Sebbo's World

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Take a step into Sebbo's world, where he rambles on about anything that interests him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Oct 14

    Tropic Thunder Review: The Most Quotable Comedy of the 2000s

    Sebbo and Tobler take on their first proper comedy, Tropic Thunder, starting with why they don’t think comedies get made like this anymore and how Ben Stiller came up with the idea on an Army boot camp. They go through the fake trailers, the Platoon spoof opening, Danny McBride, Robert Downey Jr’s Oscar-nominated turn, the binoculars scene and Tom Cruise as Les Grossman. They also take on the “can you make this today?” question and rank where it sits among the great comedies of the 2000s. Next week’s pick: Con Air. 0:00 – Intro: First Proper Comedy 1:13 – “Can You Make It Today?” 2:58 – Why the Film-Set In-Jokes Land 3:46 – Ben Stiller’s Awkward, Deluded Idiot 5:09 – How the Idea Started: Empire of the Sun Boot Camp 6:39 – The Three Fake Trailers 8:29 – Opening Scene & the Platoon Spoof 11:29 – Danny McBride 13:06 – The First 15 Minutes & Les Grossman Setup 17:14 – Favourite Sequence: Landmine & “I Know a Prop When I See One” 19:28 – “I Don’t Drop Character Until the DVD Commentary” 20:36 – The “Never Go Full” Speech & Simple Jack 23:19 – Robert Downey Jr’s Oscar Nomination 26:14 – Ben Stiller’s Delusion & the Panda Scene 30:15 – The Binoculars “Cut” Scene 34:00 – Les Grossman & Tom Cruise 36:47 – Defending Tom Cruise 41:13 – Simple Jack’s Rescue & the Flaming Barrel 45:04 – The Ending & Why the Quotes Last 46:46 – Can It Be Made Today? 50:12 – Ben Stiller as a Writer 51:37 – Ratings & Sebbo’s Top 2000s Comedies 56:04 – Next Up: Con Air Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Tropic Thunder Review: The Most Quotable Comedy of the 2000s
  2. Sep 30

    Vertical Limit Review: A 2000's Masterpiece

    Sebbo and Tobler dive into Vertical Limit, making the case it's a perfect, endlessly rewatchable disaster movie — great ensemble cast, genuine moral quandaries, and a title drop line that sums up the whole film. They break down standout moments like the opening rope-cutting scene, the helicopter rescue, and Montgomery Wick's backstory, plus a detour imagining how the movie got pitched as the ultimate "cocaine movie." They also answer YouTube questions on the best Entourage cameo and roles that would've been ruined by different casting, before setting up next week's pick: Goodfellas. 0:00 – Intro: hyped for Vertical Limit 1:35 – Prison Break algorithm shoutout & Martin McDonagh recommendations 3:23 – Shout-out: Steve Le Marquand & Last Train to Freo 5:40 – YouTube Q&A: Best Entourage cameo 8:29 – YouTube Q&A: Roles that would've been ruined by different casting (Aragorn, Neo) 14:19 – Budget & box office guesses 17:09 – Opening thoughts: pacing, characters & moral quandaries 23:12 – The opening scene & cutting the rope 27:00 – Base camp & meeting the cast 33:28 – The "cocaine movie" bit 38:10 – Skip stays behind, the climb begins 39:38 – Avalanche & Tom's fall 40:00 – The helicopter rescue scene 42:02 – Peter & Annie's reconciliation 43:20 – Cyril, Monique & the near-death sequence 47:29 – Montgomery Wick's backstory reveal 48:13 – The "vertical limit" line 49:34 – Tom's death & the final rescue push 52:19 – Pete's ledge jump & saving Annie 53:52 – The ending & confrontation with Paxton 56:32 – Wrap-up & closing montage 58:56 – Next up: Goodfellas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Vertical Limit Review: A 2000's Masterpiece

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