Best Forgotten Movies!
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBest Forgotten Movies is a weekly podcast that takes a second glance at the films that time forgot. BFM is hosted by Gareth Green & Andrew Phillips.
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47. Warcraft: The Beginning
June 05, 2018 13:04 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBIf you loved the worst aspects of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movies, then WARCRAFT: THE BEGINNING might just be the film for you. Does Duncan Jones' much-maligned pixel-pusher overcome the curse of the video-game adaption? Gareth and Andy investigate: Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopcornDigest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popcorndigest Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bestforgottenmovies And visit our website https://www.popcorndigest.com for all your movie needs!
46. The Incredible Hulk
February 19, 2018 00:15 - 55 minutes - 64 MBJust in time for Black Panther and the home-video release of Thor Ragnarok, Gareth and Andy return to discuss Marvel's near-forgotten rage filled monster-mash; THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Listen as we ask Marvel to not make these movies mediocre, because we won't like them when they're mediocre. Follow Popcorn Digest at the following links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopcornDigest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popcorndigest Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bestforgottenmovies And visit o...
45. The Chronicles of Riddick
February 06, 2018 14:27 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MBBest Forgotten Movies is back for more from the films that time forgot! In the first episode of this limited series we take on Vin Diesel's Dune for Dummies, otherwise known as The Chronicles of Riddick. Is this an overlooked sci-fi epic or an overblown sy-fy disaster? Gareth and Andy investigate... Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopcornDigest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/popcorndigest Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bestforgottenmovies And visit our website https://www....
44. Last Action Hero
December 03, 2016 02:21 - 1 hour - 106 MBGareth and Andy escape to the movies to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger have a mid-life crisis in the meta-action adventure romp, LAST ACTION HERO. But will this love letter to the action genre (from wire-tapping enthusiast and genre legend John McTiernan) survive it's explosive reputation? Armed with nothing more than bad impressions, we jump into the bullet-storm to find out!
43. The Thing (2011)
November 04, 2016 15:24 - 1 hour - 71 MBMary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton inspect each other's fillings in THE THING. No not that THING...Matthijs van Heijningen Jr's THE THING Prequel from 2011 (oh that one). But does this imitation deserve to be a bridge for John Carpenter's classic film, or should it be incinerated and left out in the cold. Gareth and Andy investigate (each other's fillings)...
42. AvP: Alien v Predator
October 23, 2016 22:42 - 1 hour - 101 MBOne is a slimy monster, the other a ruthless killer and the two don't get on at all! But enough about the presidential election, it's time for the latest episode of Best Forgotten Movies! In a series that brought us cinematic greats from the likes of Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and John McTiernan, comes AVP: ALIEN V PREDATOR, straight from the creative mind that brought us Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil. But does Paul WS Anderson's shlock monster-mash put up a worthy fight or is this a d...
41. Futureworld
October 07, 2016 01:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPeter Fonda is Chuck Seventies-Man, a reporter who cottons on to the fact the company who manufacture serial killer theme-park robots might be up to no good. That's right, we're taking on the genre-bending sci-fi sequel to Michael Crichton's cult-classic, FUTUREWORLD! Will we survive our stay or is this roller-coaster ride in need of decommissioning. Gareth and Andy are booking in to find out!
40. Wild Wild West
September 28, 2016 14:26 - 1 hour - 103 MBWill Smith is hired by President Kevin Kline in unconvincing make up to join forces with US Marshall Kevin Kline in unconvincing make-up as we venture back to a time of cowboys, gunslingers and... giant mechanical spiders?! That's right, we're drawing our guns on Barry Sonnenfeld's big budget train-wreck WILD WILD WEST. But has more been made of this genre-bending western or can not even Kevin Kline's make-up kit disguise this tone-deaf bomb? Gareth and Andy investigate...
39. Terminator Salvation
September 09, 2016 12:25 - 1 hour - 93 MBChristian Bale doesn't keep his cool and Captain of Charisma Sam "I was in Avatar guys" Worthington is meant to be the main character (before rewrites) in McG String's TERMINATOR SALVATION. Yet another redundant attempt to relaunch the franchise, does this film of metallic fart noises have what it takes to rise above the wreckage of the ailing series? Gareth and Andy try and get beneath the skin to find out...
38. Kingdom of Heaven (Both Cuts)
August 19, 2016 12:45 - 1 hour - 130 MBOrlando Bloom is the carved wooden statue of Balian of Ibelin in Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. But is this sprawling religious epic an under-appreciated masterpiece, a butchered and unengaging bore or perhaps even both? Gareth and Andy investigate... And remember, by supporting this podcast for $4 or more you will gain access to our commentary tracks for both the latest 007 movie SPECTRE and the mutant black sheep of the Alien series, ALIEN RESURRECTION, available at our POPCORN DIGEST ...
37. The Bourne Legacy
August 05, 2016 12:34 - 1 hour - 120 MBPug-faced action star Jeremy Renner is not Matt Damon in Tony Gilroy's THE BOURNE LEGACY, a film that trades in spine tingling tension for 'action' and talking...lots of serious talking. But does this spin-off escape the shadow of its predecessors or does it lack the chemical enhancements to get it through to the end? Gareth and Andy try their hardest to remember this strange oddity in the Bourne series. And remember, by supporting this podcast for $4 or more you will gain exclusive access t...
36. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
July 22, 2016 23:45 - 1 hour - 133 MBWilliam Shatner and the Enterprise crew return to action only to blow up God in the much maligned Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Set your phasers to fun as Gareth and Andy ask whether Star Trek V: So Very Tired proves that anything Nimoy can do, can Shatner do better? Spoilers: It doesn't. And remember, by supporting this podcast for $4 or more you will gain exclusive access to our commentary track for the 007 movie SPECTRE, availible at our POPCORN DIGEST Patreon page: https://www.patr...
35. War Of The Worlds (2005)
July 08, 2016 11:18 - 1 hour - 128 MBTom Cruise tries to control his all-round weird behaviour whilst acting in Steven Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS. But does this 2005 post-9/11 take on the classic HG Wells Novel have what it takes to rise above Mr Cruise's antics, or will it just suddenly catch a cold and die? Gareth and Andy are here to investigate. And remember, by supporting this podcast for $4 or more you will gain exclusive access to our commentary track for the 007 movie SPECTRE, availible at our POPCORN DIGEST Patreo...
34. Dungeons & Dragons - The Movie
June 24, 2016 17:53 - 1 hour - 108 MBJeremy Irons, Bruce Payne and Marlon Wayans seriously chew up some poor looking scenery in Courtney Solomon's role playing nightmare DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. But does this train wreck fantasy have any redeeming qualities or...wow that was the worst CGI Dragon i've ever seen!! Gareth and Andy look back at this curiosity from the year 2000...so you don't have to.
33. Licence To Kill - James Bond Special 002
June 10, 2016 08:47 - 2 hours - 144 MBTimothy Dalton as 007 is out for vengeance over his best mate's wife's chinchilla in John Glen's LICENCE TO KILL. But does this harder edged 16th Bond adventure still deserve the mixed reception it had on release, or is this a film that could literally make your head explode? In this special extended edition of BFM Gareth and Andy investigate this overlooked Bond thriller.
32. Strange Days
May 27, 2016 18:04 - 1 hour - 105 MBRalph Fiennes would like to 'Jack you in' and Angela Bassett is more concerned with 'right here, right now' in Kathryn Bigelow's STRANGE DAYS. But is this tale of recorded memories one to hold dear, or does it need to be thrown onto the pile of forgotten Minidiscs? Bad wig wearers Gareth and Andy plug in to find out...
31. The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
May 13, 2016 12:33 - 1 hour - 111 MBSean Connery & Wig star as Sean Connery in Stephen Norrington's THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. Other out-of-work actors co-star as ye olde Avengers in this messy action adventure romp. But is there any worth to be had in a concept that should work so well? Gareth and Andy investigate...
30. Tomorrowland
April 29, 2016 16:34 - 1 hour - 113 MBGeorge Clooney falls in love with creepy robot girls and Britt Robertson pretends to be a teenager for no reason in Brad Bird's TOMORROWLAND. But does this tale of dreaming of a better tomorrow become everything we want it to be, or does it just become an elitist doomsday machine? Listen on as Gareth & Andy find out...
29. Demon Seed
April 04, 2016 20:51 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBJulie Christie fights off the sexual advances of her own computer controlled house ... yep you heard us right, in Donald Cammell's DEMON SEED. But does this bonkers premise hit all the right places or should we close our pod bay doors on this 70s curiosity? Gareth and his trusty robot companion Andrew-5000 break out of the box to find out...
28. Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
March 21, 2016 17:53 - 1 hour - 109 MBChristopher Reeve and Gene Hackman have a day out at Milton Keynes Train Station in Sidney J. Furie's SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE. Margot Kidder tries to keep it together (herself, not her performance) whilst everyone else tries to work around endless padding and numerous budget cuts in this Poundland entry of the Superman saga. But does this Cannon Films blockbuster deserve all its bad press or is it ready to be tossed into the sun? Gareth and Andy find out...
27. Dark City (Director's Cut)
March 07, 2016 17:09 - 1 hour - 109 MBRufus Sewell stars as the Bourne Confusion, trying to rack up enough points in the Crystal Maze for Richard O'Brien in Alex Proyas' epic DARK CITY. But is this lost odyssey worth remembering or should it be wiped permanently from our minds. Listen on as Gareth and Andy find out...
26. Super Mario Bros. (with Special Guest Aidan Belizaire)
February 23, 2016 06:28 - 1 hour - 110 MBBob Hoskins plays numerous Italian stereotypes, John Leguizamo falls in love with a dinosaur Princess, and Dennis Hopper pretends to be a T-Rex in this early 90s attempt at a Video Game adaptation. Gareth, Andy and Special Guest Aidan Belizaire find out whether this strange concoction should be granted a second chance or flushed down the movie toilet.
25. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
February 08, 2016 10:26 - 1 hour - 115 MBHuge Jacked Man and Liev Schreiber's bag lady claws star in Gavin the Hood's X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, a film so pointless that Fox have tried to retcon it for the last 6 years. Ryan Reynolds also gets his first chance at playing Deadpool, but in doing so murders a lot of African people. Gareth and Andy look back on this black sheep of the X-Men film series to find out what went wrong.
24. Lost In Space
January 25, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBWilliam Hurt can barely hold back the tears whilst starring in LOST IN SPACE, Stephen Hopkin's reimagining of the 60s sci-fi tv series. Mimi Rogers kind of supports, Gary Oldman camps it up, and Matt LeBlanc checks how everyone's doing in this 90s bomb. But is this tale of a family lost in the cosmos a rip-roaring adventure, or just a limp sausage? Gareth and Andy investigate...
23. The Shadow
January 11, 2016 12:20 - 1 hour - 112 MBThe World's Greatest Actor - the one and only Alec Baldwin stars in the pulp adaption THE SHADOW. Penelope Ann Miller, John Lone and Ian McKellen all struggle to stay in the shadow of Tim Curry's acting in Russell Mulcahy's half-baked caper. Will The Shadow get to the bottom of what evil lurks in the hearts of men, or will it come out with a beard made of pubes? Gareth and Andy find out...
22. The Ewok Adventures (Star Wars Season Part 3)
December 21, 2015 11:11 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIf you loved the worst aspects of RETURN OF THE JEDI then you'll love the Ewok Adventures CARAVAN OF COURAGE and BATTLE FOR ENDOR. Gareth and Andy round off their Star Wars season by looking back at these two furry TV Movies.
21. Cowboys & Aliens (Star Wars Season Part 2)
December 13, 2015 23:11 - 1 hour - 105 MBDaniel Craig stars as ye olde Jason Bourne and Harrison Ford has some fun for once in this Western Epic...plus it has some Aliens in it as well. Gareth and Andy examine Jon Favreau's COWBOYS & ALIENS to see just why this genre mash-up failed to set the world alight. Listen on to find out...
20. Slipstream (Star Wars Season Part 1)
December 07, 2015 11:11 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBMark Hamill, Bill Paxton and Bob Peck star in SLIPSTREAM - a film you've never heard of, probably because no one owns it. Gareth and Andy kick off their Star Wars season by examining a film involving both the Star (Hamill) and Producer (Gary Kurtz) of STAR WARS, that has for many reasons slipped into heavy obscurity.
19. Tank Girl
November 30, 2015 09:48 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBLori Petty and Naomi Watts star in Rachel Talalay's TANK GIRL, a post-apocalyptic feminist romp featuring Malcolm McDowell with no head and much Kangaroo 'action'. Gareth and Andy traverse the dry plains of studio interference to discover what happened to this cinematic curiosity.
18. Waterworld
November 23, 2015 11:06 - 1 hour - 113 MBKevin Costner struggles to keep afloat in WATERWORLD whilst being dragged down by his ego. Gareth and Andy brave the harsh seas of development hell to review Kevin Reynolds' Fishtar spectacular.
17. Virus
November 16, 2015 11:02 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBJamie Lee Curtis stars in her self described all-time worst movie VIRUS. But is this tale of killer Meccano truly deserving of the title? Gareth and Andy investigate...
16. Highlander 2 - The Quickening
November 09, 2015 11:06 - 1 hour - 117 MBChristopher Lambert and Sean Connery try to make sense of HIGHLANDER 2, a dense illogical plot involving aliens, the ozone layer and quickies in back streets... Gareth and Andy try to unravel the fascinating mess of the many versions of Russell Mulcahy's mind-bending film.
15. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - James Bond Special
November 02, 2015 12:23 - 1 hour - 110 MBStarring as James Bond: that guy you've never heard of - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE features 007 facing his biggest challenge yet...wearing a Kilt! Oh and getting married as well. Gareth and Andy look back at this relic of the past to see if this is a lost gem or a rogue failure - listen on to find out...
14. The Wolfman
October 26, 2015 11:45 - 1 hour - 111 MBBenicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins struggle to care in Joe Johnston's butchering of THE WOLFMAN. Gareth and Andy look back at a film with more problems than it had reshoots, and genuine terror isn't one of them.
13. 1941
October 19, 2015 12:19 - 1 hour - 104 MBA Cast of hundreds leads this 'comedy spectacular' focussing on the aftermath of Pearl Harbour. Gareth and Andy take a second look at Steven Spielberg's ode to loud noises and breaking stuff - 1941.
12. Bowfinger
October 12, 2015 10:04 - 1 hour - 107 MBSteve Martin and Eddie Murphy decide to make a half-decent film for once. Gareth and Andy examine BOWFINGER, directed by the puppet fondler himself Frank Oz.
11. Black Rain
October 05, 2015 13:02 - 1 hour - 102 MBMichael Douglas stars as Mullet-Man and Director Ridley Scott proves that Xenophobia really sucks. Gareth and Andy lose their heads and fingers over the culture clash thriller BLACK RAIN.
10. Mini Episode: Dune (TV Cut)
September 29, 2015 09:14 - 9 minutes - 12.3 MBIn a mini episode Gareth takes a second second look at David Lynch's DUNE, this time focusing the power of his voice on the 3 hour long, Alan Smithee credited TV edit of the film.
9. Death Becomes Her
September 21, 2015 10:24 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBMeryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and the late comic actor Bruce Willis (RIP) star in Robert Zemeckis' ultra black comedy DEATH BECOMES HER. Gareth and Andy try to find out how a film that features murder, broken necks and scenes of a sexual nature ever got marketed as a 'Family Film'.
8. Dune
September 14, 2015 09:31 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBDavid Lynch has a nightmare playing with Giant Worms in Mexico as we try and comprehend how a 4 hour movie got squeezed into 2hours 10mins. Join us as we extract DUNE from the deserts of lost memory!
7. The Phantom
September 07, 2015 08:07 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBThe Phantom battles against improbably named Xander Drax in a late-for-the-party Indiana Jones film that's as slender as our heroes purple suit. Join us as we rub toothpaste onto Simon Wincer's THE PHANTOM!!
6. Predator 2
August 31, 2015 10:02 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBA fierce warrior alien fights off lions, tigers, bears, and Gary Busey's teeth. Join us as we follow Danny Glover struggling to keep up in PREDATOR 2. Much thrusting is had by all...oh my!!
5. Revolver
August 24, 2015 13:42 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBJason Statham stars in an enigma, wrapped in a mystery, delivered with a headbutt. Join us as we attempt to comprehend Guy Ritchie's REVOLVER.
4. Innerspace
August 17, 2015 09:54 - 1 hour - 104 MBThe only family comedy about a man thrust inside another man. We examined Joe Dante's INNERSPACE! And Dennis Quaid's arse.
3. True Lies
August 10, 2015 22:11 - 1 hour - 103 MBRemember when Blockbusters were racist and sexist? Well we've got a treat for you as we take on James Cameron's TRUE LIES
2. Antz vs. A Bug's Life (Part 2 of 2)
August 03, 2015 11:13 - 51 minutes - 78.6 MBThe concluding part of our opening animation double-bill. Find out who won...
1. Antz vs. A Bug's Life (Part 1 of 2)
July 27, 2015 19:54 - 56 minutes - 72.1 MBA special two-part opening episode, pitting Dreamwork's Antz with Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life. Let the battle commence!!