Under The Scope | Movie Review: The Martian

September 25, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

It’s been a while, but Shane is back with Jared for another excellent Scope movie review. This time around, the guys tackle The Martian, the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s acclaimed novel.

The Martian stars Matt Damon (along with about a billion other well-known actors) as a cool, funny, and altogether neat astronaut who’s been stranded on the planet Mars. Will he ever make it back to Earth? Hell, will he even last a few weeks?

Well, your Scope hosts aren’t saying. But they will give you one fantastic movie review for your troubles. So get to making haste and start listening (or watching) right NOW!

The Scope The Martian review would not be able to grow potatoes on the red planet. Or the green planet, for that matter.

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3 ¼ Stars – The Martian

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Episode 212: The 2015 Fall TV Preview

September 21, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Are you ready to be overwhelmed by a bunch of new television programs? Well, The Scope and its hosts are here to help.

In the latest episode of Scoptastic goodness, Jared, Adam, and Shane break down the good, bad, and the superheroic shows of Autumn, 2015. By the time you get to the end of this fabulous edition of The Scope, you’ll know exactly what to watch and what to ignore on the old “boob tube.”

So stop stalling. Time is running out! Start listening (or watching if you are modern) right now! Your television sanity hangs in the balance!

The Scope episode 212 wants to Fathom everything!

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Episode 211: Sponsored by Gushers

September 14, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Summer vacation is over and that means Scope school is back in session. Jared, Adam, and Shane return to talk football, Vincent Diesel, and fruit snacks. Not to mention a whole lot of other newsy type things, too.

It’s a very talky episode (and that’s a good thing because The Scope is a talk show, if you think about it.) So buckle up, buttercup. The Scope is back and on the attack. Or at least it’s into rhyming.

The Scope episode 211 loves a great Kool Keith voicemail message.

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: The Visit

August 31, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

M. Night Shyamalan + found footage = The Visit. The writer and director of many twistful films visits the horror genre by sending two kids to visit their grandparents. However, things are a little strange with Nana and Pop-pop. Good thing Becca and T. Diamond Styles are documenting the whole trip for their mother. It’s too bad they forgot to stop rolling when the freestyle rapping stated.

The Scope The Visit review has the good sense to drop the camera when lives are at stake.

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3 ¼ Stars – The Visit

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

August 12, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Hey, look! It’s the second summer movie based on a hit spy-themed T.V. show from the 1960s! This time around, there’s no Cruise to be found…because we’re talking about the film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Starring Superman (Henry Cavill) and The Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer), this loose translation of the original source material tells the story of a U.S. spy and a Russian spy, forced to work together during The Cold War. Can they crack case of the missing nuclear bomb (and do it in mod style?) Well, director Guy Ritchie certainly hopes you find out.

But the real question is whether your favorite Scope hosts, Jared and Shane, bought into the concept. Feel free to listen and watch the guys break this film down in a very Scope way.

The Scope The Man From U.N.C.L.E. review isn’t too buff to be a 60s super spy.

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1 ½ Stars – The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

July 29, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Tom Cruise returns in the fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Rogue Nation. This time, the IMF is shut down, but Ethan Hunt goes rogue against a shadowy criminal organization. Cruise is joined by Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Jeremy Renner as they encounter another agent (Rebecca Ferguson) whose allegiance is unknown.

Is he the rogue? Are they the rogue? Is she the rogue? Are we the rogue? Tune in to find out.

The Scope Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation review can only hold its breathe for like one minute.

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3 ½ Stars – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

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Episode 210: The 2015 Summer TV Pre/review

July 27, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

It’s been one heck of a Summer TV season so Jared, Adam, and Shane decided to break it down for all of you Scopeaholics.

That means a lot of talk about True Detective, Mr. Robot, and every show on Comedy Central (thanks, Adam!)

And, because The Scope loves you, Mr. Tom Cruise makes an excellent appearance after long absence. It’s good stuff, people.

The Scope episode 210 is quite interested in webshites.

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Pixels

July 23, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Sandler. Dinklage. Gad. As kids, they ruled the arcades of 1982. As adults, they must defend Earth from aliens attacking using skills from their youth in the action comedy Pixels. Is it worth your quarter to watch them work? Does The Scope dogpile on this movie or strike a different opinion? Tune in to find out!

The Scope Pixels review could have done without Q*Bert peeing himself.

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2 ¾ Stars – Pixels

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Under The Scope | Movie Review: Vacation (2015)

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Hey, Scope fans! It’s vacation time again! No, that doesn’t mean your favorite Scope hosts are disappearing for a few more weeks in August. We’re talking about the new Ed Helms summer movie, Vacation.

If the title is familiar, it should be. Vacation is a continuation of the extremely popular Chevy Chase series of the 80s. This time around, Rusty Griswold is the man in charge, and he’s taking his family on a cross-country adventure to Wally World, just like he did when he was a teen.

Yeah, it’s been done before. But the question is, can this formula work for modern day audiences? Well, take a listen (or watch, if you are so inclined) to this latest summer movie review from Jared and Shane. They’ll tell you if this holiday road (see what I did there?) is a road worth traveling. Again.

The Scope The Vacation movie review is sad Cousin Eddie didn’t make the trip.

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2 ¼ Stars – Vacation

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Episode 209: Best Wetstern and That Funny Jewish Man

July 20, 2015  |  Posted by: The Scope

Episode 209 of The Scope is here and this time around, it’s about catching up with your hosts. They’ll talk CONvergence 2015, really awful hotel rooms, and smosh smooch (don’t ask.) And, believe it or not, the guys do it all while keeping the show pretty tight. Amazing!

So sit down and strap in, partner. You won’t want to miss this all-time average episode!

The Scope episode 209 is shame eating a hot dog pizza.

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