Ep.230 - Troy

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! For our Halloween episode, we watched Leprechaun 4: In Space. There's a giant Leprechaun, a spider scientist, special effects held together by hopes and dreams, and a man's dick turns into Warwick Davis. We somehow spent an unreasonable amount of time discussing the logistics of that last one. Steve: 5/10. Wally: 4/10. Both of us think you should watch it. We may actually be getting worse at reviewing movies. 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com

We sat down to review Troy...Instead we discussed: Whether the Trojan Horse is the greatest military strategy ever... or just the world's first Trojan condom. Steve's year-long quest to recover lost episodes of American Chopper like he's Indiana Jones for DVDs. Brad Pitt's Achilles physique (we're not jealous... probably). Sony catching strays. And somewhere in the middle... we actually reviewed Troy. Honestly, this episode has everything. If you've ever wondered how a movie review can spiral into history, physical media, condoms, and American Chopper in under 30 minutes... ...welcome to The Decision Reel.

This Fourth of July, we’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday the only way that makes sense: by watching aliens try to blow it up. For Episode 229, we’re talking Independence Day—the 1996 blockbuster with giant spaceships, White House explosions, Will Smith one-liners, Jeff Goldblum somehow uploading a virus to an alien mothership, and one of the most aggressively patriotic speeches ever put on film. It’s big, dumb, loud, and still an absolute blast. 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com

This week on The Decision Reel, we're heading to Las Vegas and trying to piece together the absolute disaster that is The Hangover. A missing groom. A tiger in a hotel room. A baby in a closet. And somehow that's only the beginning. Join us as we break down one of the most quotable comedies of the 2000s, the incredible chemistry between Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis, and why this movie became a comedy phenomenon almost overnight. Of course, we try to review the movie, but end up debating who made the worst decisions, whether we'd survive a Vegas bachelor party, and how long it would take before one of us completely ruined the entire trip. Grab a drink, check for missing tigers, and join us as we revisit this comedy classic the only way we know how—by making things far more complicated than they need to be.

This week on The Decision Reel, we put on the suits, the shades, and immediately prove we are wildly unqualified to join Men in Black. We’re talking Will Smith at peak cool, Tommy Lee Jones at peak “I’m too old for this alien nonsense,” and a movie that somehow made a talking pug and a tiny dude in a robot body feel completely normal. We attempt to break down the plot—but quickly get distracted arguing about how terrible we’d be as agents, how many times we’d accidentally neuralyze ourselves, and whether the real villain of the movie is actually just 90s workplace training procedures. Expect chaos, bad takes, and at least one rant about CGI that has aged… questionably. It’s one of the most fun sci-fi movies ever made, and we break it down the only way we know how: completely off the rails.

Cowabunga, nostalgia just got a theatrical re-release. This week on The Decision Reel, we dive shell-first into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze as it returns to theaters for its 35th anniversary. Does it still ooze that late-80s/early-90s magic, or has time turned this cult classic into mutant mush? We break down the comedy, the costumes, the Vanilla Ice chaos, and whether this sequel actually hits harder than we remember—or if it’s all just T-U-R-T-L-E powered nostalgia. Expect tangents, questionable impressions, and at least one heated debate about Tokka and Rahzar. Grab a slice, watch the movie, and then come hang with us! 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com

Multi-pass… and maximum chaos! This week on The Decision Reel, Steve and Wally dive into The Fifth Element, the colorful over-the-top sci-fi adventure that somehow combines space opera, comedy, opera singing, and Chris Tucker at full volume. We break down Bruce Willis’ reluctant hero energy, Milla Jovovich’s iconic performance, the wild world-building, and why this movie feels like a live-action cartoon in the best way possible. Does it still hold up as a sci-fi classic, or is it just pure 90s weirdness? Either way, the universe depends on this episode. Probably. 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com

James Cameron said “hold my liquid metal” and delivered one of the greatest action sequels ever. This week we break down Terminator 2: Judgment Day — a movie where a killer robot dad tries to protect the future, a 10-year-old teaches him how to say “Hasta la vista,” and the T-1000 melts, reforms, and melts again more times than we can count. Bikes, bullets, time travel, and existential dread about AI? Sign us up. 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com

This week on The Decision Reel, Steve and Wally take on Escape from L.A. and immediately derail the episode by asking the most important question of all time: Is this just Metal Gear Solid? From Snake Plissken’s attitude and stealth vibes to authoritarian futures and over-the-top villains, we connect the dots between John Carpenter’s cult sequel and Kojima’s legendary games. Less subtle analysis, more chaos — just the way Snake would want it. 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com

This week on The Decision Reel, Steve and Wally unwrap Gremlins, the timeless story of a kid who receives the ONE Christmas gift that should legally come with a hazmat suit and a waiver. We dive into the movie that taught an entire generation three simple rules — all of which every character immediately ignores. This episode goes off the rails faster than Stripe on a Slip ‘N Slide. Grab your cocoa, lock your cabinets, and remember: If this episode multiplies, that’s on you. 📱 Follow Us on Social Media: 🎥 Instagram: @thedecisionreel 🐦 Twitter: x.com/TheDecisionReel 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/thedecisionreel 📺 TikTok: tiktok.com/@thedecisionreel 🎧 Listen to Our Podcast: 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2d0Z2kavARFPTmRSjgqfIz?si=3fe70a50e7c24906 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-decision-reel/id1549748084 🌐 Visit Our Website: www.thedecisionreel.com 🛒Merch: https://the-decision-reel-merch-store.creator-spring.com