We Were Just Dumbhttps://hormeticeffect.me/Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:51:15 +0000en-USSite-Server v6.0.0-15034-15034 (http://www.squarespace.com)Hormetic EffectWWJDReliving Our Childhood MediaReliving Our Childhood MediayesHormetic Effecthormeticeffect@gmail.comWWJD - Currents: Blade Runner 2049Hormetic EffectMon, 13 Nov 2017 09:41:20 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/11/13/wwjd-currents-blade-runner-20495931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:5a095d03ec212d1131b58a9aBlade Runner 2049 is finishing up it's theatrical run and as big Science Fiction dorks Jason and Mike @hormeticeffect wanted to give you their thoughts on the movie.  They went back and watched both the original film as well as the new one in order to see just how they stack up to each other.  

]]>Hormetic EffectBlade Runner 2049Blade Runner 2049 is finishing up it's theatrical run and as big Science Fiction dorks Jason and Mike @hormeticeffect wanted to give you their thoughts on the movie. They went back and watched both the original film as well as the new one in order to see just how they stack up to each other. yes01:30:03119WWJD - Currents: Blade Runner 2049fullWWJD - Currents: Blade Runner 2049WWJD - Kids: The Sandlot (1993)Hormetic EffectMon, 06 Nov 2017 14:25:28 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/11/6/wwjd-kids-the-sandlot-19935931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:5a006f560d92978db7e107dcSo one of the greatest World Series in history just finished up and i'm sure some of you are still needing a baseball fix, well we were too!  This week Jason and Mike went to the 90's baseball classic "The Sandlot".  This movie raises a lot of interesting questions:

Is it okay to do a close up on 16yr old Wendy Preffercorn's tush?

Is the Sultan of Swat really the baseball fixture that he used to be?

Also is there a more iconic use of the word "Forever"?

Check out the episode to find these answers and determine whether or not this holds up on the latest episode of We Were Just Dumb!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - The Sandlot (1993)So one of the greatest World Series in history just finished up and i'm sure some of you are still needing a baseball fix, well we were too!  This week Jason and Mike went to the 90's baseball classic "The Sandlot".  This movie raises a lot of interesting questions: Is it okay to do a close up on 16yr old Wendy Preffercorn's tush? Is the Sultan of Swat really the baseball fixture that he used to be? Also is there a more iconic use of the word "Forever"? Check out the episode to find these answers and determine whether or not this holds up on the latest episode of We Were Just Dumb!yes01:28:57WWJD - Kids: Rumble In The Bronx (1995)Hormetic EffectMon, 30 Oct 2017 14:40:00 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/10/30/wwjd-kids-rumble-in-the-bronx-19955931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59f7368b24a694d192e85ae0In honor of the release of Jackie Chan's new film "The Foreigner" Jason and Mike decided to go back to their first introduction to the unique styling of Jackie Chan.  In his first film to be developed to appeal to a western audience America got it's first taste of the quirky, goofy, action packed and all around fun movies that Chan had been putting out overseas for years.  When we were kids martial arts were king but we had only been exposed to the slow and simple versions of this in movies like The Karate Kid and Roadhouse, so you gotta wonder, would Rumble In The Bronx still have that wow! factor as we are adults? Listen and find out!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Rumble In The Bronx (1995)In honor of the release of Jackie Chan's new film "The Foreigner" Jason and Mike decided to go back to their first introduction to the unique styling of Jackie Chan.  In his first film to be developed to appeal to a western audience America got it's first taste of the quirky, goofy, action packed and all around fun movies that Chan had been putting out overseas for years.  When we were kids martial arts were king but we had only been exposed to the slow and simple versions of this in movies like The Karate Kid and Roadhouse, so you gotta wonder, would Rumble In The Bronx still have that wow! factor as we are adults? Listen and find out!yes01:38:20WWJD - Kids: Aladdin (1992)comedymoviesnostalgiaHormetic EffectWed, 04 Oct 2017 11:26:46 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/10/4/wwjd-kids-aladdin-19925931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59d4c2bff7e0abf6298cafc6So at this point we've all heard (unfortunately) that there is a new Aladdin movie coming out, without the comedy and without the music.  Terrible.  So this week Jason and Mike decided to go back and watch THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE ALADDIN to see how it held up.  In this classic movie, its Robin Williams vs Gilbert Godfried battling it out for the true love of their masters!  All jokes aside it was great and sad at the same time to see Robin Williams and all his talent at work.  Did our little boy nostalgia bleed all over this movie and cloud our judgement or is it really as good as we remember?  Listen to find out!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Aladdin (1992)So at this point we've all heard (unfortunately) that there is a new Aladdin movie coming out, without the comedy and without the music.  Terrible.  So this week Jason and Mike decided to go back and watch THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE ALADDIN to see how it held up.  In this classic movie, its Robin Williams vs Gilbert Godfried battling it out for the true love of their masters!  All jokes aside it was great and sad at the same time to see Robin Williams and all his talent at work.  Did our little boy nostalgia bleed all over this movie and cloud our judgement or is it really as good as we remember?  Listen to find out!yes01:50:13WWJD - Kids: Thundercats (1985-1989)moviesnostalgiacomedyHormetic EffectFri, 29 Sep 2017 11:54:04 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/9/27/wwjd-kids-thundercats-1985-19895931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59cbacaff14aa10eb5345c7cI'll put it this way, did you ever see the disaster of a film that was M Night Shyamalan's attempt at a blockbuster? You know the one i'm talking about?  The one with nothing but dialogue and exposition and lifeless characters and very little action?  Well imagine that, but in a cartoon show.  This week Jason and Mike went back to some of their earliest memories to watch, what for some reason was a huge cultural hit with boys in the late 80's and early 90's, Thundercats.  Once they woke up from falling asleep trying to get through the episodes they decided to voice their opinions, give it a listen:

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Thundercats (1985-1989)I'll put it this way, did you ever see the disaster of a film that was M Night Shyamalan's attempt at a blockbuster? You know the one i'm talking about?  The one with nothing but dialogue and exposition and lifeless characters and very little action?  Well imagine that, but in a cartoon show.  This week Jason and Mike went back to some of their earliest memories to watch, what for some reason was a huge cultural hit with boys in the late 80's and early 90's, Thundercats.  Once they woke up from falling asleep trying to get through the episodes they decided to voice their opinions, give it a listen:yes01:40:37WWJD - Kids: Gargoyles (1994-1996)Hormetic EffectThu, 21 Sep 2017 09:51:32 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/9/21/wwjd-kids-gargoyles-1994-19965931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59c37801a9db09b82ada566cIs Keith David's voice the greatest voice in cinematic history?  This week Jason and Mike went back through a deeper and darker cartoon series from the 90's in Gargoyles.  Keith David along with the recurring vocal talents of most of the cast of Star Trek TNG make up the characters in this lesser known show.  Is quality voice over work enough to propel this cartoon to a high rating?  Give this episode a listen and find out!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Gargoyles (1994-1996)Is Keith David's voice the greatest voice in cinematic history?  This week Jason and Mike went back through a deeper and darker cartoon series from the 90's in Gargoyles.  Keith David along with the recurring vocal talents of most of the cast of Star Trek TNG make up the characters in this lesser known show.  Is quality voice over work enough to propel this cartoon to a high rating?  Give this episode a listen and find out!yes02:09:23WWJD - Kids: Wildcats (1986)moviesnostalgiacomedyHormetic EffectWed, 13 Sep 2017 23:59:02 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/9/13/wwjd-kids-wildcats-19865931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59b9c33b017db2ca29fd91a2To kick off the 2017 Football season Jason and Mike decided to go back to the lesser known classic football flick Wildcats from the year 1986.  Featuring the first movie roles of Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes careers it was quite an unexpected treat.  The primary star of the film is Goldie Hawn during the peak of her 80's glory and the not so glorious peak of that 80's raccoon mullet hairstyle.  How did this movie fare?  Give this episode a listen and find out!  

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Wildcats (1986)To kick off the 2017 Football season Jason and Mike decided to go back to the lesser known classic football flick Wildcats from the year 1986.  Featuring the first movie roles of Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes careers it was quite an unexpected treat.  The primary star of the film is Goldie Hawn during the peak of her 80's glory and the not so glorious peak of that 80's raccoon mullet hairstyle.  How did this movie fare?  Give this episode a listen and find out!  yes02:00:38WWJD - Kids: The Terminator (1984)Hormetic EffectSun, 03 Sep 2017 21:24:30 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/9/3/wwjd-kids-the-terminator-19845931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59ac6e82e45a7c3665d19519In honor of the 3-D Re-release of T-2 in 4k that just dropped in theaters Jason and Mike decided to go back and review the original Terminator from 1984.  This movie terrified and amazed at the same time in it's original release and had a hell of an 80's cast including Linda Hamilton, Michael Beihn, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  While people probably remember this as an action movie it re-watches as much more of a Sci Fi Thriller with an emphasis on Thriller.  Give this episode a listen to find out who the guys think is hotter, Linda or Arnold, and find out just how this movie holds up!

 

Show Notes Here: https://hormeticeffect.me/shownotes/

Music by: http://www.purple-planet.com

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: The Terminator (1984)In honor of the 3-D Re-release of T-2 in 4k that just dropped in theaters Jason and Mike decided to go back and review the original Terminator from 1984.  This movie terrified and amazed at the same time in it's original release and had a hell of an 80's cast including Linda Hamilton, Michael Beihn, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  While people probably remember this as an action movie it re-watches as much more of a Sci Fi Thriller with an emphasis on Thriller.  Give this episode a listen to find out who the guys think is hotter, Linda or Arnold, and find out just how this movie holds up! Show Notes Here: https://hormeticeffect.me/shownotes/ Music by: http://www.purple-planet.comyes02:14:29WWJD - Kids: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)Hormetic EffectTue, 29 Aug 2017 16:31:49 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/8/20/wwjd-kids-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-19905931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:5999ee95cd0f681d5d8cbd76What appealed most to two prepubescent boys in the 90's?  Turtles, who ate pizza, kicked ass and said "dude"!  Any boy who grew up in the late 80's and early 90's knew about the phenomenon that was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and we were no different.  The surprising part?  This movie is way darker and more serious than it's cartoon counterpart.  This week Jason and Mike went back to their Cowabungan days and watched the first of the 3 original turtles movies.  Does it hold up?  Find out on this weeks episode!

P.S. - Mike had a little too much Tequila

 

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)What appealed most to two prepubescent boys in the 90's?  Turtles, who ate pizza, kicked ass and said "dude"!  Any boy who grew up in the late 80's and early 90's knew about the phenomenon that was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and we were no different.  The surprising part?  This movie is way darker and more serious than it's cartoon counterpart.  This week Jason and Mike went back to their Cowabungan days and watched the first of the 3 original turtles movies.  Does it hold up?  Find out on this weeks episode! P.S. - Mike had a little too much Tequilayes03:04:32WWJD - Currents: Alien: Covenant (w/ a side of Westworld)Hormetic EffectSun, 13 Aug 2017 19:45:10 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/8/13/wwjd-currents-alien-covenant-w-a-side-of-westworld5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:5990ac4cdb29d643eb0c59e6This week Mike gets revenge on Jason for his Valerian water torture and forces Alien: Covenant upon him.  While they may differ on their opinion of it's predecessor Prometheus, they both agree there is very little redeeming quality in this trash heap.  Give it a listen and find out who gets to do the Fingering!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Currents: Alien: Covenant (w/ a side of Westworld)This week Mike gets revenge on Jason for his Valerian water torture and forces Alien: Covenant upon him. While they may differ on their opinion of it's predecessor Prometheus, they both agree there is very little redeeming quality in this trash heap. Give it a listen and find out who gets to do the Fingering!yes03:10:21WWJD - Kids: The Mighty DucksHormetic EffectTue, 08 Aug 2017 14:36:49 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/8/8/wwjd-kids-the-mighty-ducks5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:5989cc899f745611a5030679This week Jason and Mike continue on with the Duck theme and revisit the 90's Disney classic The Mighty Ducks.  Currently streaming on Netflix this movie was the epitome of kids sports movies at the time.  Did this one stand the test of time?  Give us a listen and find out!  Also we'll tell you the hardest part about rollerblading........

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: The Mighty DucksThis week Jason and Mike continue on with the Duck theme and revisit the 90's Disney classic The Mighty Ducks. Currently streaming on Netflix this movie was the epitome of kids sports movies at the time. Did this one stand the test of time? Give us a listen and find out! Also we'll tell you the hardest part about rollerblading........yes02:48:47WWJD - Currents: Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets (With a side of Dunkirk)Hormetic EffectSun, 30 Jul 2017 19:32:54 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/7/30/wwjd-currents-valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-with-a-side-of-dunkirk5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:597e303b9f74567ca8485791This week Jason forces Mike to watch the dumpster fire that is Valerian.  FYI Mike was not happy about this.  Luckily we washed the taste out of our mouths with a little Dunkirk but it wasn't quite the mouthwash we needed it to be.  If you haven't seen Dunkirk yet maybe don't listen, if you haven't seen Valerian yet, consider yourself lucky and listen anyway!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Currents: Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets (With a side of Dunkirk)This week Jason forces Mike to watch the dumpster fire that is Valerian.  FYI Mike was not happy about this.  Luckily we washed the taste out of our mouths with a little Dunkirk but it wasn't quite the mouthwash we needed it to be.  If you haven't seen Dunkirk yet maybe don't listen, if you haven't seen Valerian yet, consider yourself lucky and listen anyway!yes02:26:04WWJD - Kids: Darkwing DuckHormetic EffectMon, 24 Jul 2017 19:13:48 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/7/24/wwjd-kids-darkwing-duck5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:597640fcff7c50fbf6b66285This week Jason and Mike visited the wonderful land of St. Canard with our pals Darkwing Duck, Gosalyn and Launchpad McQuack.  It was genuinely pretty fun and holy crap did we come up with some great ways to expand this universe.  Before you dive in give these episodes a watch if you can:

Episode 1 - Darkly Dawns the Duck Pt. 1

Episode 2 - Darkly Dawns the Duck Pt. 2

Episode 25 - Life, The Negaverse and Everything Else

Episode 20 - Just Us Justice Ducks Pt. 1

Episode 21 - Just Us Justice Ducks Pt. 2

Episode 53 - Stressed To Kill

Episode 47 - Dead Duck

Episode 52 - Time and Punishment

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Darkwing DuckThis week Jason and Mike visited the wonderful land of St. Canard with our pals Darkwing Duck, Gosalyn and Launchpad McQuack.  It was genuinely pretty fun and holy crap did we come up with some great ways to expand this universe.  Before you dive in give these episodes a watch if you can: Episode 1 - Darkly Dawns the Duck Pt. 1 Episode 2 - Darkly Dawns the Duck Pt. 2 Episode 25 - Life, The Negaverse and Everything Else Episode 20 - Just Us Justice Ducks Pt. 1 Episode 21 - Just Us Justice Ducks Pt. 2 Episode 53 - Stressed To Kill Episode 47 - Dead Duck Episode 52 - Time and Punishmentyes02:43:37WWJD - Kids: The Land Before TimeHormetic EffectSun, 16 Jul 2017 20:48:28 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/7/16/wwjd-kids-the-land-before-time5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:596bcdd646c3c49c0e8413bdWe took a time machine back to the Prehistoric Age to discern why none of these dinosaurs have buttholes!? Alas we failed our fact finding mission but we did record our thoughts on the movie, give it a listen!

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: The Land Before TimeWe took a time machine back to the Prehistoric Age to discern why none of these dinosaurs have buttholes!? Alas we failed our fact finding mission but we did record our thoughts on the movie, give it a listen!yes01:30:41WWJD - Kids: Fraggle RockHormetic EffectSat, 08 Jul 2017 22:03:45 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/7/8/wwjd-kids-fraggle-rock5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:596154261b631b785681fc98We took a jog down memory lane for the jewel that is Fraggle Rock.  This was a big Jim Henson creation of the 80's that aired originally on HBO GO and is currently and presumably always streaming there.  

Here's the episodes we talked about, definitely give them a watch before you listen if possible!

8301 - 8317 - 8318 - 8319 - 8408 - 8520 - 8713

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Fraggle RockWe took a jog down memory lane for the jewel that is Fraggle Rock. This was a big Jim Henson creation of the 80's that aired originally on HBO GO and is currently and presumably always streaming there. Here are the episodes we discussed so you can check them out before you listen! 8301 - 8317 - 8318 - 8319 - 8408 - 8520 - 8713yes01:46:10WWJD - Kids: Who Framed Roger RabbitHormetic EffectSun, 02 Jul 2017 16:48:53 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/7/2/wwjd-kids-who-framed-roger-rabbit5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59592254be6594dbcf033cc5 Let's Make Pattycake!

On this episode we dive into 1988's hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit.  A crossover of live action and animation that had never been done quite like this before.  This was a huge hit of our childhood and it didn't disappoint. 

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Who Framed Roger RabbitLet's Make Pattycake! On this episode we dive into 1988's hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit.  A crossover of live action and animation that had never been done quite like this before.  This was a huge hit of our childhood and it didn't disappoint.yes01:14:01WWJD - Kids: He-ManHormetic EffectSun, 02 Jul 2017 16:39:13 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/7/2/wwjd-kids-he-man5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:595920816a4963094cb86f7cI Have The Power!!!!!! (of the penis!)

On this episode we drudge back through our childhood to the 80's hit cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.  We picked a series of 6 "Greatest Hits" episodes and unfortunately sat down and watched all of them:

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: He-ManI Have The Power!!!! (of the penis!) On this episode we drudge back through our childhood to the 80's hit cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. We picked a series of 6 "Greatest Hits" episodes and unfortunately sat down and watched all of them:yes00:55:16WWJD - Currents: Wonder WomanHormetic EffectSat, 17 Jun 2017 16:35:24 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/6/17/amazons-rule5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59455999f7e0ab7f25f34b0bAmazon's Rule!

Our good fortune led to the two of us seeing Wonder Woman around the same time, so we decided to hop on and do a review:

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Currents: Wonder WomanAmazon's Rule! Our good fortune led to the two of us seeing Wonder Woman around the same time, so we decided to hop on and do a review:yes01:46:14WWJD - Kids: Saved By The Bell: Malibu SandsHormetic EffectWed, 14 Jun 2017 13:44:28 +0000https://hormeticeffect.me/wwjd/2017/6/14/wwjd-saved-by-the-bell5931af581b631b0c7b2f6b50:594137799f7456713f7c3f94:59413c492994cae9052d1e44For our inaugural podcast we decided to go with THE most classic of 90's teen shows in Saved by the Bell.  We watched all 6 episodes of the summer special Malibu Sands and share our thoughts here:

]]>Hormetic EffectWWJD - Kids: Saved by the Bell: Malibu SandsFor our inaugural podcast we decided to go with THE most classic of 90's teen shows in Saved by the Bell.  We watched all 6 episodes of the summer special Malibu Sands and share our thoughts here:yes01:17:01