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40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
CaptainAmazing replied to Ofcoursemyhorse's topic in Bad Movie Recommendations
There’s a webcomic where a man and woman are discussing the ending that hits the nail on the head and is funny to boot. Can’t find it right now, unfortunately. -
Die Another Day (2002)
CaptainAmazing replied to Captain P1an3t's topic in Bad Movie Recommendations
I remember this one was “the one my friends got to see before I could, but assured me beforehand that I could come with them when they went to see it again. There was no second viewing.” Was kinda relieved to learn that it was a complete piece of shit and that they weren’t just avoiding me. -
Signings and photo ops after the shows?
CaptainAmazing replied to savagesketch's topic in How Did This Get Made?
Lots of musicians do exactly this. -
I feel like “I grew up loving this movie and now realize it’s garbage” describes half the movies they’ve done.
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Any Thoughts on the 200th Episode?
CaptainAmazing replied to IRONicmerMAN's topic in How Did This Get Made?
(Looks at podcast page) Huh, we’re already up to #195. Hopefully it’s not too late to plan something for #200. The live shows are done so far in advance that the hosts always have to ask when the episode they just did is airing when deciding what to plug. Since the hosts schedules are so busy, then the obvious go-tos would be the relatively easy things: A movie the fans have wanted for a long time, and a good guest. I say they should do Manos: The Hands of Fate and have on someone from MST3K, preferably Patton Oswalt. If it is too late to do something, then there’s always the 250th episode, a quarter of 1,000, in about two years. -
Just browsed through my whole collection for ideas. Inception and Birdman are my only answers that fit the “post-2007” requirement. The other one that struck me was Back to the Future. For removal, I’ll probably makes some enemies for this, but I’d remove Chinatown and 2001 (although i’ll confess to only having seen the latter on the small screen, something I hope to change one day) for being overrated and Sixth Sense for not belonging on the list at all.
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Apologizes if someone already said this, but 5 pages of comments is more than I’m willing to go through right now: I believe the whole dispute about their being enough room for both of them on the plank was settled with “there was enough room, but it wasn’t buoyant enough.” Someone told me that Jack even tried to climb on board as well, but that it started to sink, so he got off of it.
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Episode 194 - Yes, Giorgio: LIVE!
CaptainAmazing replied to JulyDiaz's topic in How Did This Get Made?
I’m a bit surprised that theu didn’t talk about the poster for this movie, which had been posted on the HDTGMinfo page. Two things really stuck out at me: 1. It was really wrinkled, like the movie was such a flop that the poster never got any type of second printing or digitization, and the only poster they could get a photo of was one in really bad shape. 2. Georgio isn’t even looking at the nurse on it, just kind of singing off into the distance while she puts her arms around him. It’s like someone poorly Photoshopped two separate photos of them together, except that it’s a drawing and predates Photoshop. -
We’re about to hit the 30th anniversary of this movie, and recently it’s been confirmed that the kid actually gets shot on camera and dies from it in a deleted scene that was left in in the Japanese version: Link
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How Did this Get Graphed?: The HDTGM Infographic Project
CaptainAmazing replied to i'll hold the mike's topic in How Did This Get Made?
The obvious next thing to graph would be their Rotten Tomatoes scores. There’s a whole thread of almost nothing but that. -
The plot also sounds pretty bonkers, which helps a lot.
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Any idea what happened to “The Cat in the Hat?” probably a better pick IMHO. I remember seeing this one on DVD when it was newish and I was like 14. My family rented it as one of out first DVDs and my mom made my dad turn it off during the blowjob scene, so I don’t think I got to fully appreciate how goofy that scene was. Saw it again a year or two later and kinda liked it, but I feel like the only other thing I remeber besides Berry’s sweater pups is the ending.
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In another thread I did a list of the kind of movies that REALLY work for this podcast. This one is the kind that was meant to be a major blockbuster because it was a bad ripoff of a way more successful film. See also: Mac & Me, Beautiful Creatures.
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Sounds insane enough to deserve a bump. I remember seeing this on a used DVD rack and thinking it even sounded bonkers from the description on the box.
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Yes, Giorgio (1982)
CaptainAmazing replied to Fabulous Baseball Diamond's topic in Bad Movie Recommendations
I saw the poster for it on the list of upcoming shows, and I can’t get past how they’re not even almost looking into each others’ eyes on that poster. She’s staring at his chin, and he’s either looking at her nose or off into the distance somewhere. It’s like someone just cut together two separate photos of them and the artist drew that as-is without realizing they were supposed to change it. Also, I like how the site seems to have found the only photo of the only remaining poster of it, a wrinkled-up relic from ithe movie’s original run in 1982. Tells you how much love that movie got afterwards. And that’s not even getting into the question of “How much of the movie does the opera singer star not have a voice for?” Conventional writing structure would say “Only at the very beginning and end.” If so, oof! -
Saw the new MST3K episode of this, and it was absolutely cookoo-bananas, and a great episode in general. Definitely needs to be done by the podcast.
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Why haven’t they done this yet? It probably should have been one of the very first ones they did.
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This thread has me thinking about the kinds of movies that HDGTM really goes for: 1. Something that was aiming absurdly high and failed so miserably (This film, Gods of Egypt, The Jazz Singer, Battlefield Earth) 2. Something that was aiming low and still failed miserably (Howling 2, Sleepaway Camp, Star Wars Christmas Special) 3. Trying to rip off something else and failing so miserably (Mac & Me, Beautiful Creatures, Congo) 4. Weak celebrity vehicles, especially those with someone already famous "looking to get into acting" (Crossroads, Spiceworld, Kazaam) 5. Attempts to take an existing franchise (not always already a film one) "In a different direction" (Superman IV, Halloween III, Super Mario Brothers) 6. Notorious bombs/duds (Gigli, Stop or my Mom will Shoot, Batman & Robin) 7. Notoriously so-bad-they're-good movies (Birdemic, Zardoz, Gymkata, The Room) 8. Straight-up next-level bonkers stuff, regardless of its infamy (Face/Off, The Room, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, Surf Ninjas) Hmm, I may need to give this one its own thread...
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I’ve only read your take and I’m already stuck on “How can he destroy their empire if it’s already lost?” Sounds awesomely nonsensical indeed.
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Episode 189 - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: LIVE!
CaptainAmazing replied to JulyDiaz's topic in How Did This Get Made?
The one I always notice is the crowd sound effect used by Roller Coaster Tycoon: -
I personally recommend reading this primer on Blues Brothers 2000. Also, they really need to have this guy on the podcast at aome point: https://film.avclub.com/more-tired-than-wired-case-file-60-blues-brothers-200-1798246903
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One thing I’m surprised the hosts didn’t get into is how ridiculously dedicated so many in this movie (and presumably in real life) were to this trendy form of dance that was almost at the end of its lifespan when this movie came out. What did they even do with themselves afterwards? Does that sort of make the whole movie a nihilist statement?
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
CaptainAmazing replied to tastyjay's topic in Bad Movie Recommendations
I looked at the master list of movies they’ve done and was about to admit that JerryCanada was right about them not doing anything pre-1980, and then I started finding plenty of them after roughly the time his post was made. Zardoz, Star Wars Holiday Special, Hercules in New York, etc. Seems like they prefer “newer” movies a bit, but they do make plenty of exceptions nowadays. I say do this one for sure! -
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
CaptainAmazing replied to MuscleCarist's topic in Bad Movie Recommendations
Bump, but not the kind Ace Freehley just took.