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What Were They Thinking?

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Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.
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Episodes

12 Rounds (w/Ryan Gilbert)

The March to Wrestlemania begins this week with the guys being joined by series regular Ryan Gilbert and talking all about the famed WWE Studios production 12 Rounds starring John Cena. They discuss the movie never really quite figuring out what constitutes a "round," Cena barely reacting to most of the deaths in the movie, the weird optics with Cena's partner and the FBI jerk, Miles' wavering Irish accent and much more. Next week: March to Wrestlemania continues and we go back to the WCW goldmi...

Mar 16, 20231 hr 57 min

The Chase (w/Britany Sparrow)

This week, the guys welcome back Britany Sparrow to help discuss the inane "satirical" hijinx of 1994's The Chase starring Charlie Sheen. How accurate is this baseline satire of the media? Why does Henry Rollins play an aggro police officer? Does the score undercut the tone of the film at least in the opinion of 2/3 of this episode? Should Butterfinger have gotten its own acting credit? And what in the hell are the Red Hot Chili Peppers doing here? All this and more! Next week: March to Wrestlem...

Mar 09, 20231 hr 36 min

Adventures in Dinosaur City

Somehow this week's episode is not a Small-Screen Shameful (hooray for limited France releases!) but alas, the guys talk about the Saturday morning-level quality of Adventures in Dinosaur City. They discuss a multitude of topics including how horny the movie is with the plethora of sexual innuendo and dinosaur prostitutes, cartoon anachronisms, unnecessary backstories for forgettable characters, the missed opportunity of not making this mostly a cartoon and much more. Next week: this movie's got...

Mar 02, 20231 hr 45 min

Carpool (w/Jerika Layne)

Thanks to one of our wonderful Patrons (Adam Jures!), the guys sit down with returning guest and extreme sports expert Jerika Layne to discuss the 1996 Tom Arnold vehicle (heh)... Carpool. The guys talk about fully operational storage locker carnivals, Tom Arnold's mother being voiced by three different actors, Rhea Perlman's insane meter maid character, the egregious use of ADR to "punch up" and over-explain the script and much more. Next week: it's definitely... a weird one... What We've Been ...

Feb 23, 20232 hr 4 min

Double Down (w/Mariah Lirette)

There are few filmmakers in life as unique and insane as the wonderful Neil Breen. Taking on their third slice of Breen, the guys welcome back Mariah Lirette to talk about his debut feature Double Down. They discuss the 17 minutes of Breen's compliments to himself at the beginning of the film, the vast amounts of stock footage that almost make it technically not a movie, big sloppy tuna messes, terrible snipers, Las Vegas anthrax and much, much more. Next week: Vroom vroom! What We've Been Watch...

Feb 16, 20231 hr 22 min

The General's Daughter

Back to the usual crap this week as the guys talk through the 90s thriller The General's Daughter starring John Travolta. Ah yes, a staple of the 90s: very heavy subject matter combined with "hilarious" quips. The guys also discuss the movie teasing you with a wild Travolta accent, every line in the movie being treated like the most important moment in cinema, the post-ending title cards, one of the lamest villain reveals this side of Scream 2 and much more. Next week: Mariah picks a movie by a ...

Feb 09, 20232 hr

Don't Worry Darling

The Worst of 2022 finishes up with a movie that may... divide us? Maybe? Sorta? Not really? The guys talk about the controversial-for-every-reason-other-than-the-actual-movie Don't Worry Darling. They discuss the standout performances of Pugh and Pine, Harry Styles' wild dance scene that makes them question if he's a bad dancer, the ridiculous ending that leaves big, gaping logistical holes and much, much more. Next week: back to the regular grind as Patty picks a 90s thriller for the guys to wa...

Feb 02, 20231 hr 52 min

Uncharted

The Worst of 2022 rolls on with a breakdown of the big-screen videogame adaptation - Uncharted starring Tom Holland and... *checks notes*... Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan!? The guys discuss the movie in great detail including Nathan's nitpicks about its accuracy, Wahlberg's sleepy performance, all the betrayals, the post-credit fan service and much more. Next week: The Worst of 2022 concludes with a movie that may possibly see A House Divided. What We've Been Watching: Marcel the Shell with S...

Jan 26, 20232 hr 7 min

Firestarter (2022)

The Worst of 2022 continues with a breakdown of the completely unnecessary re-adaptation (?) of the Stephen King story - Firestarter. The guys talk about how weird it is to see Zac Efron playing a dad, the cat funeral scene, all the dumb changes to the source material, Old Man Irvin seemingly playing his role like a serial killer and much more. Next week: The Worst of 2022 continues with a video game adaptation! What We've Been Watching: The Last Seduction Bullet Train Questions? Comments? Sugge...

Jan 19, 20231 hr 49 min

Morbius (w/Joshua Kotsabasakis)

The Worst of 2022 begins with the guys finally talking about Morbius. Joining the gang is Joshua Kotsabasakis, who also joins in on the endless riffing about all of the delaying of the movie's release date. They also talk about the "giant fish tank of bats," committing illegal operations on International Waters, Morbius committing several murders, the ridiculously insulting mid-credits scene and much more. Next week: The Worst of 2022 continues with a second attempt at a Stephen King novel! What...

Jan 12, 20232 hr 1 min

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (w/Jason MacLeod)

We're back... with We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. The guys are joined by frequent guest Jason MacLeod, who talks about his severe distrust for pre-packaged opening logo title cards. This movie is all kinds of weird... so the fellas discuss the nutso premise, the left-field musical number, young characters that are way too sexed-up, Martin Short's improv work and much more. Next week: The Worst of 2022 begins with one of the most meme-worthy movies of the previous year. What We've Been Watching:...

Jan 05, 20231 hr 44 min

Livestream for the Cure 2022: Keep Off the Grass

The guys are away for the holidays so please enjoy their Livestream for the Cure segment in which they joined Nick to talk all about Keep Off the Grass, an anti-weed PSA. OK, and they talked more about Cool Cat too. Next week: enjoy a Patreon Exclusive episode! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwt...

Dec 22, 20221 hr 1 min

Rollergator

250 episodes! The guys celebrate this milestone by discussing the micro-budget epic Rollergator. They talk about skateboarding ninjas, the overpowering guitar noodling soundtrack, Joe Estevez's performance, the impressions montage and much more. Plus: Nathan rants about Rollergator selling out and changing his personal taste in music forever. Next week: Our Livestream for the Cure segment! What We've Been Watching: The Lobster MST3K/Elvira/Cinematic Titanic/Rifftrax Christmas Specials Questions?...

Dec 15, 20221 hr 34 min

A Karate Christmas Miracle (w/Mariah Lirette)

This week, the guys are joined by Mariah Lirette to discuss the bizarre film A Karate Christmas Miracle. The gang talks about everything including applesauce marketing, Eric Roberts and Martin Kove playing characters that make no sense whatsoever, alcoholic psychic professors who are obsessed with Christmas, the mystifying "do I look like a Jay?" scene, the ending that explains absolutely NOTHING and much, much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at ...

Dec 08, 20221 hr 30 min

Trapped in Paradise (w/Everything I Learned from Movies)

It's time to get festive up in here so the guys are joined by Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies to discuss the Nicolas Cage crime-comedy Trapped in Paradise. They discuss everything including the crazy notion that Cage, Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey were cast as BROTHERS, the endless chase sequences, small business banks, Dana Carvey's accent, the WinterFest tease that leads to nothing and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our...

Dec 01, 20221 hr 34 min

Rock-a-Doodle (w/Monica Taylor)

Back to the weird Don Bluth well this week as the guys are joined by space rooster expert Monica Taylor to discuss Rock-a-Doodle. They discuss the wildly inconsistent size perspective when it comes to the characters, the sexualizing of a pheasant and Brendan's conflicted childhood reactions to it, the shortest musical number ever, the incredibly bad blending of live-action and animation... and much more! Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our next movi...

Nov 24, 20221 hr 53 min

Movie 43 (w/Galen Howard)

This week, the suffering is on full blast for one participant as Nathan and Brendan are joined by frequent guest Galen Howard to dive into the colossal misfire with one of the best casts in cinema history - Movie 43. They discuss the jokes that don't make any sense and that are completely forgotten about minutes later, sketches that seem to be incomplete, the fact that this movie somehow got the rights to use actual DC comics superheroes, all the gay panic jokes and much more. Also - THIS CAST! ...

Nov 17, 20222 hr 31 min

Gamera the Brave

It's November so you know what that means... TURTLE TIME! Nathan and Brendan dive back into the endless Gamera series for the 2006 (and final to this date) entry - Gamera the Brave. Nathan isn't quite as enthusiastic as he usually is for these movies and complains about the terribly rendered effects (yes, in a Gamera movie!) and the guys also discuss the very uncomfortable beach scene, all of the sadness and death, hospitals operating business as usual during giant monster fights and much more. ...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 35 min

The Phantom of the Opera (w/Sharon Horwatt)

It's time to ease back into the regular schedule as the guys (and returning guest Sharon Horwatt) take a look at a lavish musical with horror elements in the form of The Phantom of the Opera starring Gerard Butler. They talk about the major differences in subtlety between the film and the stage musical, Joel Schumacher's maniacal direction of the performers, the magical horse that only appears once, more problematic age differences between co-stars and much, much more. Please note: due to a powe...

Nov 03, 20221 hr 54 min

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Schlocktober Sequel Month concludes with a breakdown of one of the worst movies Gene Siskel proclaims he saw during his entire career as a film critic - Exorcist II: Heretic. Regan is back and this time it's personal! Oh wait, no - they're just investigating the death of Father Merrin and riding on demonic locusts on trips to Africa! The guys talk about this horrible sequel and the weird brain-synch mind-meld device, James Earl Jones playing a very questionable stereotype, the terrible architect...

Oct 27, 20221 hr 54 min

Stepfather II (w/Galen Howard)

Schlocktober Sequel Month rolls on with a breakdown of a very weird sequel to a hit 80s horror film. Yes, that's right. Galen Howard returns and joins the guys in discussing Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy. Brendan has a wild interpretation over a scene in which he believes moustache thievery has taken place and the guys also discuss the Chekhov clues that are never followed up on properly, therapists that are way too trusting of family annihilators, "Camptown Races" as a major plot point and...

Oct 20, 20222 hr 3 min

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Schlocktober Sequel Month continues with a discussion of the oft-maligned Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Yep, it's the one where Freddy enters the dreams of an unborn child to terrorize an expectant mother. Oh, the 80s. The guys talk about 28-year old teenagers, the film's very clear position on abortion, Super Freddy, a character that shockingly makes it to the end of the film and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our next mov...

Oct 13, 20221 hr 55 min

The Rage: Carrie 2 (w/Home Video Hustle)

Brent is back again and this time he helps the guys kick off Schlocktober Sequel Month by talking all about the ill-advised carbon copy of a movie, The Rage: Carrie 2. They discuss this sequel basically acting as a remake of the De Palma film, the coach that must have worked at Penn State, the "best friend" character that talks to the protagonist in two quick scenes, the amazing finale of the film and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our n...

Oct 06, 20222 hr 14 min

Toxin (w/Christopher Lee)

This week, it's our fifth Thursday of the month so it's time for a Small-Screen Shameful - the guys talk all about the 2014 zombie movie Toxin, not to be confused with the Danny Glover film of the same name. Joining them is THE Christopher Lee... FROM the movie! Christopher regales them with stories about missed opportunities with the filmmaking, lines that were inexplicably switched to different characters at the last minute and a "joke take" that was used as the actual scene in the film while ...

Sep 29, 20221 hr 41 min

Lady in the Water (w/Lindsay Escoffery)

Joining the guys this week is Shyamalan expert Lindsay Escoffery as they discuss one of his bigger blunders - the bedtime fable Lady in the Water. They talk about the miles and miles of voiceover at the beginning, Paul Giamatti's one particular scene that makes Brendan question if he's a good actor or not, Shyamalan casting himself as an important writer who will CHANGE THE WORLD, the nasty "critic" character and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a gu...

Sep 22, 20221 hr 42 min

The Wizard

This week, the guys have apparently opened up the scope of the podcast to other forms of media as they tackle the 90-minute Nintendo commercial The Wizard starring Fred Savage and the debut of Super Mario 3. The guys also discuss the dark familial turns the movie takes, the shared universe with Over the Top, crazy button-bashing, the creepy "kid-catcher" and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our next movie! What We've Been Watching: Thesis ...

Sep 15, 20222 hr 1 min

The 6th Annual Manos Hand-Outs

A bit of a respite from the usual this week as the guys look back at the last year of movies covered on the podcast and decide the ten worst and best, give out demerits for terrible accents and much more! Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our next movie! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com Check out the Demonic Brilliance Film Festival: https://dbfilmfest.com/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcas...

Sep 08, 20221 hr 49 min

Unhinged (w/Galen Howard)

The guys are all over the road this week as they talk about the road-rage/serial killer thriller Unhinged starring Russell Crowe. Joining them is returning guest Galen Howard, who has lots of theories about a fake mother. The guys discuss the film in-depth and wonder - is Russell Crowe delivering the performance of a lifetime? Is there such thing as TOO MUCH foreshadowing? How much does Galen know about driving etiquette in California? Did that opening credit sequence get lifted from a different...

Sep 01, 20222 hr 1 min

Tekken (w/Home Video Hustle)

This week, the gang returns to the tried-and-true trove of bad movies: video game adaptations. Joining them is returning guest Brent of the Home Video Hustle who is DETERMINED to let everyone know a character dies in the movie despite their appearance at the end. They talk about the movie's plot having almost nothing to do with the video game, 20,000 gigabytes, Jin's multiple girlfriends, the only guy that gets to use swords and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencr...

Aug 25, 20221 hr 45 min

The Big Hit (w/Everything I Learned from Movies)

Ohhhh, the 90s. The guys are joined by Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies to talk all about the 90s Quentin Tarantino wannabe action/comedy hitman movie The Big Hit. They talk about Mark Wahlberg playing a very questionable hero on multiple levels, Lou Diamond Phillips making ALL of the acting choices, being addicted to masturbation (along with Steve's favourite line), video stores in the middle of the woods and much more. Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencra...

Aug 18, 20222 hr 2 min
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