Mini Crush #123

of all time. It says these are twenty two of the worst movies of all time. And this is from Karne Sullivan from February of this year from pop Sugar dot com. And I was kind of curious how they qualified this, and then they said it kind of right in the beginning, that these are films that have a zero rating on rotten Tomatoes, which is, uh, that's pretty bad. Zero percent. Uh. And you know, we've talked about rotten tomatoes on the show before and whether or not, uh,

anyone should pay attention to something like rotten tomatoes. You know, here's what I think is rotten tomatoes is a you know, it's it's an O case starting point. It will give you sort of a level set on generally what like how good a movie might be. It is not scientific. It is just a bunch of people's opinions. Um but I will say this, they are not film critics. And sometimes it's nice just to see what we all us

normies think about a movie. So sometimes I will go, if I'm not sure about a movie, check out a little Rotten Tomatoes action and if it's really low, then that probably means it's not great. So I will say that, but I wouldn't put like the most stock in it. Like it would never be the ultimate decider on whether

or not I watched a movie. Um but the number one movie, well they're not in order, I guess because they obviously represent but number the first one on the list is Mac and Me, a movie that I did not see. And I'll go ahead, and we should just go through all these and see which one's that I've seen and I haven't seen. But I have not seen Mac and Me at all, and I will not I can say that for sure. Is that nol. Hey dude,

welcome to the show. How's it going. Yes, I'm on a tight schedule, so I got started and figured you would join at some point. Everyone Noel is here. It's weird. Oh so you're not recording, so Noel is will be recording shortly. Hey, that's all right. This is great entertainment. So what we're talking about, Noel is the Rotten Tomatoes twenty two movies of a zero percent rating? Are you really truly telling me you've never seen mc and Me and you refuse to see mac and Me? Why would

I see it now? I mean, because it's one of the great product placement movies of all time. It's like one of the great like McDonald's tie in movies of all time. And I guess all you really need to see is that Paul Red clip. Though once you've seen that, you've probably seen the whole movie. There's also a dance off in McDonald's with really bad creature makeup with these alien gritters. Um, but yeah, I support not seeing it.

It's probably fine. I'm not gonna do it. Number the second one on the list is Problem Child, another movie I have not seen. This sorts my heart because John Ritter is great and it's about to say and I miss him being around but uh, he was in apparently a pretty bad movie. What how did Problem Child to do on Rotten Tomatoes? I have no idea. It says there's also a problem Child three colin junior in love. What I've never even heard of that. I didn't know

there was a two. That's wild. Yeah, I remember in the theaters. I mean that was those were like big, Those were big theater movies. I remember seeing them when I was a kid. But this is news to me. Problem Child three junior in love. That's crazy. If you have a colin in your movie, then that's a bad sign. That's uh. You want to rethink that statement, which would name a good one? What about a colonoscope in your movie? Now? Okay, um? What else? I love this? I love this game. The

third one is Look who's talking? Now? Not the original but the sequel. Well that's the third one. Look who's talking too? Was looking? Was talking? Also? A K A T O O? Looking? Now? What was this? What was that was that? The babies? That was one with babies right with with two children on the they're not babies there. They look like to be about four or five. The first one is babies. The second one they're a little older, and I guess what's going on? Is there? There there's

two dogs, and they added dogs to the mix. That's exactly Yes, that's it. They added dogs. That's how they spiced it up. Because then look who's talking to I wonder if they should just do more sequels and be look who's really talking now, and it'll be like the appliances yep, and then the walls and then they all just drift slowly into insanity. Look who's also talking as well? That's a good title, colin every everything in the house. Yes,

here's another Colon movie. This is proving my point very well. Ballistic Colon X versus sever Okay, is this some kind of action picture? Yeah? This was Antonio Benderis and Lucy Lou. I did not see this either. Turns out I have pretty good taste. They should have just called it ballistic because that's, you know, on the nose. But at least it's a real movie title. It's ex spelled e c K S. Yes, amazing. I have not heard of this. Yeah, it was like I said, something I've never seen. I

haven't seen any of these. Directed by someone named Wike Chaos Sanada under the pseudonym chaos, Wow, chaos with a K. Yeah. I bet the person directed music videos before that. I bet you a thousand dollars. That's a music video director. One. Huh, I'll take that action, all right. Uh. Number five is Derailed, a movie I've never heard of, but it has Jean Claude van Dam in it. A train of course straight

to video. There you have it. Number six is Pinocchio, and then on the Facebook page, people are like Pinocchio. How could Pinocchio be on it? They're talking about the live action Roberto what's his name Roberto Banini version? Yeah, which is crazy because that was like a real passion project for him and obviously a life is beautiful, like

you know, Oscar City. And then his next big passion project was a weird Pinocchio where he plays a small child as an adult, weird Italian man and apparently unbearably bad. Just just like painful to watch is what I read. Yeah, not interested. I have not seen any of these killing me softly as on the on the seven Spot Heather Graham erotic thriller. Well what they're wrong with that? Yeah,

that's not look good. The eighth one is Constellation has Billy d Williams, Gabrielle Union, Hill Harper, and Zoe Saldana. Good cast. Yeah, movie, though says I made for TV soap opera kind of thing with an A list cast, So not about space at all. No, it's not. I think it's probably about love. That's written in the stars would be my guess. Ray Don Chong, she's she's in it good. I mean, I haven't seen her in a while, but I'm glad you got work in two thousand five.

It's got two stars on IMDb. Okay, I guess is about the equivalent of no stars on Rotten Tomato because IMDb is all user generated. So if people that actually watched the movie or this unkind to it, that's pretty bad. Maybe that was just Stoner's who thought it was Tommy Chong and just gave it a star or two ray Don Chong. The ninth one is one missed call. Another movie I've never heard of. It's a remake of a Japanese film starring ed Ed Burns. I don't know who

that is. You know Ed Burns? Ed Burns, Mr Burns. He was in uh he directed films early on and wrote and directed these movies about you know kind of young Catholic men. Um, but he he wasn't saving private Ryan was kind of his biggest thing. You'd recognize him if you saw him. He was hot ship for a while. Okay, handsome man, got it? Let me see here, Tin is homecoming. Misha Barton in a so so I'm sorry, not so scary horror movie. Yeah, yeah, these straight to video things,

I don't even know if you should count that. If you're gonna make a worst movie list, that's yeah. I feel like there should be a caveat that this should only include movies that actually were featured in cinemall cinemaar like The Nutcracker and three D l Fanning and Nathan Lane. I mean, come on, the Nutcracker is terrible anyway. Well, no, whoa chuck. That is a hot take, my friends, that's a hot take. Have you ever gone and seen The Nutcracker live and on stage? Now, Bob Ball, do you

one better. I've run theater tech for The Nutcracker many years when I was when I was growing up, when I was in college, I worked as a sound guy at a theater, a local theater. And you know, if you're the sound guy, you still have to like be kind of a stage hand when they're setting up the sets and building all the stuff. And so, yes, I have seen The Nutcracker many times in a row and full. Yeah, I mean they do sort of an abbreviated version. So no,

it's not very abbreviated. It's just slightly shortened for like school shows where they have like kids come for you know, the different elementary schools around town. Uh, and then they do the full version for the evening performances. So yeah, I've seen it in six different ways. Man. Yeah, My problem with The Nutcracker is that it's so long. Also, like the first the first half of it when they're actually like, you know, when all the magic starts, that's

pretty charming. But then the second half when it's just all these bizarre dances and you know, it just goes on and on and on and on, and there's just it's just so meandering and boring. And yeah, I'm not into it either, Chuck. I'm with you. I'm with you on your hot take. The twelfth one on the list. This was in the theater because I remember it being a thing. She's in here, Emily, she's under the table. Uh, Bucky Larson Colin Born to be a star. That just

looks terrible. Christina Ricci and Nick Swardson and Don Johnson. Uh thirteen is Dark Tide? My goodness, halle Berry, she's great, but dark tied. I think she kind of is is described as a sexy Jaws starring halle Berry. It wasn't Jaws sexy enough. Do we need a sexy Jaws? I mean, Roy Scheider was absolutely soldering and Jaws and that shark, I mean, talk about a sexy shark. We don't need a sexy Jaws. Dark Tide is it? Is? It feature

some sort of okay? So the cover is Holly Berry in a bikini, and every still from the movie is Holly Berry in a bikini, and I see a shark fin So yeah, that's the sales point. It does appear to be sexy Jaws, all right? Who is? Oh my god, there's an amazing Japanese or a Korean cover where it's Holly Berry in the bikini and then the shark full mouth open bearing. It's really bad looking. C G I shark teeth toward her, away from her. Actually, but it's

like the scale is all wrong. She's sort of like in the waves and the shark looks tiny in comparison to how giant Holly Berry is. Well, you know, she'll sell a movie better than that shark. I guarantee it. What happened to holly Berry? Chuck? She's around? What are you talking about? I mean, I'm sure she's around, But like you know, she went from Monster's Ball to Dark Tide, you know, I mean, well, you know, uh, I would agree that the quality of film that she's been in

has gone down some. But that movie, the call was seven years ago. That was pretty good. She was in john Wick three. Oh, that's right. She was great in john Wick three. She was like his assassin, kind of ex flame. I believe, if I'm not mistaken, Yeah, I think you know what, I think halle Berry has taken work where she can get work. I I support that. No, you you reminded me, Chuck, she was she wasn't john

Wick three. I heard a great little, uh little uh trivia about john Wick is that the only reason they called it john Wick is because Counters could never remember the actual name that they were going to give it, and when he was doing press, he just kept calling it john Wick. It was originally going to be called like avenged or something really stupid like that. And now

you know, we can't imagine any other way. But that was literally why they changed the name of the movie to John Wick, because he kept making press rounds and referring to it as John Wick. Yeah, where you wonder? I read it somewhere? Are you gonna? Are you gonna refute? Do you have? No? I just I take that with a grain of salt. That sounds to me like a bit of a movie lore type of thing, but maybe not. You never know. I feel like it was kicking is

really dumb. You can't remember a one word title? No, I don't know if he couldn't remember, that was the way the article kind of hedged it. But to me, he just I think he just liked the name of the character and that's what he always referred to it. Let's see John Wick name Kean remember? Uh, well press on while you're looking at Yeah we should. Fourteen is

a thousand words. It's Eddie Murphy movie that Initially when I saw this, I did not remember, but now I do, And I think the whole deal is is that he's got a thousand words that he can say or something. He's got a daily word count not a good idea for a movie. Derek Colstead, who wrote the original John Wick as well as its two sequels, said that Reeves kept referring to the original film by the wrong name.

It had previously been titled scorn Quote. The only reason it's called john Wick, he said, is that Kanu kept referring to it as John Wick. Okay, I can buy that from the Independent. That's slightly different than he couldn't remember the title. Okay, that's fair. Uh. Number fifteen is the Ridiculous six Yeah, that western Adam Sandler eight to Netflix deals. Oh was Sandler in it? That's his thing. It's one of his things. It's one of his uh whatever contract that he has to make ten Netflix movies

a year. Oh goodness me, that doesn't look good. Taylor Lautner New Boy. Uh sixteen is Cabin Fever. And when I I first saw Alison Gallagher's abridged version, which was just the list typed out and not the link, I thought Kevin Fever was Okay. I kind of like that movie. The horror were people's skin sloughs off and stuff here. Yeah, but this is the remake, which I forgot. They did a remake to Cabin Fever, and why on earth did they remake Cabin Fever? That doesn't make any sense. No,

I mean it doesn't at all. I guess the original was low budget and schlocky kind of But yeah, so I am realizing, Chuck, are these these are? Zero percent? Was out of dere So I am seeing that every one of these that I pull up on IMDb has two stars. So the the equivalent of zero percent on Rotten Tomatoes is two stars on IMDb. It would seem but it could be an interesting false equivalence. I'm gonna keep testing it, all right, we might have stumbled upon

something great here. NOL seventeen is the Disappointment's Room. First of all, does not roll off the tongue. No, not at all. The disappointments Room. I will say this. So it's from the director of Disturbia, and I thought distributor was Okay, did you ever see that? I know what you're talking about, but I'm sorry, I hate to keep harping on this. Why not just call it the disappointment Room. That's easier to say. Adding that s at the end it makes it sound really clunky, and I don't understand

what's going on that's weird. I'm sure that's explained in the movie somehow, but we'll never know. Yeah, I thought Distributor was all right. It wasn't great. I did a little uh rabbit hole I have in this some iTunes reviews the other day, and someone accused us of too often saying I haven't seen that, and that that's lazy film commentary. Yes, you're right, this show is all about lazy film commentary. Spot on four stars exactly, Uh, Max Steele,

I've never looked at our ratings on iTunes. I don't care. No, you shouldn't care. But it's occasionally a fun way to either give yourself a nice little boost of confidence or like poor salt in a wound. Ah, I never I mean I used to read the Bad Ones and stuff you should know, just for frenzies. That stuff doesn't bother me. No, it doesn't bother me either. I'm totally joking. But it is fun to kind of occasionally you realize, like, oh,

this is more about you than it is about me, buddy. Yeah, I think if I've learned one thing in life here at my ripe old ages, the one thing that doesn't bother me and shouldn't bother anyone is an internet opinion. M hm, you're setting yourself up for a frustrating life if that stuff gets to you. Max Steele Number eighteen. I don't think I even know this movie says it wanted to be the next Transformers. Yeah, that is not

where I would have gone with that. It sounds to me immediately you say that, and I think it's like a porno assassin movie. Yeah, or or yeah exactly Max Steele. Okay, I think it started off as an animated series that was Transformers esque, and then they then made this into a movie that apparently did not do well again. Two stars on IMDb. All right, check this one, Nold Precious Cargo. Uh this straight to video starring Bruce Willis Claire for Lonnie and oh goodness, the great great to Mark Paul.

How don't you know how to say his name? Casa Gossler, Gossler, I'll take I'll say I would take any of those Chuck that looks precious Cargo. Is it at some sort of treasure or is it about children? Like writing in a van? It's thieves in a murderous showdown with a lack of thrills and reliance on skimpy outfits Willis and his banana hammock. It's got to balance out. It can't be all skimpy outfits. You gotta have some thrills to chuck.

You gotta have some thrills and some fully clothes humans, at least clothes, or at least twenty center the people with some clothes. Did you ever see Color of Night? No, I know the movie, never saw it. That was the sexy one, right st e me. Let me tell you all right, we're gonna finish this stuff. Dark Crimes with Jim Carey when he did that dark sort of drama misguided murder mystery is how it's described here on the Pop Sugar website. Poor Jim Carrey, that I mean, not

poor Jim Carrige. I'm curious. I'm not gonna feel too sorry, born, but that does not look like a good movie or a good choice. Oh. If you look at the poster, uh, if you can chuck, I recommend you pulling it out, because he's just making the most sad sack face you could possibly make. He just looks really grumpy. It's probably because he was in that movie Dark Crimes. Oh, boy, and the tagline is it takes a dark mind to solve a twisted crime. Yet it's called dark crimes and

not dark minds. All right, nol. So we're gonna move on to something that's actually worthwhile. Uh, in these charged times here in our country, I thought we would start a thread on movies or documentaries that have educated people on race relations and open their eyes on things. And I thought this would just serve as a good list, as a good reference point for people seeking this kind of stuff out, which we should all be doing right now.

So I'm just gonna read through a bunch of these just to get as many of them out there as we can. Alicia Deats, one of our old friends, says, Hidden Figures focused on women of color and their struggle. Uh. Great movie. Amanda Karen says, when they see us about the Central Park five, I did. I don't what there were there too, Central Park five documentaries, because that's the one that I'm familiar with. You may there may have been an older one. I saw one, but I thought

it was just called the Central Park five. Uh, let me look that up real quick. That I mean, that's a harrowing story and one that also figures into our current president. Yeah, there's one called the Central Park five. That's the one I saw. Imagine they're both great, but no, Donald Trump, the current president, called for their you know, uh he even when they're exonerated. He took out an ad in the paper that basically, you know, this is bullshit and they should be put away for life or worse.

I don't even remember exactly what he said because I try not to pay attention. Let me see here, my kid watch Do the Right Thing as a teenager, and the scene where Spike Lee points out John Taturo's hypocrisy of being racist towards characters, towards least character but admiring famous people of color like Prince and Carl Lewis really stuck with me. H yeah, man, I remember. I mean that movie is just as relevant today, if not more so, than it ever was. That movie rocked my world. It

comes up all the time. It could come up a bunch with us. I've still not seen it. I am going to see it. It's so so beloved by so many different people, and it's been recommended to me like ten times over. We gotta see it. Yeah, one of the great movies of all time. Uh. Katie Scott says it's not a movie, but the new HBO watch Man was the first time I've heard about the Tulsa race massacre.

I live in northeastern Oklahoma and went to Oklahoma public school for twelve years, and it was never taught to us. I never thought anything like that would ever happen in Oklahoma. Very eye opening. Yeah, you know, even stuff like that can can educate and open people's eyes to dive deeper. Oh yeah, that's fabulous. Show. I just found out something pretty gross and weird and possibly not on purpose, but

if very tone deaf either way. Apparently Trump's first big rally is going to be in Tulsa, and it's on June tenth, which many folks might not know about. But it's a big holiday, considered holiday in the African American community, and it celebrates the abolition of slavery. If I'm not mistaken, Uh, I don't know if there's intention there, but it's sure is a pretty bad choice if if there wasn't. Oh no, it's dark time? What is dark time? Can I add

one real quick? You might already have it or I I have not seen this, but I was recommended me to me just last night. It's called l a ninety two UM documentary about the LA riots surrounding about the Rodney King beating or the l A riots that were kind of stoked as a result of the Rodney King beating, which is sort of the one people most think about, but also the shooting of a young black woman by a Korean grocery store owner that was also a big

catalyst for the l A rights. But apparently the documentary it doesn't have a lot of voice over. It just uses just like archival footage from you know, when it actually happened, and that it's incredibly powerful. Yeah, my, uh my brother was living in Hollywood at the time, and uh, former guest Raymond Carr also has a great story about that, So go back and listen to his episode for that. I'd like to get Raymond back in here. I wonder if he has a recording set up at his house.

I'll shoot him a text. Uh, Lisa Romano whenever Old Friends has twelve years of slave that comes up here a lot. The raw realism had me alternating dissolving in tears and recoiling and horror. Such a strong lead role performance too also a breakout role for the for the lead actor. Yeah, for sure, absolutely. Uh he's He's popped up in some pretty big movies since then. You could say,

here's one from Michael Rakowski. Rakowsky, he says, a little lighter in tone, but a classic Guess Who's coming to dinner? Great commentary on how we speak compared to how we feel about racism, still holds up today, more than fifty years later. Alison Shallenberger says Gideon's Army follows public defenders who work in the South. Quite a minimal doc with hardly any narration or soundtrack, and it still hits hard the truth about race, poverty, and the justice system. And

she also recommend whose streets about activists in Ferguson. Yeah, I gotta see both of those. I need to get on a documentary run here, very recent in here from Eliza Russell Black Klansman. Of course, great movie, Zaly. It's it's an interesting combination of like just gut punch kind of intense realism and also like some satire, and then when it incorporates all of the real footage at the end, I mean, it's just a really kind of the perfect package.

I think it's one of Spike Lee's finest films. Yeah, it was great and a great kind of comeback for him too in a way. Although I think he's doing some great work these days. She's got to have it as fantastic the TV show. Zack Pointer, one of our oldest friends, says the Old Roots with LaVar Burton. Yeah, certainly, Um, that is always worth watching and something that many of us, including myself saw in school in history class. So uh but uh, you know, it has that the vibe of

the eighties mini series. But it's still a great story. Robin ronas his school days and do the right thing great when they came out. Still love them today. Uh, let me see here. Dan Innis recommends l A ninety two as well. It's on Netflix, by the way, everyone streaming on Netflix. Uh. An old friend, Vanessa Lopez says one that I have got in my queue and I'm I'm gonna watch probably this weekend. Uh if Beale Street

could talk. Also want to see that. And I Am Not Your Negro, which was a really really good documentary. Have you seen that one? Yes, it's about James Baldwin, um, who I've really only seen like some interview clips with. I really need to read some of his books. Um. There's one called Notes from a Native Son that I keep seeing recommended. Uh. That is about kind of just his experience growing up, you know, under racist, uh society, really and just how he kind of interpreted a lot

of that stuff and really poignant. A smart dude. UM, really would love to see that documentary as well. Yeah, it's great. Megan Carroll, one of our old friends, says, tale, I haven't heard of this one, Tales of the Grim Sleeper. I was getting my grad degree in public administration when I saw it. I believe that the government should be a force of good and to see the l a municipal government just not care about a serial killer targeting a certain population angered and shook me like little I

had seen before. Wow, that sounds interesting. I gotta check that out. No, nothing I even know that story. No, Um, let's do a couple of more here. Another vote for roots. Joanna Wicks says justin Mercy is absolutely required watching and it's streaming for free on all platforms. She said, these are movies that need to be watched because of how recently the events took place. You think it was a nine fifties or something. But nope, these events were happening

all after I was born and still happening today. A couple more votes for thirteenth on Netflix and do the right thing, Uh, Desiree. Here's from a different part of the world. Desiree Healed says, rabbit proof fence for all really in Aboriginal history, particularly in my state of Western Australia. Yeah, I haven't seen that. I've heard that was really just history class in an episode about you know, the true story behind that? Uh, and they referenced that movie quite

a few times, and UM say, it's great. I'd look to see it as well. So definitely not a story people think of, UM often, it's not doesn't quite get as much press as as it deserves. But yeah, really really great interesting story. Yeah, and a reminder that the race relations suffer all over the world. World. No, this is why so many people all over planet Earth right now we're standing in Unison to protest is because it's not.

It's bad in America, but it's not. If I if I could add an audio recommendation to this, UM we my team UM just launched a show that we've been developing for close to a year with really amazing team of hosts from Athens, Georgia, UM, one of whom is a city council woman named Murray at Parker and her rap name is Lingua Franca and she's an incredible performer

and rapper and activists and organizer. UM and her host, Kedrick mac A k A Dope Knife, is a fantastic illustrator, comic book artists, also activist, has a background and like UM diplomacy, his parents were in the Foreign service, and uh, they just talk about the intersection between hip hop and politics.

And we pushed the launch up ever so slightly just to give them a platform during this time, and they we recorded the first you know, half of the first season really UM, just to kind of threw it all out the window and you know, really reframed it around their experiences surrounding this moment that we're in right now. And it's just I couldn't I couldn't be more proud of it. And it's notable now wherever you get podcasts called Waiting on Reparations. Yeah, and that's doing very well too,

which is fantastic. Hey, Ruby, how you doing. I heard you were hiding into the table or are Is that true? He asked, if you were hiding under the table that didn't go well for you, did you did it? Yeah, you can sit on my lap. Uh. We'll go with Charles Martin Acres here, one of our old pals from St. Louis. Uh, this is kind of cool. I really like hearing these recommendations of smaller documentaries. He said, two independent docs, can

you have this? Sure? Two independent docks about St. Louis and the Divide here, Uh, the Pruitt I Go Myth which is about public housing, and Spanish Lake, which is about white flight. Totally. Yeah, that's good stuff. Uh. And let's finish up here with Derek Speedy, who recommends quite a few movies, blind Spotting, America's Son, American Son, and Sorry to Bother You, along with a couple of others.

But blind Spotting is great, you know. He had Divide and his partner on the show and great, great great movie. Everyone to check Outline Spotting on the show who directed and created uh, Sorry to Bother You with such a great movie. Sorry to Bother You, man, I can't wait to see what Boots does next. He's he's a filmmaker. I'm excited, very excited about, so check these out. We will lead this threat up everybody. Uh, if you're looking to educate yourself, we've got a good list going here.

And UH, I urge all of you to spend some time with yourself and with documentaries and films like these, because we can all take a closer look at our lives and how we are part of the problem or part of the solution. So get out there and do the right thing. Dare I say? All right? Thanks everybody, We'll see you next week. For more podcasts for my Heart Radio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.