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

If we were going to do an episode on Star Trek: The Motion Picture, we had to find the two biggest Star Trek nerds that we know: Ben Gillcrist and Jason MacLeod. Join the foursome as the hosts marvel at the aforementioned guests' encylopedic knowledge of the source material in a discussion of this huge movie. They also discuss Bones being a hippie, the space vagina, the 6-minute Enterprise introduction, a lot of staring at TV screens and much more. Next week: Batman gets squeezed. What We've Been Watching: Longlegs "Red Dwarf" "Huckleberry Hound" "Ted Lasso" "Star Trek: Prodigy" Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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/montro

It's like Die Hard for kids but Patrick Stewart is there and it's also kinda like Hackers but... not as smart? Yes, it's 1997's Masterminds and Nathan and Brendan discussed it this week. While Brendan stans hard for Brenda Fricker, Nathan points out all the non-lethal violence in a movie with a whole lot of guns. They also discuss taxi radios, the insane opening hacking sequence, the lead character doing serial killer stuff and much more. Next week: A big nerd-fest full o' nerds. What We've Been Watching: In a Violent Nature Twisters Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Masterminds stars Vincent Kartheiser

Patreon strikes again! Michael Bagford joins the fellas this week to talk about the Emilio Estevez-starring Freejack. They talk all about Emilio's sexy quirks (and Brendan wonders if he's actually a good actor or not), the connection to Futurama, trashcan fires, Anthony Hopkins genuinely "phoning in" his performance, the Spiritual Switchboard and much more. Next week: Die Hard? Kinda? What We've Been Watching: American Movie "Ted Lasso" "Who Killed WCW?" Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Freejack stars Emilio Estevez, Rene Russo, Mick Jagger, Jonathan Banks, Amanda Plummer, Frankie Faison, David Johanse

Folks... sometimes (but not often) Clint Eastwood tried his hand at comedy and this is indeed one of them. The guys discuss Clint teaming with Bernadette Peters to fight white supremacists (!) in the light(?)-hearted comedy, Pink Cadillac. There is much to behold here from Clint's goofy character work, the delightful Bernadette Peters being good at everything, the whole thing working better as a sitcom (don't steal our idea, TM TM) than a 2-hour PLUS movie, the Jim Carrey cameo and much more. Next week: Jag! Em! Buster! What We've Been Watching: Dinner in America Highway 61 Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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/montrosethe

Our wonderful patron Megan Miller demanded it and so we acquiesced! The guys celebrate Christmas in July by discussing I Believe in Santa, a movie that seems like it could become a serial killer movie at any given moment. They also discuss how this is somehow not a Hallmark movie, Tom being an unhinged psychopath, the flirting with a Christian movie, the token minority characters that only exist to prop up our love interests, a blood feud between an adult and child and much more. Next week: Make my day, cadillac. What We've Been Watching: Inside Out 2 "The Boys" (Season 4) Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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/montrosethe3

The guys finally tackle the notorious flop and the film that made Sean Connery quit acting - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Joining the fellas is Nathan's Jason in the form of Ben Gillcrist, history buff at large. After Ben talks about his frustration with the historical inaccuracies, the guys also discuss Alan Moore's strategy at detaching himself from adaptations of his work, Mina Harker being reduced to a side character, Dorian Gray having old man qualities, the incredibly fake explosions and MUCH more. Next week: Christmas in July! Thanks to Megan Miller! What We've Been Watching: Paper Moon Reefer Madness the Movie: The Movie Musical "The Good Doctor" Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 L

Back to the regular grind as your hosts with the mosts bring back frequent guests Steve and Izzy of Everything I Learned from Movies to discuss the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Eraser. Beside a long argument about the Yakuza, they also discuss the CGI alligators, Schwarzenegger as a ninja, Robert Pastorelli's masterful performance, the parachute sequence, hiring the mafia to fight terrorism and much more. Next week: historical heroes! What We've Been Watching: Da 5 Bloods Bad Boys: Ride or Die “Renegade” “How the West was Won” “Lonesome Dove” Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Eraser stars Arnold Sc

Listeners Choice Month FINISHES with a... BANG! Capping off this month from Hell, the guys talk about the Tori Spelling Lifetime movie Co-ed Call Girl, a movie that's about as sexy as a bowl of lentil soup. Speaking of sexy, the fellas discuss all of the insane outfits that Spelling wears, the concept of love-stalking, the Backdoor Bakery, the classical pianist client, the courtroom scene and much more. Next week: back to the grind with... ARNIE! What We've Been Watching: Causeway The Fall Guy Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Co-ed Call Girl stars Tori Spelling, Scott Plank, Jeri Ryan, Barry Watson, C

Listeners Choice Month continues! In this week's episode, the guys suffer for your pleasure! They endure the 137-minute (!) Christian propaganda/hockey romance/dissertation movie The Genesis Code. Oh, you've never heard of it? Of course you haven't! This film has got all you desire though like a ONE-HOUR scene where characters just explain the Genesis Code (the theory), an evil academic advisor tells people to cool it with all the God talk if they wanna make it in the world and big-name actors? You like them? Well, get excited for about 5-6 minutes of Ernest Borgnine, Lance "Henrickson" (spelled incorrectly by the opening credits), Louise Fletcher, Fred Thompson, Catherine Hicks and Rance Howard. Oh, I meant 5-6 minutes TOTAL... like shared between everyone. Egads, this movie. Next week: Listeners Choice Month comes grinding to a finish with the Tori Spelling TV movie Co-Ed Call Girl. What We've Been Watching: Christiane F. "Secrets of the Hells Angels" Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always sho

Listeners Choice Month continues! In this week's episode, the guys are "treated" to the kangaroo/martial arts/YA (?) movie Warriors of Virtue. This is a mystifying movie in many ways but the guys dive deep into the story arcs that are abruptly dropped, Angus Macfayden's amazing and highly sexual performance, the jumpy slow-motion used in EVERY fight scene, the kangaroos themselves having no personalities and much more. Plus: Brendan reveals a sacred childhood connection to the movie. Next week: Listeners Choice Month continues with... The Genesis Code! What We've Been Watching: “Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door” (videogame) Scenes from a Marriage Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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.in

Listeners Choice Month! It's one of the most special times of the year in which we turn the book over to YOU, the listeners! Starting off this whirlwind of a month is 2012's Peter Berg Hasbro epic BATTLESHIP starring Taylor Kitsch and a quick dash of Liam Neeson. Why DID they make a movie based on a game like this? Does a burrito become a major plot point right up until the end of the film? How does one get promoted to lieutenant in 48 hours after joining the Navy? Could the aliens look worse? And holy moley at that entrance of the war veterans, eh? Join the guys as they rant about this, pogs for some reason and again ask WHY DID THEY MAKE A MOVIE BASED ON BATTLESHIP? Next week: Listeners Choice Month continues with... Warriors of Virtue! What We've Been Watching: Smiley Face "The New Adventures of Batman" Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpo

It's the fifth Thursday of the month (a rare occurrence!) so you know what that means - it's time for a Small-Screen Shameful! Jason MacLeod joins the guys this week to talk about Blackbird - the Michael Flatley (yes, of Riverdance) vanity project. They talk all about Flatley's unfathomably bad, static, hilarious and insane performance, Eric Roberts drunkenly slurring all his dialogue, the obscene amount of hats, the most boring card-playing scene since Poker Face (the Crowe one) and much more. Plus: original guest Galen Howard chimes in having seen the first half of the movie. Next week: Listeners Choice Month begins with... Battleship! What We've Been Watching: "Star Ocean: Second Story R" "Ted" "Home Movies" Obvious Child Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Sheasgr

In the second part of our Liam Neeson spectacular, the guys shift their attention to Taken 3 (or Tak3n if you were a part of the stupid marketing team). It's a movie that asks the question... what if we just didn't take anyone? You can blame Liam Neeson for that and his weird-ass contract. But in regards to the movie, they also wonder what is up with Forest Whitaker's hands business? How stupid is Bryan Mills in his everyday life? Should you ever tamper with bagel evidence? Plus: a deep dive into a very specific emphasis-based type of criminal. Next week: It's a real doozy of a small-screen shameful. This one will dance all over your brain! What We've Been Watching: Late Night with the Devil In the Bedroom Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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.c

In a first-ever for the boys in Thinking Town, Canada... this is the first of a Taken twofer. That's right - starting off this week with Taken 2, a film that asks the question: do you want to see it again but not as good? This film has everything from Bryan's daugher Kim using grenades like sonar devices, Bryan's sewing circle of friends who dish way too much, some of the worst fight choreography you'll see in an action film and much more. Next week: Taken 3! What We've Been Watching: Abigail Civil War Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Taken 2 stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Šerbedž

This week, Patron Megan Miller joins the guys to school them on the education system with a breakdown of the 1999 Kevin Williamson thriller Teaching Mrs. Tingle. Will a real-life horrific violent act in school stop the momentum of a potentially violent school-themed thriller? No wa-- ... what? Oh, it will... oh, it did? Oh okay. Ahem. Anyway, the gang talk about the awkward last-minute cuts to get a PG-13 rating, the very disturbing Jeffrey Tambor seduction scene, the inconsistent soundtrack, Vivica A. Fox getting robbed and much more. Plus: her husband's name is Richard... think about it. Next week: some skills... just in general. What We've Been Watching: Shiva Baby Ouija: Origin of Evil Ghostbusters: Afterlife Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  Check out the works of Megan's mom! Silke Chambers: stories-that-inspire.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram:

Patron Michael Bagford bestows the boys with the kaiju film Godzilla vs. Megalon but should it really be called Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon with Godzilla Making the Hot Tag? The fellas discuss if Jet Jaguar is the "Poochie" of this movie, Godzilla barely being in it, the two dads and much more. Plus - Nathan pitches his kaiju-themed comedy. Next week: School is in session! What We've Been Watching: Life is Beautiful Kyle Kinane: Whiskey Icarus This is Where I Leave You Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Rock Star stars Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall, Dominic West, Jason Flemyng, Zakk Wylde and

Britany is back this week to help the guys dissect the 2001 dramedy Rock Star featuring Mark Wahlberg having the most fun ever. They discuss the rampant homophobia, Jennifer Aniston crushing it, the wigs, Wahlberg's obsession with the band, Nathan points out all the anachronisms with the music choices throughout and much more. Next week: Kaijuuuuu! What We've Been Watching: Life is Beautiful Kyle Kinane: Whiskey Icarus This is Where I Leave You Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Rock Star stars Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall, Dominic West, Jason Flemyng, Zakk Wylde and Timothy Olyphant; d

Look, I usually try to put a funny little summary here but this movie is vile and hateful and not good for Christians or Atheists or really anyone who doesn’t have a black heart. The guys are joined by former pastor Troy Carruthers to get into some of the more intricate aspects of religion (especially the danger of “narrative”) and why this movie is harmful to everyone. Don’t worry, they still had fun discussing this nutty movie. They also discuss Kevin Sorbo’s come-to-Jesus moment, the Newsboys, evil Liberals and their woke agenda, the premise that would never happen in a million billion years and more. Plus: Troy’s Top 10 list directed at Brendan. Next week: Rock it! What We've Been Watching: Notes on a Scandal Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Nimona Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song

This week, the fellas are delighted to be joined by Patron extraordinaire/Ultraviolet super-fan Raina Harper to discuss... well... Ultraviolet. They talk about the genuinely unfinished special effects and the uncanny valley, characters that forget what they were told minutes afterwards, the unnecessary twists, the movie appealing to the anti-vax crowd and much more. Next week: it's about to get religulous. What We've Been Watching: Love Lies Bleeding "Rinoa Poison" (YouTube Channel) Look Both Ways Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  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 Ultraviolet stars Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, Sebastie

Back to the standard bad movies this week... with the Russell Crowe directorial effort Poker Face. Luckily, the guys are joined by Australian (but really a true Seattle native) in Declan Green, who may have been telling the truth about 33.3% of the time. They discuss Australians doing cringy Australian accents, Liam Hemsworth playing a 57-year old man, the lack of poker and much more. Next week: a lot of very bad CGI. What We've Been Watching: Nymphomaniac Vol. 2 Cult of the Lamb (videogame) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  Visit Declan's blog: https://scenebygreen.com/ 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/mont