Season 2, Episode 2. SURPRISE, we’re back, we didn’t want to wait until the end of the month to return and as we’ve missed a couple of episodes, so we thought we’d put out our first ever extra episode. What a movie to come back with too; one of the most polarising movies of the last year; 2025’s A Minecraft Movie. Expect meme humour, lots of internet culture and Jack Black turned up to 11! Is this all too much for some people and why do some people simply LOVE it? It was a huge movie regardless of critical reception which took the world by storm for its music, humour and references. Whilst others saw it as ‘brain rot’ and ‘damaging’ *eye roll*. We’ll also talk about the story of Minecraft and how it came to be, chat about video games and sing…a lot.
Synopsis: A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve.
Join us as we talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia and more. If you would like to tell us what you thought of A Minecraft Movie, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on any of our socials which are listed below.
Links:
Polygon article; ‘The story of Minecraft is one of the saddest in gaming history’: https://www.polygon.com/minecraft-tetris-pajitnov-notch/
IGN article; ‘The History and Evolution of Minecraft’
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-history-and-evolution-of-minecraft
YouTube link; ‘Welcome To Minecraft Middle-Earth - Lord Of The Rings In Minecraft’ ‘https://youtu.be/a1J97QJt6u4?si=vpLNt_EAg7QtNKr1
Instagram link for ‘Maisie’s Bakes’, if you’re in the Edinburgh or East Lothian area, check it out: https://www.instagram.com/maisiesbakes__/
YouTube link; ‘Jack Black - Steve's Lava Chicken (Official Music Video) | A Minecraft Movie Soundtrack | WaterTower': https://youtu.be/41O_MydqxTU?si=FnOwZgmYtdGLJ62_
YouTube link; ‘BIG CHUNGUS | Official Main Theme | Song by Endigo’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB4dYfFgaME
BBC link; ‘Why A Minecraft Movie was 2025's most important film’
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251222-why-a-minecraft-movie-was-2025s-most-important-film
YouTube link; ‘Napalm Death - You Suffer (BBC 'What's That Noise' with Craig Charles) 1989’; skip to about 1 minute 18 seconds, for the song, then a very confused Craig Charles, followed by a bangin’ performance (in Mikey’s opinion) of ‘From Enslavement to Obliteration’‘: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE_ZUGPGAFM
YouTube link; ‘Next Level with DanTDM - #1 \"Huge Franchises\" (2025-01-12)':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFiktZAKxjo
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Any content from ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, or research. Warner Bros. Pictures holds the rights to this material. No infringement is intended, and the use is transformative and for the purposes of commentary and critique. Editing, music and artwork for Rank Rotten is by Mikey.
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