Has anyone ever told you you’re the gold of their soul? Probably not, because it’s not a thing. Erin sure thinks it is, though! Kazaam is… a movie. That we watched. And you can watch it too, if you want, I guess. But I would recommend listening to this episode first! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Need a summer movie that is part road trip, part prison break, and part The Wire? We got the scoop on the wettest Pixar movie ever made this week when we watch Finding Nemo with Kalvin from A Podcast About Something. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
We’re Joined by Future World Record Holder Scottye Moore to discuss a classic movie that hit the YA crowd in a big way in 2003. That’s right, we revisit Holes with Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Tim Blake Nelson, and more. This movie made such a huge impact on our generation when it came out, but does anyone still remember it? And does it hold up 17 years later? Find out this week with The VCR Kids and @Scottyemo ! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9X...
George Costansa and Charlie Claus team up with an ape to stop crimes and keep a hotel going! Cameos include Peewee Herman and Mommy Dearest. What could go wrong? Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
FOUR returning actors in this week's VCR Kids movie! We watched Brendan Frasier's big break: Encino Man. If you ever got a comic book in the 90s, you surely saw an add for this! Let us know your thoughts @TheVCRKids on all social media! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
This movie almost sank Disney Animation. We've referenced it before, but this week we're finally joined by Brian Martin to talk "The Black Cauldron". Is this movie really as bad as critics declared it in the 80s? Not bad enough to stay off Disney+! Here's the Slate article we mentioned: https://bit.ly/38A9Mlb Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Website | Merch | Twitter The weather is getting hot and sweaty. We want nothing more than a tropical island get away. But instead, we watched Flipper with Elijah Wood and Paul Hogan. This film didn’t get a lot of positive reviews when it came out, but is it a cult classic waiting to be rediscovered? Listen now to the latest episode of The VCR Kids to find out!...
Website | Merch | Twitter Got Disney+ and a lot of time on your hands? Why not give Oliver & Company a try! Based on the Charles Dickens classic novel, and arguably the movie that kicked off the Disney Renaissance, this 1988 classic stars Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Bette Midler, and much more. But is it worth watching in 2020? Listen to our take on the latest episode of The VCR Kids!...
Website | Merch | Twitter Chris from the Prime Nostalgia podcast joins us to talk about one of his favorite childhood films: The Nutty Professor. Does a movie starring Eddie Murphy in multiple roles hold up to a post-fat shaming world? You’ll have to listen to the latest episode of The VCR Kids to find out!
Website | Merch | Twitter Jace from the Fresh Geek Context podcast joins us to talk about a movie that helped shape him growing up - Boyz N the Hood. We talk about the depictions of crime, violence, and systemic racism and how it relates to what is going on in our world today.
Website | Merch | Twitter Ladybugs came out in 1992, but it feels like an 80s movie at the earliest. Spoiler, this one does NOT hold up. Wanna know why? Listen to the latest episode of The VCR Kids!
Website | Merch | Twitter Time for a change of pace. We are joined by Joe B. from Prompt & Circumstance to discuss Wes Anderson’s 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. This movie flopped in the Box Office, but was lauded by skinny, single white guys. Is it worth watching in 2020? We decided to revisit it and find out.
Website | Merch | Twitter Continuing our Streaming journey through Disney+, this week we stumbled upon Inspector Gadget - one of those movies we remember watching, but don’t remember anything about! This should be good…
Website | Merch | Twitter Have you realized that we really like Robin Williams? We revisit Flubber, which we ALL had fond memories of. However, checking IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes was not very promising. Does this movie stand the test of time, or have our child brains fooled us?
Website | Merch | Twitter A movie we all grew up with, but did we truly appreciate? We watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit? this week, and wonder what ever happened to all the drinking in kids movies?
Website | Merch | Twitter Nicholas Cage, you dirty criminal. We watched the enormous hit National Treasure this week. A little later than our usual movies, but this made a huge impact on most of our middle or high school years. Let us know your thoughts on this movie on Twitter!
Website | Merch | Twitter Ready for some fun in the sun? We watched Judd Apatow’s Heavyweights on Disney+ and bring you all our thoughts. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts!
Website | Merch | Twitter COVID Week 3 - The Streaming Continues. This week we turned to Hulu to watch the 80’s “family” classic, National Lampoon’s Vacation. Times have changed a lot since this comedy premiered. Does it still hold up? And should you watch it while on quarantine?
Website | Merch | Twitter Everyone loves a good Robin Williams movie, so while you are at home socially distancing (please tell me you’re socially distancing!), why not rewatch Mrs. Doubtfire? That’s what we did, and you can hear all about it on the latest episode of The VCR Kids!
Website | Merch | Twitter Zach Braff's Semi-Autobiographical film helped introduce the world to 2000's indie pop music and "mumblecore". We watched Garden State as one of our Pretentious Picks.
Website | Merch | Twitter These days there are Youtube videos, audiobooks, and news segments about it, but what would you have done with a million dollars in 1994? We watched Blank Check this week with Kalvin from A Podcast About Something. Listen now, and shout @APASomething out on twitter if you like it!...
Website | Merch | Twitter Rick Moranis is coming back! We changed our logo! Lots of things are happening! Celebrate with us as we watch Honey I Blew Up the Baby for our 101st movie on The VCR Kids!
Website | Merch | Twitter Episode 100! We wanted to go with a classic, so we revisit Toy Story! None of us have seen this since childhood, so truly a VCR Kids movie!
Website | Merch | Twitter Erin loves Studio Ghibli movies, so we finally let her talk us into watching one. We go with the classic, Kiki’s Delivery Service. Iconic images fill the film, but does it still hold up as a whole?
Website | Merch | Twitter Y’all have let us know: You love when we watch Muppet movies! So we watched our fourth one. How does Muppets Take Manhattan rank compared to the other Muppets movies we’ve seen so far? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter!
Website | Merch | Twitter Remember the Titans premiered 20 years ago. We’re all big football fans here, so we celebrate the end of the season by watching this Disney movie about a Virginia football team who stayed together after being forced to segregate. Does the message still hold up?
Website | Merch | Twitter We all remembered the promotional blitz of Wild Wild West. Heck, two of us even saw this movie in theaters! Not to mention the classic Will Smith song in the credits. But why is this movie heralded as so terrible? We rewatched it to find out.
Website | Merch | Twitter We're kicking off a new type of episode on The VCR Kids: Pretentious Picks! Remember those movies you thought were really great when you were younger? Ever thought you had the best recommendations? Have you ever rewatched any of those movies?? Well we're about to, and we're kicking it off with Jay's pick: Thank You For Smoking. Does Jason Reitman's indie baby from 2005 still hold up 15 years later?...
Website | Merch | Twitter Per our discussion last week, and recommendations from our friends on Twitter, we are watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Is it really as funny as we remember it being?
Website | Merch | Twitter Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery came out in 1997. We thought we were going to watch the whole series, buuuuuut we might end up just doing this one... Hope that doesn't spoil the episode for you!
