Byting Reviews

Brooklyn's Finest (2009)

2011-12-27T22:39:00.000-08:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Brooding
			Unseen

Splice (2009)

2011-11-25T12:29:00.001-08:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Terrible
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 16: Drive, The Debt, Spy movies

2011-10-11T11:05:00.000-07:00

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Buckle your seatbelt, rev the engine, and Drive. Movies/topics discussed in the order they are discusses: Drive, The Debt, spy movies, True Lies, Sneakers, Lust Caution, Mission Impossible (series).

Trollhunter (2011)

2011-09-30T11:58:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unfocused

Sound Bytes 15: Conan, Season of the Witch, Fantasy Movies

2011-09-12T21:32:00.000-07:00

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Put on your robe and wizard hat, it's time to talk all things fantasy. Movies discussed in the order they are discussed: Conan the Barbarian, Season of the Witch, The Sword in the Stone, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Highlander, The Princess Bride, The Last Unicorn, Legend, Willow, Stardust.

Sound Bytes 14: Cap'n A, Cowboys and Aliens, Genre-Mashin'

2011-08-09T13:10:00.000-07:00

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With their third post relating to the film, our heroes have officially spent more time thinking about Captain America than did anyone involved with the actual production. Topics/movies in the order they are discussed: Captain America, Cowboys and Aliens, genre-mashing movies (this discussion includes: From Dusk Till Dawn, Brick, Evil Dead 2, and Westworld).

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

2011-07-27T20:15:00.000-07:00

The Red Skull

2011-07-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

			Disagree.
			Unseen
			Ugh
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 13

2011-07-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

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Our heroes journey to the middle ages where they spend an inordinate amount of time watching Sean Bean wield a sword. Topics/movies discussed in the order they are discussed: Game of Thrones, Black Death, Medieval movies (includes: Braveheart, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Seventh Seal, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Kingdom of Heaven).

The Tree of Life (2011)

2011-07-17T10:11:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Amazing
			Beautiful

The Soloist (2009)

2011-07-10T14:58:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Mediocre
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 12

2011-07-06T14:43:00.001-07:00

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We've got a Woody for Woody. Our heroes jump down the shaft of Woody Allen's film canon. Topics discussed in the order they are discussed: Midnight in Paris, our favorite Woody Allen movies, The Green Lantern, The Green Lantern goes blue.

Woody Allen

2011-07-06T14:35:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Prolific
			Prophetic

Sound Bytes 11

2011-06-24T12:40:00.000-07:00

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In this episode, Sven berates Chris for taking an unprovoked cheapshot at Dakota Fanning. Everything else is scenery. Topics discussed in the order they are discussed: Super 8 (until Chris' monstrous attack), Super 8 (after Chris has been knocked down a peg), Kill The Irishman, regional movies (movies that that take place in/are about the places we live).

Sugar (2008)

2011-06-19T15:39:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Evocative
			Illuminating

Sound Bytes 10

2011-06-09T12:11:00.000-07:00

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Our heroes run down four recent releases in a reviews blow-out. Topics discussed in the order they are discussed: X-Men: First Class, Sex-Men: First Ass, Pirates of the Crap 4, Blue Valentine, Bridesmaids.

Jane Eyre (2011)

2011-06-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Fassbender

The Beaver (2011)

2011-05-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unique
			Unseen

Fast Five (2011)

2011-05-24T22:28:00.000-07:00

			Bro-mosexual!
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unwieldy

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

2011-05-24T20:33:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Bland
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 09

2011-05-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

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Our heroes take a byte out of crime with their discussion of all things superhero. Movies/topics discussed in the order they are discussed: The King's Speech, Thor, the prospect of sex with frost giants, the X-Men movie series, Iron Man, Spider-man, Batman, the superhero fad in general, the idea of cinematic synergy as realized in The Avengers, the deeper implications of unoriginal programming, HBO/AMC as paragons of entertainment.

Sound Bytes 08

2011-04-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

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Our heroes byte into Hanna, Source Code, and old people. Movies/topics discussed in the order they are discussed: Hanna, Source Code (without spoilers), actors who have maintained their mojo despite their age, Source Code (with spoilers).

Ninja Assassin (2009)

2011-04-11T19:50:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Gore-riffic
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 07

2011-03-29T11:15:00.000-07:00

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Our heroes talk about a platoon of recent sci-fi movies. Afterwords, Chris launches an exposé on suspiciously-dark family movies. Movies/topics discussed in the order they are discussed: Paul, Monsters, Never Let Me Go, the value of movie trailers, Sucker Punch, Limitless, disturbing "family-friendly" movies.

Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

2011-03-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Curious
			Unseen

Pirate Radio (2009)

2011-03-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Boring
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 06

2011-03-01T09:46:00.000-08:00

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Our heroes go round the horn to talk about what they've seen recently. The Oscars are briefly mentioned, then the apocalypse is invoked. Movies/topics discussed in the order they are discussed: Unknown, Taken, Revolutionary Road, The Invention of Lying, Where The Wild Things Are, The Mechanic, Ong Bak 3, Easy A, the Academy Awards. Our post-apocalyptic movie discussion covers: The Matrix, Blood of Heroes, Planet of the Apes ('68), actors/artists acting crazy in real life, zombie movies in general, Zombieland, Dawn of the Dead ('78), The Terminator series, the Mad Max series, Waterworld.

The Eagle (2011)

2011-02-19T09:13:00.000-08:00


			Gray.

Sound Bytes 05

2011-02-07T09:29:00.000-08:00

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Jai, Sven, and Chris rant bitterly about hijacked movie music. Shortly thereafter, Sven plays white swan to Chris' black in the pair's Black Swan discussion. Sidelined, a jilted Jai redirects the conversation to a wrap-up of all things 2010.

Link to Chris' goofy Indian movie.

Sven's 10 Favorite Movies of 2010

2011-02-03T20:35:00.000-08:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Sexy.

Sound Bytes 04

2011-01-15T02:41:00.000-08:00

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Episode 4: Wherein our erstwhile heroes Sven, Jai, and Chris discuss True Grit (2010) and then divulge their favorite twelve movies apiece from the years 2000 through 2009. Our only regret is that it takes so long to listen to forty minutes of great films.

For convenience's sake, there is also this surprise-ruining list of our lists. Hopefully, you started using another browser tab as soon as you hit "Play", and will not be too upset.

Punisher: War Zone (2008)

2011-01-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

			Bloodiculous!
			Unseen
			Gorey
			Unseen

Sound Bytes 03

2010-12-15T15:12:00.000-08:00

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Sven, Jai, and Chris accidentally have a conversation about sequels that are wasted to set up sequels, then move along to The Social Network and Scott Pilgrim like we'd planned. For dessert, we dish over Clint Eastwood's most-beloved films. Bon appétit, punk.

Sound Bytes 02

2010-12-09T18:27:00.000-08:00

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Sven and I discuss the new Tron, the new Robin Hood, and the old Christmas. Listen to me use the word "fun" 100 times! For all his fans, Johnny will join us next time!

Sound Bytes 01

2010-12-01T18:52:00.000-08:00

Gentle readers, thank you for visiting this website, even though we update as often as Sarah Palin reads a book . Jai, Sven and I decided to record a podcast to discuss movies. We did this in September. We put it up on Vimeo in October. We are now sharing it with you in ~~November~~ December. Hey, at least we're consistent.

Sound Bytes 01 from Byting Reviews on Vimeo.

Sven's Sorority Row link (this was supposed to pop up on the video, but we never got around to it...that's show business!).

Boondock Saints (1999)

2010-11-28T12:00:00.001-08:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Wacky
			Unseen

Magnum Force (1973)

2010-11-21T12:31:00.000-08:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Explosive
			Unseen

Edge of Darkness (2010)

2010-09-18T11:48:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Almost
			Unseen

Robin Hood (2010)

2010-08-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Different
			Unseen

It's A Picture Of Us

2010-08-01T11:09:00.000-07:00

Toy Story 3 (2010)

2010-07-21T11:03:00.000-07:00

			Sweet!
			Unseen
			S'okay
			Splendid.

The Last Airbender (2010)

2010-07-15T15:26:00.000-07:00

			Avatarded.
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen

Predators (2010)

2010-07-11T22:30:00.000-07:00

			Redemptive.
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen

Iron Man 2 (2010)

2010-06-11T10:55:00.000-07:00

			Aluminum?
			Unseen
			Cocktease
			Unnecessary.

Splice (2010)

2010-06-05T18:21:00.000-07:00

			Whaaaaat.
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Deviant.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

2010-05-31T10:50:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Ostriches.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)

2010-05-23T14:57:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Real
			Earned.

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

2010-05-10T21:05:00.000-07:00

			Norse.
			Unseen
			Fun
			Unseen

The Lovely Bones (2009)

2010-05-09T08:31:00.000-07:00

			Frustrating.
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Vapid.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

2010-04-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

			Dismal.
			Unseen
			Huh
			Unseen

Avatar (2009)

2010-04-25T09:07:00.000-07:00

			Solid!
			Unseen
			Pretty
			Spectacle.

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

2010-04-11T18:09:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen
			Joyride.

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

2010-03-30T22:32:00.000-07:00

			Bitterlarity!
			Disappointing.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

2009-12-31T10:55:00.000-08:00

			Edutaining!
			Potential.
			Dynamite!

Moon (2009)

2009-08-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

			Moody.
			Best.
			Ambitious.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

2009-08-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

			Shit.
			Worse.
			Unseen

We Apologize For The Inconvenience Of This Missing Picture

2009-07-21T22:01:00.000-07:00

			Really!
			Really?
			Fine!

Next (2007)

2008-09-01T10:54:00.000-07:00

			No.
			Ending?
			Unseen

Hancock (2008)

2008-08-11T16:29:00.000-07:00

			Coulda.
			Her?
			Underrated

Wall•E (2008)

2008-08-07T10:38:00.000-07:00

			Juvenile.
			Beautiful.
			Acceptable.

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2, The (2008)

2008-08-04T23:59:00.000-07:00

			Unseen
			Unseen
			Unseen

Dark Knight, The (2008)

2008-07-31T23:59:00.000-07:00

			Intense.
			Deep.
			Killer.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

2008-07-21T06:13:00.000-07:00

			Super...ficial.
			Hilarious.
			Unseen

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

2008-07-17T21:32:00.000-07:00

			Better?
			Voom!
			Lame.

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)

2008-07-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

			Senators!
			Jango!
			Dumb!

Terminator (1984)

2008-07-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

			Awesome.
			Old.
			Tough.

A Bronx Tale (1993)

2008-07-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

			Quality.
			Unseen
			Superb

Hairspray (2007)

2008-06-26T05:51:00.000-07:00

			Really?
			Unseen
			Unseen

The Happening (2008)

2008-06-23T18:16:00.000-07:00

			Happened.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

2008-06-05T09:29:00.000-07:00

			Tolerable.
			Fun.
			Weak

Transformers (2007)

2008-06-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

			ROBOTS!
			Stupid.
			Unseen

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

2008-05-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

			Manimals.
			Midgets.
			Unseen

Secretary (2002)

2008-05-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

			Script?
			Unseen
			Unseen

Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)

2008-05-12T23:59:00.000-07:00

			Unrequited.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Memento (2000)

2008-05-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

			Refreshing.
			Fantastic.
			!emosewA

Modern Times (1936)

2008-05-08T09:58:00.000-07:00

			Funny.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Iron Man (2008)

2008-05-05T23:59:00.000-07:00

			Solid.
			Yeah!
			Smooth.

American Gangster (2007)

2007-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

			Almost.
			Unseen
			Tepid.

30 Days of Night (2007)

2007-11-12T12:26:00.000-08:00

			Nonthreatening.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Alien (1979)

2007-10-22T17:46:00.000-07:00

			Where?
			Set-pieces.
			Atmospheric.

Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

2007-10-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

			FAST.
			Unseen
			Kickin'.

13 Ghosts (1960)

2007-10-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

			BORING.
			Unseen
			Unseen

Casino Royale (2006)

2007-10-09T23:00:00.000-07:00

			Success.
			Unseen
			Enthusiastic.

Running Man, The (1987)

2007-09-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

			Goofy.
			Unseen
			Silly.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

2007-09-20T23:31:00.000-07:00

			Funny.
			Unseen
			Silly!

The Simpsons (2007)

2007-09-13T22:10:00.000-07:00

			Same.
			Unseen
			Feature-length.

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

2007-09-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

			Gothic.
			Unseen
			Dreamy.

Stardust (2007)

2007-08-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

2007-08-23T19:38:00.000-07:00

Die Hard 2 (1990)

2007-08-16T07:00:00.000-07:00

King Kong (2005)

2007-08-13T22:01:00.000-07:00

Hot Fuzz (2007)

2007-08-09T18:57:00.000-07:00

Sunshine (2007)

2007-08-06T19:57:00.000-07:00

Seventh Seal, The (1957)

2007-08-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

2007-07-30T04:00:00.000-07:00

Hellboy (2004)

2007-07-16T17:49:00.000-07:00

SciFi: Painkiller Jane Premiere Episode (2007)

2007-07-09T21:40:00.000-07:00

We Will Return...Really

2007-07-03T21:33:00.000-07:00

Ratatouille (2007)

2007-06-14T07:48:00.000-07:00

Historic Tale Construction Kit

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

2007-06-11T21:21:00.000-07:00