This week, Richard brought A League of Their Own to the table. Will the All-Star cast lead by Gina Davis and Tom Hanks carry this movie to continued relevance in 2021? Listen to our review free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to audio! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
You may ask - why are the VCR Kids doing a movie that everyone pretty much knows holds up? The answer: sometimes we just gotta do these silly things to keep Erin happy. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this rewatch of a Steven Spielberg classic and let us know your thoughts! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
A bit more “classic” than a normal VCR Kids pick, but this movie was definitely a big part of at least one of our childhoods. This week, Jay brings the sprawling, whimsical musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the table. Does the union of Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl hold up over 50 years later? Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
We go back to space this week. In fact, one might say we got lost in this space movie. That one would be wrong. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
Jessica from Made Up Talk Show joins us to talk about Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken - a movie that made a huge impact on her childhood. Will this film help rehab the image of horse movies on our podcast? Check out Jay on Made Up Talk Show ! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
What could possibly fit The VCR Kids more than a Michael Bay blockbuster that blew the box office out of the water? Should you still watch Armageddon 23 years later? We’ll let you know this week on The VCR Kids. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
Based on a book by the same author as A Little Princess, The Secret Garden has been remade many times. We watched the version that is probably most important to our generation, but what about this story makes it need to be retold over and over? We try and answer that this week on The VCR Kids. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Now I know what you’re going to say…. and yes it is widely accepted that Jurassic Park holds up. But sometimes you just gotta watch a movie you know is not gonna suck, right? So anyway, we watched Jurassic Park. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
The Mummy is a great example of a classic Hollywood epic trying to make it in the age of computer graphics. Can Brendan Frasier save this questionable production? Does it still hold up in 2021? We watched it and have the answers this week on The VCR Kids! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Very loosely based on a Mark Twain story, the Rookie of the Year returns to the field. When a freak earthquake forces Calvin Fuller to travel through time, he has to use his wits to help save Camelot. Does this Disney movie hold up? We’ll let you know this week on The VCR Kids! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood, Jamie Lee Curtis, AND Norm from Cheers? This movie has to be great, right? We watched the time…. travel (?) movie written by J. J. Abrams this week on The VCR Kids and we’ll let you know if it holds up. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
What’s better to get you in the mood for a new year than a Michael J. Fox movie that we THOUGHT was family friendly? Let’s just say leave the kids at home for this movie, unless you’re watching it on basic cable. We watched Doc Hollywood and we’ll let you know if it holds up this week on The VCR Kids! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
We’re back to our regular scheduled programming, and this week we dive back into a favorite series… for some of us. In the third installment in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, the turtles travel back in time to… save April? And we’re not quite sure what else. Does this finale stand the test of time? Or was it a major wash, bro? We’ll give you our verdict this week on The VCR Kids! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter...
What happens when the hottest teen stars from Home Improvement and 7th Heaven combine? You get a questionable Christmas movie that may or may not have stood the test of time. We watched I’ll Be Home For Christmas this week on The VCR Kids. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
It’s rare you see a movie and know it’s going to be a classic. That’s the feeling everyone got when we saw Elf in 2003. Does the wacky Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau team up hold up 17 years later? We watched it to get you the answer. Let us know if you agree or disagree with our take! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Our second dive into the “Vacation” franchise leads us to a much more manageable Chevy Chase outing. Even though Erin was turned off by the relationship this film has with animals, will the thumbprint of John Hughes make this holiday classic worth revisiting? Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Hailed as “The only movie in the Home Alone Franchise to feature a US President,” we decided to kick of our December Christmas Movie Marathon with the sequel to the iconic millennial Christmas film: Home Alone. This time the writer, director, and cast all reunites to tell the story of Kevin McAllister getting lost again. Does this one hold up to the original, and should you watch it for Christmas 2020? We’ve got those answers and more this week on The VCR Kids. Check out our website: https://the...
Is Edward Scissorhands a Christmas Movie? We didn’t think so, but it just might be. Looking for a movie to fill that space when it’s getting cold and you’re feeling lonely? This VHS tape might be worth dusting off. We watched the Tim Burton Classic and we’ve got some thoughts this week on The VCR Kids. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
Hailed as the essential 90s comedy, does Dumb and Dumber hold up in 2020? And why did Jeff Bridges do this movie in the first place? We watched and now you can listen to our latest episode where we break down this relentless movie. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
Sword fights, masks, romance, revenge, and horses. We watched The Mask of Zorro. Does it still hold up in 2020? Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
In the 90s, the world was enamored with a bunch of dirt geese following a glider. Does this goose propaganda film hold up in 2020? Find out and VOTE! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
The Blair Witch Project changed the landscape of horror and indie film making. Is it still worth watching in 2020? Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
The Ring was released at the perfect time to spook us as high schoolers. In fact, it really was a cultural phenomenon. After digging its dirty fingernails into the zeitgeist, does this film still pack the same punch 18 years later? We watched it and we’ve got thoughts this week on The VCR Kids Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
In an attempt to move to real scary movies, we watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Find out why it scared Erin so much when it came out, and does it still hold up? Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
It’s October! Time for some spooky movies to give you all the warm nostalgic creeps. We start our favorite time of the VCR Kids year with an on-brand classic: The Addams Family. Does this movie hold up almost 30 years later, or should this spooky family return to the grave? We’ll let you know our thoughts this week to kick off Spooktober with The VCR Kids! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
We finally made Erin watch Mars Attacks! And it does not disappoint. Should you check this movie out? Listen to our latest episode to hear what we think. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
Should you pay $30 to watch the new Mulan? Does it hold up to the original? Or is it just another Disney Cash Grab? We’ve got all the answers. We watched the original Mulan from 1998 and the remake to let you know whether you should shell out that sweet sweet cash. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
So bad it’s good? So raunchy you can’t stop laughing? Or were you also not allowed to watch There’s Something About Mary? We dive into this Farrelly Brothers classic and see if it still holds up in 2020. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids
One of the best selling books of all time got turned into a movie starring Ned Stark, Professor Lupin, and Nightcrawler. Missed it? That’s probably because it was about horses. We watched Black Beauty from 1994 to see if it still holds up! Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
REWIND THAT TAPE! This week we revisit one of our favorite episodes we’ve ever recorded. If you listened before, we hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane. If you never checked out this episode, it’s like The Men’s Warehouse. You’re gonna love it… you know the rest. Check out our website: https://thevcrkids.com Get our Merch: https://bit.ly/2Z9XEmM Follow us on Twitter: @TheVCRKids...
