Critically Acclaimed: Around the World in 80 Days and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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What do THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE KING AND I and GIANT all have in common? They’re all classic films that lost the Best Picture Oscar to AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, a long, flimsy spectacle film starring David Niven as a British man who circumnavigates the globe and never learns anything about anyone.Has AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS really earned its reputation as one of the worst Best Picture winners in history? And why is it the perfect double feature with Stanley Kramer’s classic comedy IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD?You’ll find out in this week’s episode, and you’ll also get reviews of the new releases VELVET BUZZSAW, PIERCING, MISS BALA and ARCTIC!Plus, we’ve got William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold’s take on the Oscar nominations, and reviews of the new releases THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, SERENITY, and the Sundance documentary MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN!Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, and follow the podcast/website at @CriticAcclaim. Check out our website at www.criticallyacclaimed.net and head on over to www.patreon.com/canceledtoosoon to contribute to the show and get even more exclusive content!Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, and follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold. 0:29 - Introductions 3:43 - Dick Miller 10:12 - Velvet Buzzsaw 26:41 - Piercing 32:13 - Miss Bala 36:14 - Arctic 41:20 - Around the World in 80 Days 1:01:15 - It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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