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====== On Cinema at the Cinema Season 1 Episode 8: "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Monsters, Inc. 3D ======
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|  **On Cinema at the Cinema**  ||
^ Season | [[season1|1]] |
^ Episode | 8 |
^ Hosts | [[tim]] |
^ Guests | [[gregg]] |
^ Released | December 21, 2012 |
^ Films reviewed | //[[wp>Zero Dark Thirty]]// (2012, 157 mins.)\\ //[[wp>Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc. 3D]]// (2001, 3D released 2012, 93 mins.) |
^ [[onlocation]] | R.I.P. Bela Lugosi |
^ Segments | On Cinema On Location |
^ Runtime | 8 min. 38 sec. |
^ Video link | [[https://youtu.be/qjqfZhyGSrA?si=of4fcTO1MIgwl4Z7|YouTube]]  |
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Tim and Gregg are both impressed by 'Zero Dark Thirty,' but can't exactly agree on whether to make a trip to the cinema for 3D films. Parking is expensive.

===== Synopsis =====
Tim welcomes the viewers as usual, and introduces Gregg, who is looking forward to his "short film" (presumably, [[onlocation]]). They then review the first film, //Zero Dark Thirty//, which is, according to Tim, "a documentary" about the killing of Osama bin Laden and "all the work that went into going through that." Gregg calls it a good popcorn movie, but also "history," and corrects Tim, noting the film is a live-action drama and not a documentary. Tim praises the film's suspense, and says that everyone in the theater cheered. Gregg wishes the film explored bin Laden's earlier life, and laments the "no-name actors" in the cast; Tim agrees, and opines that Sacha Baron Cohen should have played bin Laden due to his "Indian-looking features." They both initially rate the film with stars, before abruptly changing them to bags of popcorn.

The second film is a break from tradition, as it is a re-release. Tim is glad that none of the voice actors in //Monsters, Inc.// have been replaced in this 3D release of the classic Pixar film. He says it is great for all ages, while Gregg believes that the bin Laden film should have been called //Monsters, Inc.// He advises viewers not to bother seeing //Monsters, Inc.// in theaters, and Tim disagrees. Tim awards the film three stars...er, "corns," to Gregg's five. Gregg reiterates that viewers should watch it at home, due to the cost of parking and tickets. Tim again insists that it is well worth the money to see it in theaters, and the two argue the point for a bit before agreeing to disagree.

Gregg's [[onlocation]] segment, presented in memory of Bela Lugosi, is the apartment building in which he passed away in 1956.
from //Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein// (1948, 83 minutes). 

===== Ratings =====
**//Zero Dark Thirty// (2012, 157 mins.)**\\ 
**[[tim|Tim]]**: 3 bags of popcorn\\
**[[gregg|Gregg]]**: 4 bags of popcorn

**//Monsters, Inc. 3D// (2001/2012, 93 mins.)**\\ 
**[[tim|Tim]]**: 3 bags of popcorn\\
**[[gregg|Gregg]]**: 5 bags of popcorn

===== Trivia =====
  * First and only time a re-release has been featured. (//Monsters, Inc.//)
  * The apartment building Gregg visits is at 5620 Harold Way in Los Angeles. This [[onlocation]] segment is a bit unusual in that it does not feature a shooting location.