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Before John Carpenter became a professional gamer and part-time composer for Blumhouse, he made movies! One of them was Vampire$, starring Family Guy character James Woods. After a string of unfortunate bombs from Village of the Damned to Escape from L.A., Vampire$ was Carpenter's first profitable film of the '90s. But it also signaled the end of his heyday and left his fans feeling cold.
That was then. Years later, some have embraced Vampire$ as Carpenter's swan song, while others still take it as a fall from grace. Gabe and Connor reevaluate this flick and ask: why were there so many Vampire Westerns in the '90s? Is James Woods crazier in this movie or in real life? Most importantly, does John Carpenter's Vampire$ have any bite left? -
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In our first Revisited episode, Not That Bad takes a second look at Star Wars: Episode I as it has a surprisingly warm reception during its rerelease. After being the ire of nerds and geeks for decades, The Phantom Menace might finally be getting into people's good graces. A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
So Connor the Star Wars fan and Gabe the Casual Viewer re-evaluate The Phantom Menace and explore the question of why fans are finally warming up to this black sheep after so long. -
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Before the MonsterVerse pitted both of these iconic kaiju against each other, King Kong and Godzilla had their first bout in the year 1963. One of the first crossover events, King Kong vs. Godzilla is still one of the most profitable Godzilla flicks ever made, but has become more ridiculed than celebrated in recent years.
Compared to their 21st Century rematch, Godzilla and King Kong is remembered more for its insanely goofy FX and inane plot than its place in Monster Movie History. Is King Kong vs. Godzilla really just an awkward fumble or is it still worthy of featuring such prestigious headliners? -
Greetings with another former Patreon special! As Jon Bernthal gets ready to reprise his celebrated take on Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher, Gabe and Connor look back at the character's first adaptation, which also happened to be the first feature-film based on Marvel Comics: Dolph Lundren's The Punisher.
A cheap and sleazy exploitation film thinly veiled as a comic-book movie, fans have long rejected this awkward and campy adaptation. So grab your skull-less t-shirts as Connor and Gabe look to see if they can save this version from punishment. -
You kids, with your Denis Villeneuves and your Timothee Chalamets. Back in the olden days, the only film adaptation of Frank Herbert's ultra-acclaimed novel was brought by David Lynch, the surrealist who had directed both Eraserhead and The Elephant Man. The result was a messy and bloated space opera with a serious identity crisis that's been rejected by both fans of the novel, and by Lynch himself.
40 years later, David Lynch's Dune has started to amass a cult following, just like everything else David Lynch has ever done. Does this movie have anything to offer other than the sight of Sting in a space speedo? Did David Lynch master the Weirding Way? And what the hell is the band Toto doing on the soundtrack? Take a hit of the spice Melange as we travel to a galaxy far, far... ahem, sorry. Wrong movie. This is David Lynch's Dune. -
It was 2010. The '80s were long over. Arnold Schwarzenneger was Governor of California. It appeared that the Age of the Action Hero might have come to an end. Then, fresh off of sequels to both Rocky and Rambo, Sylvester Stallone assembled a supergroup of Old and New School Action Heroes for a throwback shoot 'em up, The Expendables.
Even though it has all the ingredients to be a fan favorite, and even spawned its own franchise, this first Expendables movie hasn't aged well with fans. Maybe cause many of its stars literally haven't aged well. Were people expecting too much from this all-star cast? Or did this movie treat its storyline and themes as, well, expendable? -
Travel back to a time when mostly-forgotten IPs were turned into vehicles for SNL comedians. Will Ferrell had graduated from sketch comedy and George W. Bush impersonations to leading hits like Elf and Old School. His star had risen so high that he was cast as the lead in the upcoming Land of The Lost reboot, which would be a big-budget reimagining of the fantasy adventure series.
Unfortunately, "Land of the Lost" did to Will Ferrell's status as box-office gold as the comet did to the dinosaurs. Why did this concoction of stoner comedy and Lost World misadventures flop with audiences? How does it stack up to the comedies of today? -
Towards the tail end of the slasher remake crazy that kicked off with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), the powers that be decided to remake the cult favorite My Bloody Valentine with Supernatural star Jensen Ackles, whose co-star Jared Padalecki would make a remake of his own that year with Friday the 13th (2009).
After having been burnt out by the remake craze of the aughts, audiences didn't especially take to this attempted revamp of a more obscure title. It didn't help that MBV '09 was also trying to capitalize on the 3D Horror trend. But as the original classic starts to get reappraised, people have asked if Jensen Ackles remake was given a fair chance.
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A critical debacle of legendary proportions, Tom Green's Directorial Debut "Freddy Got Fingered" earned its controversial star a series of Razzie Awards and a rare Zero Star review from Roger Ebert. The consensus appeared to be that Green's notorious gross-out humor and manchild persona made for one of the worst comedies ever produced.
After Tom Green softened his image by appearing in more broad comedies like Chasing Harvard, curious viewers have started to reevaluate that bizarre comedy as potentially being an avant-garde send-up of the comedy landscape of the time.
Was Tom Green falsely accused of a heinous crime, not unlike Rip Torn's character? Or should Anthony Michael Hall have forced him to keep his day job? -
The Bad Take Artists are back! Not That Bad returns to discuss Black Sheep, a movie that didn't do much for audiences or critics when released in 1996 but has since garnered a slight cult following for being one of the last projects Chris Farley released before his passing.
Reuniting Farley with David Spade, the SNL alumns made a political comedy that had more slapstick than satire. Could Chris Farley's endless charm and David Spade's dry wit save this messy script? Or is this a Wolf in Black Sheep's clothing? -
Even though they didn't have the rights to anything except "Child's Play," MGM decided that they couldn't keep a Good Guy down and rebooted the Chucky franchise... even though the original franchise is still going with Brad Douriff and Don Mancini. So MGM recast Chucky with the voice talent of Mark Hamill and turned our favorite killer doll into a misguided but lethal doll-slash-iPad.
While Child's Play (2019) was received better than most horror remakes, probably thanks to performances from Hamill and Aubrey Plaza, it's largely being forgotten and probably resented as being the true Black Sheep of the series.
Meaning that we're going to look back and ask the important questions like: how weird is it that Mark Hamill has played Luke Skywalker, The Joker, and now Chucky? Important questions like this will be answer so come hang with us as we figure out if this incarnation had legs, or if MGM just fucked with the Chuck. -
After dominating popular culture for the last decade, the MCU has been on shaky ground ever since Phase 4 included disappointments like Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantomenia. The release of The Marvels doesn't seem to be assuring fans either. Now there are rumors that Brie Larson and even Kevin Feige are thinking of jumping ship.
But this isn't the first time that the MCU stumbled. One of their biggest fumbles was actually the direct sequel to their most iconic films with Iron Man 2. Fans have criticized everything from the writing to the acting, and most infamously, the sloppy attempts to set-up The Avengers. Gabe and Connor don't even like the popular MCU movies, so there's no way they could defend this one, right?
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While Halloween III disappointed and even offended fans for taking the series into an anthology storyline and not bringing back The Shape, it's reputation has steadily improved over the years. You could argue that it's become a cult classic of its own, but it still hasn't won over a whole swath of fans who won't forgive it for excluding their favorite William Shatner cosplayer.
So we're celebrating the spooky season by defending the ultimate black sheep sequel and asking: is this the best Halloween sequel? Should the producers have given the anthology approach another shot for Halloween 4? And, most importantly, is Tom Atkins a sex symbol? -
Dead or alive, we're reviewing a sequel to one of the most iconic science-fiction movies ever: Robocop 2. Despite the involvement from returning star Peter Weller, legendary comic scribe Frank Miller, and Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kushner, audiences just didn't think this sequel had the juice. And yet, it arguably laid the template for the superhero-fights-supervillain-that's-just-like-him-but-bigger genre.
Underneath all the stop-motion antics, does Robocop 2 have something more? Is the 12-year-old drug kingpin disturbing or deeply funny? Should Orion Pictures have just produced Frank Miller's original script? And is this THE definitive Houston movie? -
Originally a Patreon special, Gabe and Connor defend SUPERGIRL, which bombed so horribly with critics and audiences that it derailed plans for a cinematic universe. Apparently, audiences weren't too keen on Faye Dunaway's ultra-campy villain or the bizarre storyline. Even the presence of venerated actors like Peter O'Toole couldn't save this movie, which has remained one of the most infamous comic book adaptations.
But after Helen Slater's "cameo" in THE FLASH, it's time to look back at this supposed disaster and asks the hard questions like: does this have more egregious product placement than MAN OF STEEL? Is this movie a Jim Henson production with actors instead of puppets? Did Helen Slater have potential as Kara? And most importantly, why do people like it when Robocop hits assaulters in the groin... but not when Supergirl does it? -
Now that the DCEU is being rebooted with James Gunn's universe, let's look at a movie that was so hated and reviled that it forced a total reset on the Batman franchise: Batman & Robin.
A movie that swaps out gothic imagery for ice pun, fans have not only rejected this movie but accused it of being possibly the worst film ever made. Both Joel Schumacher and George Clooney felt compelled to apologize for it. But now that campy Batman is long in the rear-view mirror and Battinson is here to stay, were we too hard on Batman & Robin's campy spectacle and unabashed corniness?
Is George Clooney really the worst Batman? Should Joel Schumacher have been given the chance to make another sequel? Is this the only live-action version of Batgirl we'll ever get on the big screen? -
Screenwriter and 39 Minute Conversations host Brian T. Arnold joins for a discussion an early Brendan Fraser hit, "George of the Jungle." While it helped make Fraser a household name and even scored him the leading role of "The Mummy," "George of the Jungle" also cemented Brendan Fraser's himbo status and seemingly turned him into a joke.
But looking back after The Brenassaince, there's plenty to adore about this corny but charming live-action cartoon. Join us for as we talk about Brendan Fraser's career, the state of modern comedies, and the male gaze. Oh, and Ben Shapiro. So come along for this laugh riot! #brendanfraser #barbie #themummy #georgeofthejungle
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Much like many other horror franchises before and after, the Insidious movies aren’t all as beloved as you’d expect. Join Connor and special guest co-host Mia Palazzola of Halluciarts as they discuss the 3rd entry into this spooky franchise with Insidious: Chapter 3.
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King Kong is returning on the small screen with Netflix's "Kong: Skull Island," so Connor and Gabe and look back at one of Kong's more forgotten ventures, 1976's King Kong. It was a hit back in the day, but this more "romanticized" version of the classic Kong tale hasn't aged super well.
It would take a real weirdo to defend this movie. So that's exactly what we're doing today. Because this movie dares to ask the REAL questions, like: what's more dangerous? 40-foot gorillas or... capitalism? -
"Where Wolf" creator and lycanthropy enthusiast Rob Saucedo joins for a discussion of "An American Werewolf in Paris," everyone's least favorite sequel to their favorite werewolf movie. With not a single cast or crew member returning for this belated follow-up, fans of the classic original have rejected this movie's dated CGI, fratboy humor, and bizarre skinead-werewolf plot.
Everyone, that is, except Not that Bad. So let's dive in to this misunderstood werewolf flick that combines every possible '90s staple, from Smash Mouth to Julie Delpy.
Pre-Order Where Wolf here: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Wolf-Rob-Saucedo/dp/1959205862 - Vis mere