<![CDATA[Fire Joy Studios: 🎧 Retro Rewind Podcast]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/s/retro-rewind-podcasthttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OVVF!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1cbcbeb-2aee-401a-b1ad-956c0a85db5b_500x500.pngFire Joy Studios: 🎧 Retro Rewind Podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/s/retro-rewind-podcastSubstackMon, 27 Apr 2026 21:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "The Lion King" (1994)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-the-lion-king-1994https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-the-lion-king-1994Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:08:43 GMT

We ask our Fire Guards to help in rating every movie/game we cover on the podcast. Cast your vote below for The Lion King (1994) if you have watched it in the last couple years.

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]]><![CDATA["Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" or: "You Lose! Good Day, Sir!"]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory-podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory-podcastWed, 22 Apr 2026 08:21:39 GMTCome with us, please don't cuss, as we travel the movie-space timeline. We'll see there, if its fair, to rate this movie Classic or Nostalgic, unless you believe its Tragic? Find out what we think.

Episode Time Stamps

  • 00:07:21 Roundtable

  • 00:10:47 Likes

  • 00:37:47 Trivia

  • 00:45:42 Dislikes

  • 01:09:16 Final Rating

  • 01:18:52 Thank Yous

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😁 Final Rating: Classic (Disputed)

Francisco (N), Paul (C), Drake (C), Patch (C), Fire Guard (C)

📺 “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” TV Spot

🎬 Technicals, Cast, and Crew

  • Released: June 30, 1971

  • Runs: 1hr 40min

  • Rated: G

  • Directed by: Mel Stuart

  • Written by: Roald Dahl, Robert Kaufman, David Seltzer

  • With the lead stars being: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum

  • And Music composed by: Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was made for about $3 Million and earned around $4 Million at the box office.

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Stage: "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" Spiritual Speculation]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-willy-wonka-and-the-chocolatehttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-willy-wonka-and-the-chocolateWed, 22 Apr 2026 08:01:04 GMTWe continue our Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory discussion with Drake and Patch, looking at the spiritual elements of this film.

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  • Much like Wonka judges Charlie’s actions, we will al…

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]]><![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "Rescuers Down Under" (1990)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-rescuers-down-underhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-rescuers-down-underMon, 20 Apr 2026 14:57:44 GMT

We ask our Fire Guards to help in rating every movie/game we cover on the podcast. Cast your vote below for Rescuers Down Under (1990) if you have watched it in the last couple years.

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]]><![CDATA["The Last Samurai" or: " I Have Never Seen Such Discipline"]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/the-last-samurai-podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/the-last-samurai-podcastWed, 08 Apr 2026 08:21:44 GMTApril 8th, 2026. This will not be the final entry of the RRP crew, as long as we maintain our honor. But will it be the last time we watch 2000's The Last Samurai, or will we honor it with many more viewings? Listen to find out.

Episode Time Stamps

  • Roundtable 00:06:33

  • Likes 00:14:20

  • Trivia 00:35:48

  • Dislikes 00:45:28

  • Final Rating 01:25:10

  • Outros 01:30:53

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🤩 Final Rating: Classic (Unanimous)

Francisco (C), Paul (C), Drew (C), Dustin (C), Free Hugs (C), Fire Guard (C)

📺 The Last Samurai TV Spot

🎬 Technicals, Cast, and Crew

  • Released: Dec 5, 2003

  • Runs: 2hr 34min

  • Rated: R

  • Directed by: Edward Zwick

  • Written by: John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz

  • With the lead stars being: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly

  • And Music composed by: Hans Zimmer

The Last Samurai was made for about $140 Million and earned over $450 Million at the box office.

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Stage: "The Last Samurai" Spiritual Speculation]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-the-last-samurai-spiritualhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-the-last-samurai-spiritualWed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTWe continue our The Last Samurai discussion with Drew, Dustin and Hugs, looking at the spiritual elements of this film.

Topic Includes:

  • Do we find peace more in surrender or in control, and does surren…

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]]><![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-willy-wonka-andhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-willy-wonka-andMon, 06 Apr 2026 01:12:25 GMT

We ask our Fire Guards to help in rating every movie/game we cover on the podcast. Cast your vote below for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) if you have watched it in the last couple years.

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]]><![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "The Last Samurai" (2003)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-the-last-samuraihttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-the-last-samuraiSun, 29 Mar 2026 19:50:32 GMT

We ask our Fire Guards to help in rating every movie/game we cover on the podcast. Cast your vote below for The Last Samurai (2003) if you have watched it in the last couple years.

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]]><![CDATA["Cocoon" or: "Put down that cocoon!"]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/cocoon-podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/cocoon-podcastWed, 25 Mar 2026 08:21:38 GMTSince Florida already had a case of a boy missing time in a spaceship, we decided to head back to the sunshine state to see if some old folks were using aliens to skip time altogether! Listen to find out if the 80s flick "Cocoon" is worth your time, or should be skipped.

Episode Time Stamps

  • 00:07:41 Roundtable

  • 00:14:33 Likes

  • 00:34:26 Trivia

  • 00:41:25 Dislikes

  • 01:07:04 Final Rating

  • 01:14:50 Thank Yous

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😁 Final Rating: Classic (Disputed)

Francisco (T), Paul (N), Bobbo (C), Kirk (C), Fire Guard (C)

📺 “Cocoon” TV Spot

🎬 Technicals, Cast, and Crew

  • Released: June 21, 1985

  • Runs: 1hr 57min

  • Rated: PG-13

  • Directed by: Ron Howard

  • Written by: Tom Benedek, David Saperstein

  • With the lead stars being: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tan

  • And Music composed by: James Horner

Cocoon was made for about $17.5 Million and earned over $76 Million at the box office.

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Stage: "Cocoon" Spiritual Speculation]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-cocoon-spiritual-speculationhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-cocoon-spiritual-speculationWed, 25 Mar 2026 08:02:57 GMTWe continue our Cocoon discussion with Bobbo and Kirk, looking at the spiritual elements of this film.

Topic Includes:

  • After living a full life, would you go to another world to live forever?

  • Does livin…

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Stage: Retro Reflections on 2002's Top Toys and TV]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-retro-reflections-on-3cbhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-retro-reflections-on-3cbWed, 18 Mar 2026 09:02:34 GMTIn this Retro Reflections, we are joined by our friend and Fire Guard, Brian, to focus on the year of he turned 10 2002! The three of us reflect on into the top ten in toys and television from ‘02, s…

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]]><![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "Cocoon" (1985)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-cocoon-1985https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-cocoon-1985Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:01:50 GMT

We ask our Fire Guards to help in rating every movie/game we cover on the podcast. Cast your vote below for Cocoon (1985) if you have watched it in the last couple years.

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]]><![CDATA["Escape from New York" or: "Call me Snake"]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/escape-from-new-york-podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/escape-from-new-york-podcastWed, 11 Mar 2026 08:21:08 GMTAir Force One has crashed in NYC and it's up to the RRP crew to search for the President of 1997. Will we find it all made for a great escape, or did we end up rolling snake eyes? Listen to our review of 81's Escape from New York.

Episode Time Stamps

  • Roundtable 00:07:29

  • Likes 00:13:21

  • Trivia 00:34:13

  • Dislikes 00:42:44

  • Final Rating 01:11:29

  • Outros 01:20:22

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🤔 Final Rating: Nostalgic (Disputed)

Francisco (N), Paul (T), Ashley (T), Drake (C), Fire Guard (C)

📺 Escape from New York TV Spot

🎬 Technicals, Cast, and Crew

  • Released: July 10, 1981

  • Runs: 1hr 39min

  • Rated: R

  • Directed by: John Carpenter

  • Written by: John Carpenter and Nick Castle

  • With the lead stars being: Kurt Russel, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes

  • And Music composed by: John Carpenter and Alan Howarth

Escape from New York was made for about $6 Million and earned over $25 Million at the box office.

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Stage: "Escape from New York" Spiritual Speculation]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-escape-from-new-yorkhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-escape-from-new-yorkWed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMTWe continue our “Escape from New York” discussion with Ashley and Drake, looking at the spiritual elements of this film.

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  • What fighting for our life looks like, before and after finding…

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]]><![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "Escape from New York" (1981)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-escape-from-newhttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-escape-from-newSat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:52 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Q2-2026 Movie Vote]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/q2-2026-movie-votehttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/q2-2026-movie-voteFri, 27 Feb 2026 17:47:52 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Bonus Stage: The Movie Game]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-the-movie-gamehttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/bonus-stage-the-movie-gameWed, 25 Feb 2026 09:21:52 GMTWe forgo spiritual speculations about The Princess Diaries and instead play a few rounds of The Movie Game. Learn how to play and see how you would do in the game.

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]]><![CDATA["The Princess Diaries" or: "Shut...Up!"]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/the-princess-diaries-podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/the-princess-diaries-podcastWed, 25 Feb 2026 09:21:51 GMTGenovia is not so much the land we call our home, more so the place we will roam to determine if 2001's The Princess Diaries is still a film worth visiting today. Listen to find out what we think.

Episode Time Stamps

  • 00:06:57 Roundtable

  • 00:12:09 Likes

  • 00:27:21 Trivia

  • 00:37:40 Dislikes

  • 01:10:46 Final Rating

  • 01:17:43 Thank Yous

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🤔 Final Rating: Nostalgic (Disputed)

Francisco (N), Paul (N), Ashley (N), Celeste (C), Fire Guard (C)

📺 “The Princess Diaries” TV Spot

🎬 Technicals, Cast, and Crew

  • Released: July 29, 2001

  • Runs: 1hr 55min

  • Rated: G

  • Directed by: Garry Marshal

  • Written by: Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos

  • With the lead stars being: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo

  • And Music composed by: John Debney

The Princess Diaries was made for about $30 Million and earned over $165 Million at the box office.

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]]><![CDATA[Final Rating Vote: "The Princess Diaries" (2001)]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-the-princess-diarieshttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/final-rating-vote-the-princess-diariesFri, 13 Feb 2026 19:36:16 GMT

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]]><![CDATA["Enter the Dragon" or: "The Art of Fighting Without Fighting"]]>https://www.firejoystudios.com/p/enter-the-dragon-podcasthttps://www.firejoystudios.com/p/enter-the-dragon-podcastWed, 11 Feb 2026 09:21:18 GMTThe RRP crew are on their way to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament to the death. Does this 70s martial arts flick still have a dragon's hoard of cinematic treasure, or should we just exit this island? Listen to find out.

Episode Time Stamps

  • Roundtable 00:10:00

  • Likes 00:15:16

  • Trivia 00:48:54

  • Dislikes 01:00:22

  • Final Rating 01:37:27

  • Outros 01:44:26

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😁 Final Rating: Classic (Disputed)

Francisco (C), Paul (N), Bobbo (C), Patch (C), Fire Guard (C)

📺 “Enter the Dragon” TV Spot

🎬 Technicals, Cast, and Crew

  • Released: August 19, 1973

  • Runs: 1hr 39min

  • Rated: R

  • Directed by: Robert Clouse

  • Written by: Michael Allin, Bruce Lee

  • With the lead stars being: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly

  • And Music composed by: Lalo Schifrin

“Enter the Dragon” was made for somewhere between $500k and $850k and earned around $400 Million at the box office.

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