What Were They Thinking? - A Podcast About Really Bad Movies

Ah yes, the march begins... TO WRESTLEMANIA! This week, the guys are joined by wrestling expert Ryan Gilbert to break down one of the worst events from one of the worst years in the WWE - King of the Ring '95. From decisions to take Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker out of the tournament early on to the total lack of historical significance of the overall show to Dok Hendrix hopped up on goofballs to one of the worst tournament finals and results in the history of the company to Philadelphia turning on the show towards the end... it's all here, baby. Next week: We ROCK you with a movie with a wrassler in it. What We've Been Watching: SLC Punk "GCW: The Coldest Winter 3" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrose

Flintstones! Meet the Flintstones! They're finally on the big screeeeen! And now... Nate and Brendan... they're about to slay this film, kweeeeen. Also... joining them is Galen Howard... and he'll also have some things to say. Why did... this dumb movie... have a lot of sexy content... attempted lynching... and a mafia killllllll! WILLLLLLLLMAAAAAAAAAA! Next week: March to Wrestlemania begins! What We've Been Watching: Searching for Sugar Man Captain America: Brave New World Blue Velvet A Different Man Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd The Flintstones stars John Stoneman, Rock Moranis, Hollow Berry, Kyle MacRocklan, Rocky O'Donnell, Elizabeth Peakins and Elizabeth Taylor (can't do it, she's cla

We've got us a Walken! This week, the guys talk all about the Tarantino-esque thriller Suicide Kings. What's up with all the Dennis Leary monologues about shoes? How many different endings did this go through? Is Christopher Walken as a "young man" in this film one of the most ridiculous, lazy things ever? And for the love of God, enough with all the twists! Next week: we're a modern stone-age family. What We've Been Watching: Feels Good Man "Chernobyl Vicky" (YouTube channel) Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Suicide Kings stars Christopher Walken, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Johnny Galecki, Laura Harris, Brad Garrett, Laura San Giacomo and Dennis Leary; directed

Get ready because Mariah has chosen the film for the boys and she has chosen a childhood favourite - The Lizzie McGuire Movie. The gang discuss the Disney Channel star's adventures in Italy and of course the worst person in all of human existence... Paolo. Does CNN cover junior high school events? Does Alex Borstein deserve an Oscar (while her character should simultaneously be banned from being around children)? Why is Lizzie's brother always secretly recording her and WAIT, WHY DOES HIS POTENTIAL LOVE INTEREST KINDA LOOK LIKE LIZZIE!? Plus: Mariah pops in for a few minutes to give us her take on this iconic film. Next week: We're Walken on sunshine. What We've Been Watching: Your Monster Blood & Gold "The Days" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montr

The love of Nathan's life picks the movie for the guys this week as Patty selects the 2000 hit Coyote Ugly. Does this movie take place in Vin Diesel's Beautiful World? How about that guitar/breakdancing duet?! Why doesn't she leave that body-shaming Australian boyfriend? How many times will they recognize famous people as extras in the film? Marvel Comics factors into the plot? And what is going on with all of those weird standees in the music store? All this and more! Next week: It's Mariah's turn! What We've Been Watching: A Different Man "The Dukes" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Coyote Ugly stars Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Melanie Lynskey, Izabella Miko, Tyra Banks, Bridget Mo

She was just trying to study spiders in the Amazon when she was murdered by that guy when she was studying spiders in the Amazon where she was murdered! To finish off the Best/Worst of 2024, the guys welcome back Joshua Kotsabasakis to discuss the Sony Marvelverse film... Madame Web. They talk all about Dakota Johnson's magnificent press tour but also talk about the movie too like the Pepsi sponsorship, the completely ADR'ed villain, the attempt to "ugly up" Sydney Sweeney, the baby shower scene and much, MUCH more. Next week: Nathan's partner in crime (and life) bestows a movie upon the fellas. What We've Been Watching: S#!%house "Mrs. Brown's Boys" Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/mon

Be prepared to have your futures told... or something... as the guys deal their hand with 2024's Tarot. Have there ever been characters MORE interchangeable than this? Who is the Lady in The Watchers and why is her only function to explain the premise? Are there any death scenes that were unimaginative? And oh... come on... how in the world did Ned survive? All this and more on this week's episode! Next week: We cap off Recently Regrettable with a BIG flop from last year. Spiders in the Amazon or something? What We've Been Watching: The Last Showgirl The Pope's Exorcist Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Tarot stars Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Jacob Batalon, Avantika, Humberly González, Wolfgan

This week, the journey into 2024 continues as Jason MacLeod visits the boys to talk about the video game adaptation spectacular known simply as Borderlands. After Jason breaks down the lore of the video game and its history, the fellas chat about the worthless villain, lusting over Cate Blanchett, Eli Roth using none of his Eli Roth-ness and much more. Next week: I wanna play a (card) game. What We've Been Watching: Juror #2 Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action Saturday Night Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Borderlands stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Edgar Ramirez, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Bobby Lee and the voice of Jack Black; dir

This week, the fellas go back to the Shyamalanverse with resident expert Lindsay Escoffery but this time they're talking about Lady Shyamalan and her recent hit, The Watchers! Nepotism awaits our calling as Ishana Night Shyamalan presents something kinda like what her dad does... but is it better? Worse? Convoluted? Less so? They talk all about this film including the undercover dating scene, the use of reality TV as a metaphor, the movie ending with 20 minutes left in its runtime, the "hidden" trapdoor and much more! Next week: videogame moviesssss. What We've Been Watching: Red Rooms "From" "Pantheon" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd The Watchers stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen

Continuing on this path of all things 2024 is the very unnecessary remake... The Crow. Hell hath no fury like Nathan's scorn for this movie and the guys have all kinds of things to talk about such as cool tattoos, possible time travel, romantic dialogue written by problematic teenagers, the genuinely awesome opera scene and much more. Next week: Shyafemalan! What We've Been Watching: Black Christmas (2019) "Sherwood" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd The Crow stars Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Josette Simon, Laura Birn and Sami Bouajila; directed by Rupert Sanders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back! To start off Recently Regrettable (the worst from 2024), the guys are taking a look at the totally unimaginative Imaginary (see what I did there?) The guys discuss the really boring MC Escher "imaginary world," a lazy villain not wanting to do any of the legwork, a major character disappearing for most of the movie, bizarrely cheery ad promos and much more. Next week: a very unnecessary remake. What We've Been Watching: The Apprentice "Mister T" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Imaginary stars DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Matthew Sato, Samuel Salary, Verónica Falcón and Betty Buckley; directed by Jeff Wadlow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

We return next week with the Best-Worst of 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy a rerun while we are on vacation! We return on January 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this year's episode of RAW AUDIO from earlier in the year when Nathan and Brendan joined Nicholas Haskins to raise money for a good cause while discussing the anti-drug short Devil's Harvest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ho-ho-ho! To cap off 2024, the guys dive into the brand new Netflix Original - Hot Frosty. Yes, it's about a snowman (snow sculpture, really!) that comes to life via a magical scarf... I think? The guys talk about all the confusing magic behind the premise, Craig Robinson and Joe Lo Truglio playing a comedic duo with no straight man, the police state town that's hiding a murder and they ask the ultimate question: does Jack have a penis? Plus: Brendan looks up a bunch of definitions for "Hot Frosty." And more! We will return with new, full episodes on January 9th with the Worst-Best of 2024! What We've Been Watching: Gladiator Red One Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Hot Frosty stars Lacey Chaber

The first of two Christmas episodes arrives this week as the fellas talk about Fred Claus starring Vince Vaughn as Santa's older brother. The guys get festive by talking about the Cronenberg-esque alarming elf CGI, the amount of Vince Vaughn riffing, North Pole budgeting and paperwork, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's "old man" cameo, Siblings Anonymous and much more. Next week: Can a snowman be hot?! What We've Been Watching: Woman of the Hour Elvira's Movie Macabre: "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Fred Claus stars Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Kathy Bates, Rachel Weisz, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Spacey and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges

It's still November so it's time to discuss all things Gamera! This time, Gamera takes on a bowl of shiny Skittles-turned fishthing called Zigra! The guys talk all about this movie being propaganda for SeaWorld, bloodthirsty children, monster spines that sound like xylophones, two "straight" husbands who seem to have an awful lot of chemistry together and much more. Next week: Santa's brother! What We've Been Watching: Deep Cover Venom: The Last Dance Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Gamera vs. Zigra stars Eiko Yanami, Reiko Kasahara, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Kōji Fujiyama, Isamu Saeki, Yasu Sakagami and Gloria Zoellner; directed by Noriaki Yuasa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

This week, the fellas are joined by romance novel connoiseur Emma Wilkes to discuss the Gerard Butler/Katherine Heigl rom-com The Ugly Truth. The gang discuss the logistics of Butler's segments on the morning news, vibrating underwear, "pulling a Boebert," the hot air balloon ending and much more. Plus: Emma reveals her simian-based fears and remember - #notallmikes #notalltims but #allchads. Next week: our November tradition! What We've Been Watching: The Grifters V/H/S Beyond Austenland Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd The Ugly Truth stars Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins, Yvette Nicole Brown, Bree Turner and Kevin Connolly; directed

Lesley Ann Warren just wants some lovin' in this week's movie A Night in Heaven. Britany Sparrow joins the guys to discuss the movie that sports "Heaven" by Bryan Adams (yes, it was written FOR THIS FILM) played over an endless bike-riding sequence, strippers openly making out with patrons, uncomfortable sex scenes, NASA as a plot element that goes nowhere, an INSANE false imprisonment ending and much more. Next week: some ugly truths! What We've Been Watching: Fruitvale Station Mr. Crocket Saturday Night Britany's movie website: www.stillyoursong.com Britany's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/battlecatfilms2022?mibextid=JRoKGi Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd A Night in Heaven stars Lesl

Ah, sex comedies of the 80s. Truly they were an interesting breed. This week, the guys talk about the sex comedy Zapped! starring real-life creep Scott Baio and Willie Aames. The guys break this one down and talk about Scatman Crothers' salami fever dream, the Carrie ending with all the boobs, all of the sex crimes perpetrated by our protagonists, the movie not understanding telekinesis and much more. Next week: Heaven. What We've Been Watching: Saturday Night Fright Night Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Zapped! stars Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Felice Schachter, Heather Thomas, Robert Mandan, Sue Ann Langdon, Eddie Deezen, Greg Bradford and Scatman Crothers; directed by Robert J. Rosenthal. Lear