Video Negative Podcast
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Episode 73 - Gotti
January 22, 2019 19:16We're kicking off 2019 by looking at the film you voted as the worst of last year, it's 2018's "Wikipedia page of a movie" Gotti! We're talking its inability to focus on plot points of any sort, incoherent flip-flopping timelines and the film's weird-as-hell portrayal of amoral murderer Gotti as a beloved folk hero. Also featured: the film's aggro marketing tactics, what it's like in mobster heaven and the results of our mob movie cliche game Bada-bingo are finally revealed! Strap on your co...
Episode 72 - Jack Frost
December 19, 2018 18:48We're wrapping up the year by unwrapping a real lump of coal with 1997's abominable comedy-horror Jack Frost! We're talking the flagrant false advertising of the front cover, the protagonist's absolute idiot kid of a son, THAT shower scene and all the bizarre "zany" music soundtracking this snowman schlock-fest's death scenes. Also, we reveal the ballot for our Worst of 2018 episode for next year!
Episode 71 - Samurai Cop
December 14, 2018 20:28We take a trip into the seedy underbelly of 90s filmmaking with the Z-grade trash of 1991's Samurai Cop. If you know, you know but for those unfamiliar with the flick in question, it's 90 minutes of awful dialogue, atrocious editing, sped up car chases and fight scenes and the worst wig you've ever seen in a film! We also touch on the Katana Gang's bad human resources department, why the film seems to be made by 8 year olds, and the plot's bizarre short-term memory, Memento-style case of a...
Episode 70 - Body of Evidence
November 23, 2018 20:02We venture back into the mad world of erotic thrillers with the dreadfully dull Madonna sex vehicle Body of Evidence! We're talking the film's insistence on dreary courtroom scenes over nudity and intercourse, the hilariously buttoned up depictions of kinky sex, shagging people to death and beaucoup cocaine usage along the way!
Episode 69 - Event Horizon
October 24, 2018 22:46In space, no one can hear you explain the plot of this film. You wanted it, you got it! As voted for by the fans, the dubious honour of this year's Halloween special goes to 1997's Event Horizon! We're talking professor Sam Neill's Exposition 101 class, the blatant cherry-picking from other/ better horror films, having to root for the film's cast of unlikable characters, and we somehow end up discussing English footballer Michael Owen and the fact he's only seen eight films in his lifetime.
Episode 68 - Johnny Mnemonic
September 26, 2018 14:59Narrow the bandwidth, go low-rent! We're jackin' in to the campy 1995 tech thriller Johnny Mnemonic to talk about a future where sideburns don't exist, the internet is a place you can visit and USB sticks seemingly haven't been invented. Also: more dated 90s tech speak, Henry Rollins' acting inability and the John Wick crossover you never knew you didn't want!
Episode 67 - On Deadly Ground
August 19, 2018 11:41We're going green this episode with the eco-friendly ego trip of Comrade Seagal's directorial debut: 1994's On Deadly Ground! We talk its heavy-handed environmentalism, Michael Caine's incredibly wobbly "American" accent and unlock the mystery behind one of Pulp Fiction's greatest mysteries in the process (yes, really!) Also, Seagal behind the scenes and Vid Neg Literary Corner returns, as Dan reads excerpts from the alt-right, anti-immigrant Deep State novel penned by the man himself!
Episode 66 - Ed
August 04, 2018 20:13We're back, stepping up to the plate to take on the absolutely criminal, no-joke baseball comedy ED! We're talking director Bill Couterie's background in socio-political war documentaries, the film's obsession with farting, shitting and other bodily functions, the strange placement of race, masturbation and gay panic jokes in this supposed kids' film and a theory that this whole mess actually takes place in an Inception-style dreamscape!
Episode 65 - Godzilla
June 02, 2018 11:41In this episode, we're rampaging all over Roland Emmerich's snooze-fest monster remake, it's 1998's Godzilla! We touch on the film's terrible soundtrack, the total lack of star power, Matthew Broderick-as-leading-man (nope), and the laughable idea that a 300 foot lizard could go missing. Also, irritating comic relief from EVERYONE, and we get flummoxed by the fact no one in New York seems to be all that bothered by a marauding, nuclear-enhanced monster.
Episode 64 - Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
May 03, 2018 17:56Calling all cars! We're back to talk through one of 1992's most infamous shockers and Sylvester Stallone's self-appointed worst film, it's the all-round Oedipal nightmare Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. First at scene of the crime, we're discussing the highly disobedient mother and her ever-increasing rap sheet, the creepiest line we've ever heard on the show, one of the crappiest bad guys in film history, and the story of how Arnie trolled Stallone into signing up to be in this whole mess of...
Episode 63 - Space Jam
March 24, 2018 15:24We're lacing up our newest pair of Air Jordans and dunking on a film we really ought to have done a long time, it's 1996's Space Jam! We discuss director Joe Pytka's Wikipedia page and how he doesn't want people thinking he made this film, the flagrant-rule breaking that occurs during the big game (including people getting shot), the film's obviously padded out runtime, and how absolutely no one is surprised by the appearance of some of the world's most iconic cartoon characters. Also Dan g...
Episode 62 - Last Action Hero
March 03, 2018 16:00On this installment, we're taking down the ultra-meta, kiddie-film-action-parody mess Last Action Hero! We get into the film's interminably slow pacing, its incongruous references to cop-killing, drug dealers and premature ejaculation, the complete waste of its central concept, and delve into the infamous bomb's troubled production, included a phantom test screening which may or may not have actually happened. Also, we discuss how much better this film would be if it was just Charles Dance c...
Episode 61 - The Emoji Movie
February 10, 2018 14:41After a long hiatus, we're back with the film you voted for as the worst of 2017, it's the Candy-Crushingly dull, glorified app advert The Emoji Movie! We're running through the intelligence insulting plot, the fact that every beat of the film is explained ad nauseam, crass consumerism and the film's near-obsession with weirdly out of date references to 2006. Expect a total character assassination of TJ Miller while we're at it too!
Episode 60 - Jack Frost
December 14, 2017 19:28We're wrapping up 2017 with the mercilessly depressing "kids' film" and decidedly un-Christmas-y Christmas film, it's 1998's Jack Frost. We're talking terrible parenting out the wazoo, the likely shelf-life of Michael Keaton's Christmas-themed band, dispatches from Henry Rollins' spoken word and the film's complete and utter lack of a second act. Don't forget to cast your vote for our Worst Film of 2017 episode after you've listened: http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5a32cfb2e4b04ebe73...
Episode 59 - Highlander 2: The Quickening
November 18, 2017 13:11Sequel Season draws to a close with a film considered to be one of the worst of all time, it's 1991's Highlander 2: The Quickening! We're talking its tenuous grasp on the concept of immortality, 16th century television screens and some of the most unbelievably sloppy filmmaking we've seen. Also, Sean Connery gets stuck at an airport, and we investigate #TeamHighlander2 as part of a fanboy's IMDB review. PLUS: It's that time of the year again, we're opening the ballots for our Worst Film o...
Episode 58 - Anaconda
October 28, 2017 13:31Sequel Season is on hold, we're getting in the mood for All Hallow's Eve with our fan-voted Halloween special, it's 1997's Anaconda! We're talking Jon Voight's horrific accent and red t-shirt, the lack of actual horror in this so-called horror film, Owen Wilson's 'wow'-heavy performance, god-awful CGI and - somebody call the fun police - we read out possibly the most humourless IMDB review ever. Plenty of snake-charming and career-harming in this one, settle down and get spooky in time f...
Episode 57 - Speed 2
October 07, 2017 14:15Jan De Bont's attempt to rock the boat has made us seasick; we're getting to grips with part two of Sequel Season, it's 1997's slow-as-molasses misfire Speed 2: Cruise Control! We're talking Sandra Bullock's lobotomy between this and Speed 1, whether Willem Dafoe makes a good bad guy, the grindingly slow "action" on screen, and UB40's guest appearance as the whole films runs aground with unlikeable characters, dull set-pieces and more VNP Hall of Famers you can shake a stick at. Think wo...
Episode 56 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze
September 09, 2017 14:17Reeking of development hell, Sequel Season finally arrives a whole two months after being announced, and what a doozy we're beginning with, it's 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze! We get confused and confounded over which Turtle is which, and talk the film's utterly useless antagonists, Splinter's horny side, endless plot points that go nowhere and the glorious return of Vid Neg alum Vanilla Ice and his on-the-spot improv skills with a line-by-line reading of th...
Video Negative x One Good Thing - The Wicker Man '06
August 19, 2017 16:14The second of this summer's bonus episodes sees Oliver join forces with podcast chums One Good Thing to take on the flash-backing, back-tracking madness of 2006's infamous The Wicker Man! Nic Cages makes an unwelcome return to the show as we interlock the Director's and Theatrical cuts in an attempt to uncover the one good thing about this crappy cult classic. We're talking the films' endlessly useless plot points, complete dearth of terror or suspense, and the somewhat overstated (and ove...
Music Video Negative 2 ft. Aerosmith, Was (Not Was) & Smash Mouth!
July 29, 2017 14:54Tim's on holiday, so Dan and Ol reconvene for this bonus episode to cover songs/music videos from a few films previously featured on the show. Inspired by our friends That Awful Sound, we're talking Aerosmith's I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing (Armageddon), Was Not Was's Walk the Dinosaur (Flintstones & Super Mario Bros) and last but by no means least Smash Mouth's All Star (Inspector Gadget)! Featured within: Richie Sambora's risque facial hair, Was Not Was's hidden anti-nuclear war agenda and of...
Episode 55 - Hudson Hawk
July 15, 2017 13:23We don't know what it is about Bruce Willis films that make us choose to review them, but the Willie Man is back to bless us with his fifth appearance on the show, it's the self-proclaimed "funniest action-adventure comedy ever", 1991's Hudson Hawk. Pegged as one the decade's worst, we're talking the film's rampant stereotyping and xenophobia, an insanely overcooked and convoluted plot, and perhaps the most ill-conceived rape joke ever. Also: desperate attempts by ourselves to get a Seagr...
Episode 54 - Pokemon 2000
June 23, 2017 13:13A wild crappy film appears! With the summer film season in full swing, we revisit the sophomore slump of 1999's Pokemon 2000(?) We're talking the franchise's waning popularity, the film's insistence on not naming its main villain, lousy dialogue rife with exposition and its decision to not focus on Pikachu. Also: a noble yet pointless comparison to Italian neo-realism, fanboy reviews out the wazoo and a familiar face appears as our next film is revealed. Big hate in this one. Don't miss i...
Episode 53 - Inspector Gadget
June 10, 2017 13:20"Doo-doo-do-do-doo, shit-ty mo-vie". Cool As Ice director David Kellogg returns to helm his second (and final) film as we discuss the 1999 techno-turd hack job Inspector Gadget! Clocking in at a stunningly short 68 minutes(!), we're talking obvious edits, Robocop comparisons, the Six Dollar Man's ridiculously invasive operation, and reveal what our own Go-Go gadgets would be and where they'd protrude from. Also, Dan waxes lyrical over his hatred of Jimmy Fallon, we antagonise Smash Mouth ...
Episode 52 - Alien 3
May 27, 2017 16:00On Itunes, no one can hear you scream - we're talking one of the '90s most infamously mistreated films, the "worst sequel in the history of cinema" and Nine Inch Nails music video lookalike Alien 3! Production woes out the wazoo, careless continuity errors, and more baldy British blokes you can shake a stick at, we get to grips with behind the scenes shenanigans, more terrible CGI-assisted falls into lava and unlock the film's 90s equivalent of the Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz phenom...
Episode 51 - The Flintstones
April 29, 2017 19:22We're rolling into Bedrock for 1994's lacklustre live action romp, The Flintstones! The Vid Neg crew grapple with the gravel of this narratively lightweight, slavish retread, digging up some hidden gems along the way: stone-faced humour, director Brian Levant's hidden socialist agenda and the Flintstone family's pun-based musical tastes! Also, we're wrapping our heads around a kids film with embezzlement subplots, lynchings, and antagonist suffocation along the way. Plenty of rubble, rubbl...
Episode 50 - The Rock
April 08, 2017 18:49Cage Against the Machine season comes to a close with its final part - and our 50th episode - it's 1996's The Rock! We're treating ourselves for this milestone ep by reviewing something 2/3 of us actually like. Rest assured, things still get silly as we're talking the sourness of those VX balls, debunking the theory that Sean Connery's character is actually James Bond, more juicy 90s gay panic, and plotting this season's films on the Nicolas Cage Matrix to see how his craziness ranks up wi...
Episode 49 - Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
March 25, 2017 14:01To commemorate the release of this year's Power Rangers Movie, we're taking a leak over your childhood memories, we're getting very, very angry over Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie! What's with the undeservingly grand title this film is bestowed with? Why is EVERY. SINGLE. CHARACTER dumb as bricks? And what the hell is the deal with that goddamn ghost galleon? Also: We're talking Justin's Blue Ranger resume, the film's obsession with characters falling from heights, its lack of understanding...
Episode 48 - 8MM
March 18, 2017 14:59Cage Against the Machine season - a run through of some of Nic Cage's worst 90s films - continues with Joel Schumacher's snuff film snore-fest, it's 1999's 8MM. How dull can a film about hardcore murder porn be? What's with the Bollywood score playing through this film and is Joaquin Phoenix really this generation's greatest actor? Also: Tim and Dan get into it over whether this film is actually tense (it's not), an insight into Troy Duffy's casting methods and we learn from several IMDB re...
Episode 47 - Deadfall
March 04, 2017 14:42We're kicking off our season of terrible 90s Nicolas Cage films with one of his craziest (dare we say UNCAGED) performances, it's 1993's con-caper-crapshoot Deadfall! We're discussing your opinions on whether Nic Cage is actually a good actor, the least erotic sex scene in film history, the obvious "Tarantino quirks" of this post-Reservoir Dogs crime flick, THAT Sam Peckinpah reference, as well as Cage's own meditations on his "unique" acting style. Forget Wicker Man, this is truly up the...
Episode 46 - She's All That
February 11, 2017 14:37The podcast that loves to hate is back for their first ever Valentine's special, we're reviewing 1999's rom-com-prom-job She's All That! We're talking taking off your glasses in the quest for hotness, drunken university memories, DJ Usher's less than stellar academic records, M. Night Shyamalan's topsy-turvy-twisty scripting, and just how much of a gosh-darn nerd Laney Boggs really is. Love's in the air in this one, don't miss it!
Episode 45 - Junior
January 28, 2017 11:04Back to business for us as we get down and dirty in the afterbirth of one of the 90s' most infamous films, it's 1994's bun-in-the-oven bungle JUNIOR! Why does a film about a pregnant Arnie take itself so seriously? How did they forget to write any actual jokes? Is that resort for pregnant actually a sanitarium for the unwanted. Plus, just how woke does the Governator get in this film? Don't miss it! JuniorArnold SchwarzeneggerDanny DeVitoEmma ThompsonVideo Negative Podcastfilm r
Episode 44 - Suicide Squad
January 14, 2017 12:29We're kicking off 2017 with the film you voted as the worst of 2016 - the "nadir of big budget blockbusters" - it's the comically crap-tacular Suicide Squad! Discussed within: dire plotting, paper thin characters, small stakes and a watered down, content-free cash grab devised by marketing suits and Yes men. We also talk Jared Leto's insufferable career, the Squad's WhatsApp group, and this nu-metal Joker's favourite bands and films. Plenty of #SquadGoals in this one, don't miss it!
Episode 43 - Home Alone 3
December 22, 2016 19:48It's that time again! Video Negative return to fill your sacks with plenty of Christmas cheer! Unwrapped and re-gifted this year is 1997's unnecessary Home Alone 3! Featured on this episode: the logistics of getting your "thing" trapped by toilet seats, comparisons to an infamous 70s exploitation flick, the worst police force and FBI in cinema history and the results of the Worst Film of 2016 poll are finally revealed! Great fun for all the family, so roll a joint, sit back and get festive!
Episode 42 - Mallrats
December 01, 2016 20:26The Vid Neg crew take a trip to New Jersey to review Kevin Smith's horrendously undercooked sophomore slump Mallrats. Open for business on this episode are rampant, wildly dated misogyny, some of the most uninventive filmmaking we've seen on the show and silly, scatological jokes out the wazoo. Also: the most crowbarred-in (not to mention whitest) Hamilton reference you'll ever hear, how much Tim loved this film as a kid (to the point of copying Jay and Silent Bob) and Ol and Dan wax lyri...
Episode 41 - Color Of Night
November 19, 2016 12:21*Warning: the following episode contains Bruce Willis penis discussion. You have been warned.* Our boy Bruce returns for his fourth appearance on the show, as we get under the sheets with his batshit insane erotic thriller Color of Night. Co-starring Sexy's Jane March, we discuss the world's most untrustworthy therapists, a script written by someone with no understanding of mental illness, the pointless colour-blindness of our leading man, and what film of the Willy man's oeuvre best descr...
Episode 40 - Halloween H20
October 31, 2016 18:54"It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to their 275th jump scare". The deadliest coven on the internet reconvene for their Halloween special, a review of 1998's Halloween H20! (Is that description great for the old SEO or what?). We talk inappropriate reactions to PTSD, the Michael/Mike Myers conundrum, L(adies) L(ove) Cool J(ames)'s incredible erotic literature and Tim theories whether the Haddonfield slasher is actually a reincarnated cat. Plus, Myers takes a hellacious 50 foot spill off ...
Episode 39 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
October 27, 2016 20:00Great Directors, Bad Films season 2 ends with a dino-sized bumper episode, it's Steven Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park! Is this so-called "decent classic" as good as you remember? Probably not, as the gang get to grips with disappearing characters, Jeff Goldblum's non-heroic starring role, the most laissez-faire reaction to a T-Rex rampage ever and how John Hammond is the real villain of the film. Plus things get sexy with a fan-submitted story that dulled some senses and heigh...
Episode 38 - Highball
October 08, 2016 09:42Unhappy hour continues and all the misanthropes drink for free, it's part two of our Great Directors, Bad Films trilogy! We're looking at Tim's pick, the no-budget, shot-in-six-days shitshow, Highball, directed by Noah Baumbach. The recipe for this instalment? It's simple - a splash of terrible characters, a dash of awful camerawork, two shots of shitty storytelling and a jigger of the most painfully unfunny screenwriting this side of North. Don't forget to give it a cyanide-salt rim if e...
Episode 37 - The Island of Dr. Moreau
September 18, 2016 14:24Great Directors, Bad Films 2 kicks off with one of the 90s most infamous flops: John Frankenheimer's The Island of Dr. Moreau. A tale of deceit, hubris, and weird looking humanoids (and that's just the troubled production), the gang get to grips with Marlon Brando's enormous ego, as well as his vast waistline, Val Kilmer's prima donna demands, and the titular Dr. Moreau's choice wardrobe decisions. Plenty of insane behind the scenes stuff in this one, don't miss out!
Episode 36 - Suburban Commando
September 04, 2016 16:47Perhaps time has mellowed them, or they're just feeling sorry for the shell of a man Hulk Hogan has become but when the Vid Neg crew take on the Hulkster's infamous 1991 comedy Suburban Commando, they don't have much to get angry about. Rest assured though, we still take aim at the terrible Star Wars/Back to the Future references the film's obsessed with, Hogan's one-note wooden acting and the slack plotting that's just all over the place. Plus, The Hulk Hogan True or False Quiz returns to...
Episode 35 - Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
August 06, 2016 09:13Video Game Negative reaches its final stage, as the boys take on the incredibly awful beat 'em up sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Could this be the most formulaic film ever made? Would you believe $30 million dollars could produce "special" effects so laughable? How harrowing can a film that yells its own name be? Plus, we read out your thoughts, opinions and experiences of the franchise, the film gets a startling comparison to a David Fincher film, and it comes down to a bloody, brut...
Episode 34 - Street Fighter: The Movie
July 16, 2016 16:18The gang are back for round 2 of their Video Game Negative season, and it's a big one, the infamous Street Fighter: The Movie. A knockout or a defeat? Tune in to find out. Featuring a nefarious plot to restore the value of the pound, serial killer paintings, bad guy PR agencies and much, much more. Check it out!
Episode 33 - Super Mario Bros: The Movie
June 11, 2016 09:25It was only a matter of time before the Vid Neg crew got to grips with one of cinema's stinkiest, the infamous Super Mario Bros: The Movie. Anger is always the order of the day on this show, but hoo boy, do the gang get riled up in this one. Their live tweeting was only a taste of things to come. Just what is this film? Why did the filmmakers turn one of the most beloved franchises into some weird Mad Max/David Lynch fever dream? What's with the portrayal of plumbing as some sort of action-...
Episode 32 - Predator 2
May 21, 2016 11:53You are about to witness the strength of street knowledge. The Vid Neg crew return to the City of Angels to take on 1990's Predator 2. A bit more discussion based than previous episodes (which means it's even less funny than usual), we tackle the racial undertones of Pred's character design, bemoan the lack of Gary Busey madness and Dan confesses his undying love for Bill Paxton. One character's choice of attire enrages an IMDB reviewer and we give a shout out to a fledgling indie film look...
Episode 31 - Captain America
April 30, 2016 09:47Seen Civil War? Liked it? Good for you, just be glad you didn't have to watch Cap's 1990 affair, the appropriately and inventively titled Captain America. Vid Neg's latest episode sees the gang focus their rockets' red glare on the film's misguided machine gun slaughters, Steve Rodgers' less than heroic (criminal) tendencies as the eponymous character, and a twenty minute sojourn in Rome - all as the world is about to end (or some shit). Also featured, an infomercial for history's greatest ...
Episode 30 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
April 02, 2016 09:54Requested by Brett Millen and the Wrestling Rewind Podcast, the Vid Neg crew sit down to review 1995's piss poor Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. Firmly in the "nostalgia buster" category, any good memories of the classic TV show are dashed by 97 minutes of repetitive action, dull characters and shapeless plotting. What's with all the backflips? Why do the Rangers drag their heels when time is so clearly of the essence? And does walking off a ledge really constitute falling to your...
Episode 29 - Barb Wire
March 12, 2016 09:39The latest episode sees Video Negative take on Pamela Anderson's double D dud Barb Wire. After the semi-enjoyment of Kazaam, the gang are back in familiar territory with this one. Across the board in awfulness, this Casablanca clone gets wrapped up in uniformly terrible performances, exposition out the wazoo and a deceptively complicated story. Why is everything blue? Why does everything have to explained? How come even the antagonist sucks? Plus, the worst cinematic fist bump caught on film ...
Back once again with the ill behaviour...
February 18, 2016 07:25So after a long time in the wilderness, we're back on Itunes. Apologies for the massive inconvenience, no one is more glad to be back on than we are. To our patient subscribers and listeners, we want to say thank you and we hope that you continue to support the show. Please spread the word that we're back in our rightful place (i.e. not in Itunes 'New and Noteworthy' section) and be sure to check out the episodes you might've missed out on.
Episode 28 - Kazaam
February 13, 2016 10:59Video Negative's first request episode of the new year sees them take on Shaq's second film Kazaam! Unprepared to watch the film alone, the gang view the film together and then give you their red hot take on this foul up of a film. Why does everyone scream in this film? What's with people falling from great heights and surviving? Does pizza make up for years of absenteeism, and what the hell is the deal with the cassette tape? Confused, unintelligible, needlessly complicated (and that's jus...
Episode 27 - The Bonfire of The Vanities
January 30, 2016 11:13New year, new Neg! The crew are back with their long awaited [citation needed] re-recording of Brian De Palma's complete misfire of a film The Bonfire of the Vanities. What happens when you take one of the fieriest, most acerbic and satirical novels an completely de-fang it? What happens when you cast Tom Hanks, one of Hollywood's most beloved faces as a total shit-heel? You get this film. Who cajoled Bruce Willis back into a recording booth? Plus, a run-down of Willis' most notorious on-se...