Still ploughing our way through the reality TV world and this week its a "fan" request, as we take you through a classic week of the daytime B&B squabble fest Four in a Bed. Imagine Come Dine with Me but its people that own weird hotels and want to be YOUR friend. You'll hear all about egg contraptions, the worst game to play with strangers, the cost of 1 fly, creepy ringmasters and how much technology is too much technology? If you have any suggestions for shows you want us to cover let us ...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 157
Continuing on with our reality TV theme were doing for some reason we bring you this week Season 43 Episode 8 of the long running cookery bastard show Come Dine with me where 5 random people have to host consecutive dinner parties in the hope of winning a grand. A simple enough premise but its always an entertaining watch due to the misguided dreams of the contestents. This episode is all about Claire who serves everything on a plank, has only a wok to cook in and makes possibly the worst chips ...
Aug 21, 2024•52 min•Ep. 156
Something a little different as a temporary filler until we are all back together as we take you through a classic episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA as its something Joe and Mark love greatly and its something we have wanted to try for a bit now. You'll hear all about floor food, Marks virginity and the best off brand Ghostbusters theme you never heard. The whole episode is available on here https://youtu.be/pHchw-J91qE?si=6CPmyBycfIGG1JZK and if this is something that you like we can d...
Aug 06, 2024•44 min•Ep. 155
James & Joe are back after a prolonged Genie related incident to take you through a proper Hallmark for the first time in a long time, the 2024 classic Paging Mr Darcy. The story of a dull woman, a dull man and the most annoying sister in the world. You'll hear all about catering biffers, James experimental one man show and the formation of Mansfield Chunk
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 154
This week we are joined by the fantastically talented Mr Pat Veil to go through the 2008 classic Punisher: Warzone or The Most Violent Marvel Film to Date as it should be known. You will hear all about bullet sprinklers, Dennis Nedry facts, tales of Pats dashed boyhood dreams and Plantys one impression he can do. Its a little more relaxed in the edit this week simply because talking to Pat is lovely experience and he definitely classes up the joint. Go follow his social media but most importantl...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 153
Joe has been abandoned but thankfully the lovely Jay has stepped in to take him through another Hulk Hogan film, this time the 2009 classic Little Hercules in 3D although it wasn't in 3D. Starring Terrible Terry, The Big Show Tall Paul and the little buff boy you all remember from them memes a few years back. Its a simple tale of Hercules, Socrates and somehow Draculas wife going to Burbank to win a decathlon or something. You will hear all about toilet phones, the worst teacher yet, hoarding ch...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 152
Planty is back and we go all moody as we take you through the 2006 sort of goth classic The Covenant starring a load of high cheekboned lads of indeterminate faces in a film that's a bit like The Craft if you remove everything that is good and replace it with old tiramisu. You'll find out about imaginary spiders, the coolest mum in the world, CROTCH ROCKETS, the best chores for a growing boy and if the mayor finally got the upgrade.
May 30, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 151
As people are away on holiday, getting married or have been drafted into the French Foreign Legion we decided to do a little mini series of peoples favourite bad movies and what better way to kick off then with the daddy of them all, Jean-Claude Van Dammes video game masterpiece Streetfighter. Were joined by the John from Dammit Vacant and the lovely Ethan Edwards as we find out how much JCVD got paid, the dangers of actual knives, evil Youtube, correct stealth visor usage, the Bison Price Index...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 150
Welcome to a very very special episode of Hallmark of Greatness where we celebrate the upcoming wedding of James and Katie by watching the 2017 Masterpeice "Cronus" live and in my front room. The audio may be bad but the joy is real as we take you through the story of a man who loses his mind or does he? Joined by terrible audio guy Brother James we take you through the delights of white vinegar, abandoned airfields and the delights of GRANERY BAPS. If for some reason you want to watch along her...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 149
We got confused over the bank holiday weekend but we are back bringing you a slice of fried 80's gold with Star Slammer. The story of a woman sent to a spaceship prison for putting a mans hand in jam after he exploded a wizard and pinned it on her. There is all the usual nonsense you have come to expect as well as Non-Union Sandpeople, the worst canteen in the world, crotch truncheons ahoy and an ending nobody really understood. Get it in thine ears
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 148
Come join us in our St Patricks day special as we lead you by the hand through 2024s Irish Wish starring The Lohan and Jane Seymour. The simple tale of an unrequited love, a lakeside menace and one cool knee to the groin. We are joined by Monorants again who tell us everything we need to know about Irish fast travel , the saints that made us and mono pooing near a cliff. Sláinte
Mar 16, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 147
Its another sequel but its not intentional, the follow up to Bronx Warrior leads us down a filthy path of bad genocides, really familiar actors and obscene motorbike abuse. Come listen to the tail of Trash, that Joey Ramone looking guy as he fights the man, himself, his parents and several planks of wood.
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 146
Back on the sweet sweet Hallmark trail, this week we bring you the 2020 classic Nature of Love, the simple tale of a daft lass and rugged man. Plus so many Simpsons jokes its not even cool anymore. You will hear all about Kiss Chase the Camp Butler, A.I. bear attacks, horrible big salads, Welsh rapping and Mr Stevens the lake pike. This weeks synopsis machine is sponsored by Cheese.
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 145
We got a twofer in this episode with our first ever sequel and first ever returning guests, the lovely folks from Monorants as we take you through the Kevin Sorbo vehicle Tales of the Ancient Kingdom which is a sequel to The Sword and the Sorcerer. You will find out about overuse of flashbacks, cardboard cities, forbidden sexual practices, cloak pass the parcel, christmas decorations and rug based pratfalls.
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 144
The gangs all back together for our first Hallmark film of the year, the 2015 classic "Hello, It's Me". The simple story of a woman who's husband is lost at sea and still gets great cellphone reception. Also features annoying kids, the worst superhero ever and that fella that looks like a melted Steth Mcfarlane.
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 143
As a little break before we plough back into the fetid quagmire of our usual subject matter, we decided as per the tradition to have a small break and play James' Quiz of the Year which relies on us being able to remember things about the films we have reviewed this year. It goes about as well as you would expect really (that is, James tries his best and everyone else just mucks about like daft kids)
Jan 11, 2024•56 min•Ep. 142
As a Christmas treat to ourselves we decided to cover a film that should be terrible but is surprisingly great with 2023s Its a Wonderful Knife. Its not just a terrible pun! We would also like to say thank you to everyone who has listened, shared or helped us out in any way this year. It's been tough but we made it to the end. We also know that Christmas is a rough time of year for a lot of people and so if you are feeling low or whatever just know that there are services out there that can help...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 141
We are heading into Christmas season and with that in mind we bring you the 2013 classic "Mr Scrooge to See You" starring David Ruprecht as some kind of Scrooge who has to go into the future to stop Bob Cratchits offspring from being a Neo-Miser or something. Its very long and nothing happens for a lot of it. You'll hear all about Zammo's calculator, homeless teeth, terrible business sense, the worst santa in the world, EDM soundtracks, oil drum fires and James best Only Fools & Horses impre...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 140
Look at this! An almost proper film. Some might say that we have lost our way somewhat but those people would be liars who deserve to be swung about by a Mahar captain. We are of course talking about the 1976 classic At the Earth's Core starring Doug "Doug" McClure and Peter "Whoopee" Cushing in a tale about blokes drilling erm.. to the earths core. There they meet strange pig faced men and strange rubbery beasts as well as ladies with not many clothes on! You will hear so many Simpsons jokes, t...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 139
As we wend our way deep into autumn (or fall if you are like that) we bring to you 2013s The Thanksgiving house, the simple story or a law lady who inherits a house with a mysterious secret. No not like murder or anything, a nice secret. You will hear all about correct knotweed removal, core samples, the worst post office ever, BLOGS!, so much steak and a nice story about a river.
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 138
Running headlong into the spookiest of weeks we present to you 2014's WolfCop which is as dumb as it sounds. The story of a Canadian cop who for reasons is turned into a werewolf and yeah, I don't know either. You'll hear all about donuts, bad druids, Marc Bolan, correct egg preparation and many other things in a film that should not be.
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 137
Robin Hood: Beyond Sherwood Forest We may have been away for a little while but we are back now, to take you through the most accurate Robin Hood film since that one with the snake voiced by Terry Thomas. and that had a talking snake. You'll hear all about poor arrow technique, the songs of Space Sting, James suffering from a malady and Mark defending his beloved hometown through the traditional jokes.
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 136
We are joined this week by a familiar voice to take you through the 2020 classic Palm Springs starring Jake Peralta and that angry guy from the Spiderman films. Yeah, we know its not a Hallmark film but we think we have earned this as a treat. As usual its the normal mix of time travel, confusion and wondering what is it that makes a name.
Aug 24, 2023•44 min•Ep. 135
We are back dipping our toe into the world of '80s sword and sorcery this week with the classic Deathstalker. A film about a man who...stalks death? Not in a creepy 'stealing your underpants' type way but a scary stabbing way. You'll hear all about reusable wax heads, the perils of jogging, houses made of wigs, strange boy-men, how to walk about boobily and a concise history of UK shot putt legend Geoff Capes! Mark is walking 1 million steps over the next 3 months to raise money for Diabetes UK....
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 134
Its Joes birthday week and hes very very tired. So please enjoy this yeah?
Aug 03, 2023•43 min•Ep. 133
This week we take you through the 2017 film Land Shark starring people who have never done acting before, a man who has never done special effects before and some of the best free music a scoundrel can steal. You'll hear all about correct shark maintenance, the infernal beep machine, hoovers and the best quiz you will ever hear about our terrifying aquatic friends.
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 132
The Higgens fam are back after illness, dogs and just a general sense of ennui to bring you the hottest film of 2021 starring Rhiannon Fish, the classic For the Love of Choclate. Imagine that other film we did a while back about bathbombs yeah. Its that but with chocolate. I don't kno what to tell you really. Sorry?
Jul 13, 2023•34 min•Ep. 131
We finish our Half-Christmas special with the heart-warming classic Alone for Christmas or Bone Alone as its also known. The simple story of Home Alone but with talking dogs in it. None of them do a funky rap either which is a missed opportunity if you ask me. You will find out about, Toy Story Kart Racing, the most highbrow joke we've ever made, the most low broke joke we ever made, dog escape plans, Hollyoaks and our new found love for Jonathan Nation! Mark is walking 1 million steps over the ...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 130
The end is in sight as we lurch towards the end of Half Chistmas with the 2013 classic Christmas Bounty starring The Miz out of wrestling and some other people. You will hear all about Nativity based smugness, dubious wrestling knowledge, Tory party rage, Joes takeaway order, chocolate based jokes for no one and a whole lot of Christmas innuendo. Mark is walking 1 million steps over the next 3 months to raise money for Diabetes UK. We never ask you for money for the podcast but if you wanna dona...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 129
Its hotter then a vindaloo eating contest near the mouth of an active volcano but we plough on foolishly with this weeks Junemas offering, Journey Back to Christmas from 2016. The story of a nurse hurled through time in her special "Time-Shed" to find out what the real meaning of Christmas is or something. Honestly folks, it was so warm that our hearts were not really in this but there are still some good jokes and that. Mark is walking 1 million steps over the next 3 months to raise money for D...
Jun 14, 2023•33 min•Ep. 128
