We Hate Movies

On the final (Some of the) Worst of 2016 episode, the guys tackle the total who-was-asking-for-this sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence! Why does the CGI look so terrible in this major blockbuster? Why did we need to squeeze back in the characters played by Vivica A. Fox and Judd Hirsch? And are we really aping Aliens this much? PLUS: This film officially dethrones Super Mario Bros. for having the absolute most audacious sequel setup in film history! Independence Day: Resurgence stars Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, William Fichtner, Judd Hirsch, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Brent Spiner; directed by Roland Emmerich.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show, the guys chat about the silly, gold-bleeding, CGI dump, Gods of Egypt! Why was it so hard to cast even one Egyptian actor in a lead role here? What's with all that gold blood? And who thought that this human/god height difference idea was so cool? PLUS: Until he lost his eye, Peter Falk was totally an animorph! Gods of Egypt stars Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Bryan Brown, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, and Geoffrey Rush; directed by Alex Proyas.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show, our (Some of) the Worst of 2016 month continues with one of the most requested films in show history, the wretched Suicide Squad! Why do we need every single back story in here? Why jam pack so many characters in that no one cares about and not kill off most of them? And didn't this feel like a two-hour video game cut scene? PLUS: A lot of RAAAAAAAANDOM screenplay decisions make this the most EXTREME comic book movie to date! Suicide Squad stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, David Harbour, Jared Leto, Common, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, and Joel Kinnaman; directed by David Ayer.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, the gang takes a look at the ridiculous Big Box comedy, Dirty Grandpa! Why did that beach scene need to be so extreme? Do the makers of The Hangover have a case here? And why can't Dirty Grandpa just have sex and be done with it?! PLUS: We dig up a story about an actor's racist Halloween costume that was, indeed, a bad idea. Dirty Grandpa stars Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Mantzoukas, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Hough, Adam Pally, and Danny Glover; directed by Dan Mazer.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the first episode of the new year, the guys hunker down for a month of chatting about some of the worst films of 2016! Up first is the pathetic excuse for a grief drama, Collateral Beauty! What's with this insane scheme? How does no one go to jail for this? And are you kidding us with those twist endings?! PLUS: Steve presents an alternative for ladies who are just tired of regular, boring, old sperm banks! Collateral Beauty stars Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Michael Peńa, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Jacob Latimore, and Ann Dowd; directed by David Frankel.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the final WHM Mail Bag of the year, the guys chat about insanely fed-up substitute teachers, street brawls outside theaters, correcting people when you know you're right, whether Pump Up the Volume holds up, which movies they'd like to die to, and more! If you want your weird, wild stories read on the air, or have questions for the gang, write into the Mail Bag: [email protected]!Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the year-end episode of WHM, the guys are releasing their second of two shows—the first being Suburban Commando, released a few weeks back—recorded live in front of a sold out room, it's Batman & Robin: Live! at the Hollywood Improv! What was Mr. Freeze's endgame with that rocket? Was anyone surprised by all the penises and butts and nipples? And how doesn't Bane instantly commit suicide upon peering at his ghastly visage for the first time? PLUS: Steve spits all over the audience! Batman & Robin stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle; directed by Joel Schumacher.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this very special WHM On-Screen, the gang gather 'round to chat about the new Star Wars film, the pseudo-standalone prequel, Rogue One! Did we really need this many characters crammed in? What's with Forest Whitaker's robot feet? And was Peter Cushing on the Polar Express? PLUS: Mads Mikkelsen critiques Disney World. Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, and Mads Mikkelsen; directed by Gareth Edwards.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, the gang brings the Christmas cheer as they rag on the sad sequel, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause! What's with the weird Mrs. Claus Stockholm syndrome situation? Why do we need the counsel of lame holiday figures? And why are we doing this It's a Wonderful Life/Back to the Future II alternate timeline crap? PLUS: Michael Dorn opens up a t-shirt factory. The Santa Clause 3 stars Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Spencer Breslin, Martin Short, Ann-Margret, Alan Arkin, Art LaFleur, Aisha Tyler, Kevin Pollak, Jay Thomas, and Michael Dorn; directed by Michael Lembeck.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, the gang celebrates another year on the air by talking about the totally great, Demolition Man! How did this whole society forget how life was a mere thirty years prior? What's with Ventura getting almost entirely cut out of the film? And did they really swap Taco Bell for Pizza Hut overseas? PLUS: George W. Bush loves Mountain Dew! Demolition Man stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, and Denis Leary; directed by Marco Brambilla.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, the gang goes to Hell with Arnold & Gabriel Byrne in the ridiculous paranormal action movie, End of Days! What's with that breakfast Arnie blends? Can the Devil fart grenades? And who saw that Udo Kier death coming? PLUS: Darren McGavin is resurrected to play his classic character one last time in the new F/X series, Kolchak: The Nut Stalker! End of Days stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, CCH Pounder, and Udo Kier; directed by Peter Hyams.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, the gang welcomes a We Love Movies title as they talk about Ernest Dickerson's Surviving the Game! What's the cannibalism situation here? How did they allow Busey's character to get killed off so quickly? And what's with that trophy room? PLUS: Coming to NBC this Fall—it's the new hit comedy, Grave Diggers! Surviving the Game stars Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, Charles S. Dutton, Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, and F. Murray Abraham; directed by Ernest Dickerson.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this month's WHM Mail Bag, the guys read letters about insane Blockbuster Video late fee policies, creepy multiplex parking lot hitchhikers, one totally insane X-Men marathon, and a creepy dude getting creepy in the wrong kind of movie theater. PLUS: Chris Cabin—total babe. If you want your questions answered, or your weird/creepy stories read on the air, write in to the Mail Bag: [email protected]!Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this special Thanksgiving edition of WHM, the gang gives thanks for jokes by releasing a special live show—the first of two shows taped at the LA Podfest Preview Night—it's Suburban Commando: Live! at the Hollywood Improv! Recorded in front of a sold-out crowd, the gang weighs in on such important Suburban Commando matters like: why is Shep Ramsey offered a vacation after killing the space president? What kinds of artistic decisions was the Hulkster, as executive producer, making on set? And is Christopher Lloyd doing Hulk Hogan cosplay? PLUS: What's going on with this alien's genitalia? Suburban Commando stars Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Larry Miller, and Mark Calaway; directed by Burt Kennedy.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the guys welcome Justin J. Case back to the show to discuss the ridiculous nature disaster film, The Happening! How did Night think Marky Mark would make a believable science teacher? What's with Leguizamo's character letting that wedding secret slip? And seriously guys, what's happening to all the bees? PLUS: An extended—and we mean extended—conversation about hot dogs. The Happening stars Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Alan Ruck, and Frank Collison as the Hot Dog Guy; directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, the gang targets the second of three times the Fantastic Four has been "introduced" to film audiences when they chat about 2005's Fantastic Four! What is with the random nature of that cosmic storm? How do you not film a launch sequence when you send all main characters into space? And what's going on with the Thing's... ya know? PLUS: The guys create what will soon become the most popular comic book character of all time, who will then go on to be played by Bruce Dern in the film adaptation. Fantastic Four stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Kerry Washington, and Julian McMahon; directed by Tim Story.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this On-Screen episode, the guys welcome back good friend, Justin J. Case, to chat about the latest—and greatest?—Marvel movie, Doctor Strange! Credit where credit's due, this run time is amazing! How do they rate Benedict Cumberbatch's American accent? And what's with these lazy stingers? PLUS: Stan Lee almost catches Steve Ditko with his rake!   Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Tilda Swinton; directed by Scott Derrickson.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, the gang goes back to Rom-com Land to talk about the totally insane, and genuinely creepy, Don't Tell Her It's Me! Also known as The Boyfriend School, the gang tears apart the film by asking such questions as: what's with the wardrobe at this romance novel convention? Why did Guttenberg's character pick the mullet? And does the creator of Ziggy have a case here? PLUS: Is that picture of the fat twins on motorcycles one of the greatest photos of the twentieth century? Don't Tell Her It's Me stars Steve Gutenberg, Shelley Long, Jami Gertz, Kyle MacLachlan, and Mädchen Amick; directed by Malcolm Mowbray.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, the gang finds themselves stuck in a strange realm somewhere between the Halloween Spooktacular, A Side Order of Sleaze, and the closest they'll come to an election special, with the totally disgusting and ridiculous, Ghosts Can't Do It! What is with the way they're filming Anthony Quinn as a ghost? Is Bo Derek's character a Stockholm Syndrome-suffering hostage? And is that really Donald Trump? PLUS: In an alternate timeline, Donald Trump loses the election to the dancing chicken from Werner Herzog's Stroszek, who also happens to be a member of the Communist party. Ghosts Can't Do It stars Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn, Don Murray, Julie Newmar, and Donald Trump; allegedly directed by John Derek.Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Halloween! On this special WHM On-Screen, the gang chats about the entire Halloween franchise and ranks each film! Where do the guys put Halloween III: Season of the Witch? What is the worst sequel? And what about those Hellbilly Zombie movies? Coming 2017: The Elm Street franchise? Cover Art by Felipe SobreiroUnlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemovies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.