love of film.

Recent Appearances & Crossovers

You can hear a full-length bonus episode of the Epic Film Guys along with 46 other shows that contributed material to the Harvey Relief Podpack, organized by Houston native Justin Corbett from the Mindfudge Comedy Podcast. For a $10 donation, get this special episode and so, so much more while donating to those affected by the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Find it at https://www.generosity.com/emergencies-fundraising/hurricane-harvey-victims-podcast-pack.

I had the honor of appearing over on THE SAUSAGE... the Miserable Retail Slave, one of the best comedy podcasts on the 'net. I joined Randy and Tom Coe from Jake & Tom Conquer the World and we had so much fun I think our sides split open. Give it a listen at http://miserableretailslave.libsyn.com/s05e32-love-is-a-warm-hand-or-how-randy-got-his-groove-back.

Justin and I had the pleasure of joining James and Podcast Rob over on the Something Something 'Cast to talk about our most-anticipated flicks of 2018. Check it out at http://www.somethingcast.com/?p=651!

Want to know about the origins of Epic Film Guys and my side-project, the RestauRant Podcast? I visited Perry & Lindsay Johnson over on the Podstuff Podcast! Give it a listen at https://thepodstuff.podbean.com/e/the-podstuff-ep5-restaurant-podcast/!

I visited the Rabbit Ears TV Podcast once again to join Ashlee for a love/hate review of GLEE! We love, we laugh, we rage, and we might shed a tear or two on our journey through this musical television show. Check it out at https://rabbitearstv.podiant.co/e/35ea4272d2ad0c/!!

Stand back, because things are about to get SEXY. In April 2017, Justin of So I Married a Movie Geek visited the show and we reviewed Fifty Shades of Grey... and now, we're reaching the CLIMAX. I visited he and his wife Krissy on their show and we reviewed Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. We had a blast picking apart these disasters! Listen now at https://soimarriedamoviegeek.podbean.com/e/episode-196-fifty-shades-darkerfifty-shades-freed/!

Did you know that the PodFix network has its own original content? Check out PodFix Presents! I joined Tom Coe from Jake & Tom Conquer the World for a "Wizard Rewind" as we looked at a mega movie issue of the magazine from 2005! Listen in and subscribe at http://podfix.podbean.com/e/wizard-rewind-episode-6-mega-movie-issue/!

You want some CHILI? You'll never think about it the same way again after you hear Nick over on Who Spiked The Puns?, where he and host Fuzzy Dan mash up the Orson Welles classic noir film Touch of Evil with Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil to create... Touch of Resident Evil! Listen now at http://whospikedthepuns.com/podcast/2018/2/28/episode-62-touch-of-resident-evil!

You like some Axel Foley? Head over to Via VHS where Justin joined Wes to talk about Beverly Hills Cop! https://viavhs.podiant.co/e/360b788d3ab450/ Listen now!

I joined my very good friends Dan and Caleb on Netflix 'n Swill for a one-star review of The Host, based on a book by Twilight author Stephanie Meyer. http://netflixnswill.podbean.com/e/episode-084-boy-do-we-hate-nick-now/ Listen now and find out how much they hate me now.

I appeared on the Sunshine Summit 2018 hosted by Heather of the Sunshine & Powercuts Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLG3pLmNB48 Give it a watch as I cook an Irish-themed burger live on the air!

I took a trip back to the Nickscast on Fanthropological and talked to Z, G, and T about Fad Foods! Give a listen to our great discussion at http://podcast.fanthropological.com/e/fad-foods-reconstituted-from-meat-flakes-and-delivered-in-a-cheeto-dusted-dorito-burrito/.

Our friend Dan of Netflix 'n Swill has started a new project called Trade/Off, where he and a guest co-host recommend a film for one another that the other hasn't seen. Check it out at https://www.patreon.com/posts/trade-off-full-17870006, where I recommended Full Metal Jacket and he recommended War Machine!

I was thrilled to join the fine gentlemen Jake and Tom over on Jake and Tom Conquer the World, where we discussed how to save the DCEU. http://drunkendorkpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-93-can-the-dceu-be-saved Give it a listen!!

Credits

Epic Film Guys Intro written by Jordan Greene. Check him out on Instagram @jordangreenemusic and Facebook Jordan Greene Music, and look for Aviera coming soon!

Outro music "Redemption" by Mattia Cuppeli. Find this and subscribe to him on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVBpKlBveiI.