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The story
After TV Tokyo’s weekday afternoon movie slot “Afternoon Roadshow” announced its five picks for late September — including “Snake Eyes” — a thread on 5ch’s Geinou/Sports News+ board lit up with users naming other classics that didn’t make the cut. Support clustered especially around Spielberg’s 1973 film “Duel,” with posters praising how it builds terror on a shoestring budget with almost a single-person cast. The discussion ranged further too, with requests for chase thrillers like “The Car” and “The Hitcher,” and observers noting that opinions on the “Maze Runner” series grow more divided with each sequel.
This late-September “Afternoon Roadshow” lineup is packed with can’t-look-away picks — from edge-of-your-seat action and unpredictable suspense to a survival story set in a giant maze. We’re introducing five must-see films for any movie fan, including one built on clever visual tricks, a breathless chase thriller, and a hard-boiled crime-action entry. (Text: Editorial Staff) [Page 1/5]
■ “Snake Eyes” (1999)
Air date: September 15 (Tue), 13:40–
Source: eigachannel.jp / Original article here
What people said
Personally I'm more into part 2 with the Russia car chase
That one was great, gimme more Bourne sequels (キボンヌ/kibonnu = old-school net slang for "please"/"want this")
Air date: September 29 (Tue), 13:40–
Director: Steven Spielberg
I really want to watch this!!
they could probably show 'The Car' too
Haven't seen 'The Car' in ages, want to watch it again
gets my heart pounding
Whoever could've predicted that probably became a billionaire
What about her in 'Blood Diamond' or 'Top Gun: Maverick'?
it's a classic among classics, but…
what I really want to see is the one where a family gets tailgated in their wagon and ends up chased by some psycho with a built-in acid sprayer
Rutger Hauer in 'The Hitcher'
It was originally a TV movie, but it was such a hit that it got a theatrical release overseas
the one in the third film, Mami Koyama, sounds a bit too shrill
Wait, really!?
The Pamela dub voice is different between the second and third movies!?
Yeah, the second one's voice is better — has that scary older-lady-boss vibe
It's like a lighter version of 'The Hunger Games'
'Duel' is famous and really good, you should watch it
Guess it's off next week…
On holidays they basically show Japanese films instead
'Transporter'
'Rambo'
At this point I just want to see these series
I think the whole 'Rambo' series aired on BS last year or so
2 and 3 aren't even set in a maze anymore lol (´・ω・`)
Yeah, feels like even the original author didn't have it all planned out from the start
That scene where the car suddenly slams to a stop, then the camera zooms out to reveal the truck was lying in wait — gave me chills
'St. Elmo's Fire'
First aired: June 8, 2005 (13:30–15:30)
'Another Country'
This is an art-house, socially conscious drama — a complete 180 from the sharks, muscles, and explosions that are 'Afternoon Roadshow' staples — so the odds of it ever airing on the show are extremely low
Yeah, Biwako Broadcasting doesn't carry it anyway (a regional station serving Shiga Prefecture)
Background and Talking Points
“Afternoon Roadshow” is a movie slot TV Tokyo has run on weekday afternoons for many years. “Duel,” the film that dominated the thread, was originally a TV movie made in 1971 that proved so popular it was reworked into a theatrical release. The idea that its low budget and near-total lack of dialogue actually work in its favor was a point posters kept coming back to. Meanwhile, series like “Maze Runner” show more divided opinions as they go on, suggesting fans respond differently to standalone classics versus multi-film franchises. Note that the thread also contained exchanges about real-life manga artists and sumo wrestlers unrelated to the films discussed, as well as some sexually explicit posts — both have been omitted from this article.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “TV Tokyo’s ‘Afternoon Roadshow’ Late-September Picks: 5 Recommended Films.”
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