Rotten Potatoes
179 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago -Four friends sit down to review movies that you absolutely should have already seen, but at least one of them hasn't. Zack and Tyler are film buffs, and Scott and Jake have seen every Summer Blockbuster in existence. Listen for the resident late bloomers' hot takes for each movie, and enjoy the witty banter along the way!
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Ep 26: The Patriot
August 27, 2020 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBYes, this is our second Roland Emmerich film (after Independence Day) and you can blame Scott for that. The guys question whether or not this is really an "essential guy movie" as so many men have said over the last two decades. At least we can say that The Patriot gave us The Dark Knight.
Ep 25: Donnie Darko
August 20, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn the list of "cult classics" before there was The Room or Idiocracy, there was Donnie Darko. Find out what late bloomers Scott and Jake thought...you might be surprised!
Ep 24: Ghostbusters
August 15, 2020 18:56 - 55 minutes - 76 MBMuch to Tyler's chagrin, Jake nominated Ghostbusters and it was poorly received by the late bloomers—tune in to find out what everyone thought about this comic(?) classic!
Ep 23: Django Unchained
August 01, 2020 16:35 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBWith near back-to-back Tarantino nominations, the guys cover Tyler's nomination: Django Unchained. Will it hold up to Pulp Fiction for the RP boys...or maybe even surpass it?
Ep 22: Back to the Future
July 24, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBThe guys break down Scott's nomination: the 80's classic, Back to the Future. Was comedian John Mulaney right? Is this the "family-fun" flick that never should have been?
Ep 21: Face/Off
July 17, 2020 18:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBA John Woo classic? Spoiler alert, the guys gave this movie their second-lowest rating yet; I guess its marginally better than Napoleon Dynamite!
Ep 20: Pulp Fiction
July 11, 2020 03:10 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBJake nominates the legendary Pulp Fiction for review, and we're pretty sure this was the first Tarantino movie Scott ever bothered to watch.
Ep 19: Whiplash
July 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBIn this episode, the RP Boys review Chazelle's seminal hit, Whiplash. Tune in to find out if Jake gets angry enough at Scott to hurl a chair at his head.
Ep 18: 500 Days of Summer
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBScott decides to ruin Jake's day with this will-they-won't-they millennial romcom. Spoiler alert: they won't.
Ep18: 500 Days of Summer
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBScott decides to ruin Jake's day with this will-they-won't-they millennial romcom. Spoiler alert: they won't.
Ep 17: Memento
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBThe RP boys realize how difficult it is to do a plot summary about a movie that isn't done in linear fashion. Still a great episode though, and definitely a movie we should have already seen.
Ep 16: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
June 11, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MB*Note: Due to a corrupted file, we lost the last ten minutes of this episode. Sorry, Tots!!* This is a first for the RP Boys: a true Western. Jake nominated his favorite movie for review, but we're not sure if the other guys really "got" this film.
Ep 15: There Will Be Blood
May 28, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe guys went against the critics on this Paul Thomas Anderson–Daniel Day Lewis triumph. Find out why Rotten Potatoes didn't love Tyler's nomination, and just know that this rating is "under protest"!
Ep15: There Will Be Blood
May 28, 2020 07:30 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe guys went against the critics on this Paul Thomas Anderson–Daniel Day Lewis triumph. Find out why Rotten Potatoes didn't love Tyler's nomination, and just know that this rating is "under protest"!
Ep 14: The Green Mile
May 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThere are hardly any movies starring Tom Hanks that aren't exceptional. Scott recommended this one—yet another movie he watched 1,000 times in his underwear growing up—but will the guys agree about the Tom Hanks Rule on this film? Find out with us!
Ep 13: Napoleon Dynamite
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBWill this "unlucky thirteen" episode stand up against the typically high ratings the guys give? Ok, the truth is, Jake nominated Napoleon Dynamite and Scott may never forgive him for it.
Ep 12: Jaws
May 07, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBDo our Tots have the stomach for what is about to happen in this episode? We know one thing for sure: ol' Quint doesn't anymore.
Ep 11: Dead Poets Society
April 30, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBThe guys review Tyler's all-time favorite: the coming of age powerhouse Dead Poets Society. Will you seize the day and give it a listen?
Ep 10: Tombstone
April 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBThe RP boys talk about the Kurt Russel/Val Kilmer dynamic duo in Tombstone. Don't worry...there's definitely still some time left to talk about Sam Elliot's mustache and caramel-y voice.
Ep 9: Independence Day
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBScott recommends the Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum's tour de force, Independence Day. Did late bloomers, Zack and Jake, think it was a campy mess or a masterpiece? Spoiler: Tyler, who'd seen it plenty of times before thought it was both.
Ep 8: The Social Network
April 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBCovering what some would say is a "perfect movie" the guys may have some differences of opinion. This Fincher-Sorkin-Ross-Reznor power combo might have impressed the film buffs, but the blockbuster guys aren't so sure.
Ep 7: A Few Good Men
April 02, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBLate bloomer, Jake, may or may not like this nomination from Tyler. Scott and Zack had seen it before, but see what everyone thought about this dialouge-packed classic.
Ep 6: Dirty Harry
March 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBJake nominates this shoot-em-up classic which none of the other guys had ever seen. Join the guys on a roller coaster of opinions, most of which involved this movie not aging well in terms of political correctness.
Ep 5: Braveheart
March 19, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBJake has not seen one of the most classic movies of all time. The guys dissect Mel Gibson's Braveheart, and spend a good amount of time on the details, so make sure that you rewatch the movie during your COVID-19 quarantine before joining us for this episode!
Ep 4: The Life Aquatic (with Steve Zissou)
March 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBAt Zack's recommendation, the guys watch Wes Anderson's classic, The Life Aquatic. Tyler had seen this quirky gem before, but Jake and Scott were both our late bloomers; while we had some expectations where the ratings would fall, we were more than a little surprised with the result. Shoot us a tweet with the final count of how many times Tyler messed up the name of this film.
Ep 3: Raiders of the Lost Ark
March 05, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBAn all time classic, Scott nominates the seminal Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Even though Zack hadn't seen it since he was a kid, Jake was our late bloomer this episode and the two of them have some interesting reactions to this fan-favorite. Spoiler: Jake had yet to see any Indiana Jones movie except for Crystal Skull.
Ep 2: Armageddon
February 27, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBTyler nominates one of the worst movies—and yet to him and Scott, one of the best. Michael Bay's Armageddon certainly garners a lot of controversy among critics, and even these Tater-Tots. Figure out why Armageddon only got a 70% on Rotten Potatoes.
Ep 1: Stand By Me
February 20, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBScott, Zack, Tyler, and Jake review one of the most classic coming-of-age stories of all time: (Rob Reiner and Stephen King's) Stand By Me. While Jake and Tyler had seen this one before, Jake nominates it for review because it is a classic for him growing up. Watch out for some hot takes from our late bloomers, Zack and Scott!
Movie vs. Film
February 13, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes - 3.46 MBZack, Jake, Scott, and Tyler introduce this new and outrageous podcast: the four of them calling each other out for not seeing movies that everybody should have already seen.