Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast

Episode 5: Hello Boys, I'm Back - Summer Blockbusters 1995-1999

May 24, 2020 Wes Jones
Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast
Episode 5: Hello Boys, I'm Back - Summer Blockbusters 1995-1999
Show Notes

The Reel Talk Crew is proud to present Episode 5!
Episode 5 is part two of our 90s Summer Blockbusters trilogy of episodes. 

During this episode we start the show with a theme discussion, taking you back to the late 90s where we discuss pop culture, gaming, sports, and world news from this era.

Promo for Considering the Cinema Podcast

The rest of the episode we go round table with each host giving their top 5 Summer Blockbusters of 1995-1999.

Criteria Used for Summer Blockbuster

  • $30 Million Budget
  • Released between May 1st & September 31st 
  • Made at least $100 Million at the Box Office
  • Was either Star or Effects driven

Promo for Robie Malcomson's Knowing You Know Nothing Podcast

We conclude the episode where we reveal the results from our recent Twitter polls and the winning movies from our Top 5 90s Summer Blockbuster challenge where we invited you, the listener, to participate.  We took list submissions from Facebook & Twitter, and combined your top 5 picks with ours.  Together we determined the best Summer Blockbusters of the 90s.

We used the following points scale:

Point Scale

  • #5 movie - 1 pt
  • #4 movie - 2 pts
  • #3 movie - 3 pts
  • #2 movie - 4 pts
  • #1 movie - 5 pts

Episode 6 - Coming Soon - The winning movie of our best Summer Blockbuster contest will receive it's own episode focusing solely on that film.  (Movie revealed during Episode 5)

Interact with us:

  • Join our Reel Talk: A Movie Podcast Facebook group
  • Follow Us on Twitter @reel_cast 

Support the Show.