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<v Speaker 1>In twenty sixteen, audiences were captivated by the animated story

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<v Speaker 1>of an island girl who saves her village by teaming

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<v Speaker 1>up with the demi god Maui to stave off the

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<v Speaker 1>impending blight. It was followed up by an adventure with

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<v Speaker 1>similar stakes in twenty twenty four, which made over one

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<v Speaker 1>billion dollars. Now in twenty twenty six Disney releases a

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<v Speaker 1>live action version of the same story from twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Moana. I'm Ronald Young Junior, and I'm leaving the theater. Alright,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Ronald and I am leaving the theater after

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<v Speaker 1>seeing Moanna. Moana written by Jared Bush and Dana Ledue Miller,

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<v Speaker 1>directed by Thomas Kale, starring Catherine Laka Ayah, Dwayne the Rock, Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>rena On, John Towey, Frankie Adams, and Jermaine Clement and

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<v Speaker 1>as usual, for complete listing of the cast and crew,

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<v Speaker 1>you can go to the link in our show notes.

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<v Speaker 1>It is just me Today. Moana is the live action

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<v Speaker 1>remake of twenty sixteen's Moana, made by Disney, who is

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<v Speaker 1>continuing their streak of remaking all of their animated classics

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<v Speaker 1>into live action films, despite this one only being made

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<v Speaker 1>a very short ten years ago. And when you think

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<v Speaker 1>about the fact that Mohana is only ten years old,

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<v Speaker 1>we've already seen Moana two. They're working on Moana three.

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<v Speaker 1>This movie is likely to make a billion dollars. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna make a lot of money. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if it'll be a billion dollars, but it's gonna make

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of money. That's why they keep making them.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why they keep remaking them and retooling them and

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<v Speaker 1>making sequels because people go to see them. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even think that they go with the mindset of oh, no,

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<v Speaker 1>is this a continuation of the Toy Story episode? I

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<v Speaker 1>think it might be. Oh, if you have not listened

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<v Speaker 1>to Toy Story five, that's a good part one of the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of I don't know if it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a rant, but just long observation. I will say we'll

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<v Speaker 1>call it a pointed observation that I'm making about Hollywood.

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<v Speaker 1>This is another movie that makes it hard to be

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<v Speaker 1>a critic because if you go back to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>How to Train Your Dragon, which was the live action

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<v Speaker 1>remake that came out last year, maybe last year, and

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<v Speaker 1>last year it made a lot of money. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>remember what the numbers were, I'll have to look it up,

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<v Speaker 1>but it made a lot of money. And all it

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<v Speaker 1>was was a beat for beat remake of How to

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<v Speaker 1>Train Your Dragon. So you have How to Train Your Dragon,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you have How to Train Your Dragon the

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<v Speaker 1>Live Action remake, So you have Moana, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>have Moana the Live Action Remake, which is a beat

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<v Speaker 1>for beat remake of the original film. So because it's

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<v Speaker 1>a beat for beat remake of the original film, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>that saw Moana in twenty sixteen and loved it or

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<v Speaker 1>grew up on Moana. So let's say that those kids

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<v Speaker 1>saw it when they were six and they're now sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>are they gonna go see Moana the Live Action Remake?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe maybe they grew up with a different relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>the Rock as a result, and they want to see

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<v Speaker 1>him as Maui in this film. So if you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>Moana the original animated film, you've also seen Moana the

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<v Speaker 1>Live Action remake already, you just haven't seen the Rock

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<v Speaker 1>as Maui. And that's to me, the key difference between

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<v Speaker 1>what they are doing with these live action remakes is

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<v Speaker 1>that the live action remakes often are still animated. And

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<v Speaker 1>when I say that, I look to something like The

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<v Speaker 1>Lion King, a movie that is worse with live action

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<v Speaker 1>recreation because the lions all of a sudden have no emotions.

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<v Speaker 1>They're just lions, so they can't do all of the

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<v Speaker 1>face shoal expressions that the animated lions are doing. And

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<v Speaker 1>so when I watch Moana and I see the chicken,

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<v Speaker 1>which I believe his name is Hey, Hey, or something

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<v Speaker 1>along those lines, and the chicken is live action animated

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<v Speaker 1>to look like the animated chicken it is, now I

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<v Speaker 1>have the reverse complaint, which is to say, if this

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<v Speaker 1>is supposed to be the live action remake, why wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>it just be a normal chicken? But you've essentially kind

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<v Speaker 1>of Sonic the Hedgehog the Chicken, meaning that there was

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<v Speaker 1>an original version of Sonic the Hedgehog that came out.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone was horrified, so they made it more animated looking,

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone loved Sonic the Hedgehog again, which makes sense

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<v Speaker 1>because this is an animated character from a different dimension. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>this is just a chicken, and when you animated chicken,

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<v Speaker 1>it could be dope be looking. You go to the

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<v Speaker 1>live action remake of Bulan and the fact that there

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<v Speaker 1>is no Oh Man, I'm gonna forget the dragon's name.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say Mushu. It's either she Fu or Mousho.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm guessing, so please don't write me angry emails.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking it up now, I'm looking looking it up.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's the cast at Moushu. Man, I see, I'll close. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and all of y'all came with the attitude all of that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it was. Mushoe, Mushoe's not in the live action

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<v Speaker 1>remake of Mulan. And for me, if you watch Mulan,

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<v Speaker 1>Eddie Murphy is very important to this film, very very important.

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<v Speaker 1>So all of a sudden, we don't have this spirit

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<v Speaker 1>guide anymore. And he's very funny in it. So the

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<v Speaker 1>chicken is in Moana, but it's an animated chicken against

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<v Speaker 1>all of these live action shots. The ocean is anthropomorphized

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<v Speaker 1>in this live action movie, which there's a way that

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<v Speaker 1>that works better with animation because of the flexibility and

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<v Speaker 1>freedom that you have with animation. And granted again, this

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<v Speaker 1>is and I know this is going to be confusing

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<v Speaker 1>for people who are like but Ronald, isn't it animated?

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<v Speaker 1>In the live action film, yes, but it's it's meant

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<v Speaker 1>to be photo realistic. It's meant to look real. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's different from the traditional sense of an animated film,

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<v Speaker 1>even in the new style of animation that Mohana was

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<v Speaker 1>made in twenty sixteen, as opposed to the style of

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<v Speaker 1>animation that Mulan was made in when it originally came out.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've said all that, let me just talk a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about the movie and I'll close it out.

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<v Speaker 1>The movie's fine. I was really really touched by the

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<v Speaker 1>first thirty to forty minutes of the film, when they

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<v Speaker 1>are in the village on their island. I almost cried

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<v Speaker 1>with a couple of scenes that happened. But when Mohana

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<v Speaker 1>leaves the island and is with Maui, as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>the Rock shows up, I'm less into the film, just less.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was just it was fine, And I think

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<v Speaker 1>this is where the animated portion worked better because I

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<v Speaker 1>believed in Maui as a character with the Rock's voice.

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<v Speaker 1>I do not believe in Maui as a character with

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<v Speaker 1>the Rock's face. The rock and his face behind the hair.

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<v Speaker 1>It just doesn't work for me. And if you listen

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<v Speaker 1>to this before you see it, I will ruin it

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<v Speaker 1>for you because he executes the role well if you

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<v Speaker 1>close your eyes and just listen to what he's saying.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you're watching him, I don't think the Rock

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<v Speaker 1>sells comedy that well when he is the source of

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<v Speaker 1>the comedy. If he is interacting with someone who is

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<v Speaker 1>being funny, throw him in a movie with Kevin Hart, hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>Jumanji's coming out later this year. It's gonna be great.

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<v Speaker 1>He's in it. He's going to be funny in that film.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of the hilarity that we get from the Rock

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<v Speaker 1>unless it's at the WWE where he's intentionally being over

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<v Speaker 1>the top and very very silly in a way that

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<v Speaker 1>is in a sport that is very very silly that

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<v Speaker 1>you can enjoy. I just don't know if I'm getting

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<v Speaker 1>him as truly comedic in this performance. There were parts

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<v Speaker 1>that I laughed, and there are parts that he said

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<v Speaker 1>stuff and I laughed, But overall I would just come

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<v Speaker 1>back to looking at his face in that lace front

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<v Speaker 1>and it just wasn't working for me. Now, on the

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<v Speaker 1>other hand, Catherine Lakaaya, I thought she was fine. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't necessarily think that she stood out. There were stuff

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<v Speaker 1>she did in the first thirty forty minutes I thought

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<v Speaker 1>was really good. As the movie continued, I just felt

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<v Speaker 1>like she was doing her job. She didn't necessarily do

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<v Speaker 1>anything that stood out completely. I hope she has other

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities and is able to have a bright career because

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<v Speaker 1>she deserves it, and I think she's a fine actress.

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<v Speaker 1>But there was just nothing about this that stood out

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<v Speaker 1>to me. But it's hard to make a role like

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<v Speaker 1>this very unique when it's something that we're acquainted with

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<v Speaker 1>from ten years ago just came out. So yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a Disney movie. It's fine, take your kids.

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<v Speaker 1>If you liked the first Mowana, you will probably like

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<v Speaker 1>this one too. And with all of that being said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's probably around a three point two five

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<v Speaker 1>three point twenty five. It's somewhere between a three point

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five and a three point seventy five. When I

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<v Speaker 1>walked out of the theater, I thought three point seventy

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<v Speaker 1>five because I thought, I think I liked that better

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<v Speaker 1>than I liked Toy Story, but not by much. Because

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<v Speaker 1>I gave Toy Story a three point five. I think, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't think I liked it more than Toy Story.

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<v Speaker 1>But then again, I think these two things are bleeding

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<v Speaker 1>together because there are two films that I just I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know how I feel about their existence, and they

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<v Speaker 1>did not blow me out of the water enough to

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<v Speaker 1>justify their existence. So I think I'm comfortable giving Mowana

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<v Speaker 1>a three point twenty five and with that leaving the

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<v Speaker 1>theater is a production of Oh It's Big Ron Studios.

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<v Speaker 1>I mixed this episode, and per usual, I'm working very hard.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very excited. This week I put out Mowana. This

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<v Speaker 1>episode will come out while I'm on a plane headed

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<v Speaker 1>Odyssey and that episode will come out a week from

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<v Speaker 1>this episode coming out, which is all a Monday, if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm on the road. That's a lot of work, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's a lot of planning ahead. This is a labor

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<v Speaker 1>Show art from Heather Wilder. Theme music by the mysterious

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<v Speaker 1>Leaving the theater will be back soon. Thanks for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ronel Young JUNR and I'm Moushoe man. I see

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<v Speaker 1>I was close. Yeah,