Video Negative Podcast

Episode 73 - Gotti

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:16:00 -0800

We'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 concrete shoes and take a trip to the greatest fuckin' city in the world, this one ain't no Godfather!

Episode 72 - Jack Frost

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:48:00 -0800

We'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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:28:00 -0800

We 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 amnesia.

Episode 70 - Body of Evidence

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:02:00 -0800

We 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:46:00 -0700

In 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 07:59:00 -0700

Narrow 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 04:41:00 -0700

We'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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 4 Aug 2018 13:13:00 -0700

We'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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 2 Jun 2018 04:41:00 -0700

In 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 3 May 2018 10:56:00 -0700

Calling 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 a non-movie.

Also: an IMDB review reveals that the film's screenwriter didn't even follow his own rules when he penned the script, and we reveal a massive cinema stinker for the next episode!

Episode 63 - Space Jam

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 24 Mar 2018 08:24:00 -0700

We'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 gets confused by Muggsy Bogues, and reveals an absolute stinker of a film for the next episode!

Episode 62 - Last Action Hero

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 3 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0800

On 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 correcting everyone's grammar as well as his attempt to assemble a squad of famous movie villains; a late-in-the-film conceit that's woefully mishandled by the movie.

Episode 61 - The Emoji Movie

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:41:00 -0800

After 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:28:00 -0800

We'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=5a32cfb2e4b04ebe73dda905

Episode 59 - Highlander 2: The Quickening

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 05:11:00 -0800

Sequel 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 of 2017 vote! Make your voice heard here: https://www.poll-maker.com/poll1946802xdFe04C1d-51

Episode 58 - Anaconda

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 06:31:00 -0700

Sequel 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 for the 31st!

Episode 57 - Speed 2

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 7 Oct 2017 07:15:00 -0700

Jan 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 worse things have happened at sea? You owe it to yourself to hear us talk through this sequel snoozer.

Episode 56 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 9 Sep 2017 07:17:00 -0700

Reeking 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 the majesty that is the Ninja Rap!

Also, pro wrestler Kevin Nash's star turn as Super Shredder gets a look in and we reveal the next film as part of the season, one with a whopping 3% on Rotten Tomatoes! Tune in to find out what it is!

Video Negative x One Good Thing - The Wicker Man '06

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 09:14:00 -0700

The 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 overrated) madness of Nic Cage (which makes up about 2% of this hellishly dull retread of a remake).

Music Video Negative 2 ft. Aerosmith, Was (Not Was) & Smash Mouth!

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 07:54:00 -0700

Tim'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 course, the insane All Star renaissance and accompanying memedom surrounding Smash Mouth's most (in)famous song!

Episode 55 - Hudson Hawk

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 06:23:00 -0700

We 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 Seagram's Wine Cooler sponsorship, and an ultimatum to never watch a Bruce Willis film on this show again, and we reveal the first film in our brand new season of episodes!

Episode 54 - Pokemon 2000

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:13:00 -0700

A 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 it!

Episode 53 - Inspector Gadget

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 06:20:00 -0700

"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 via Twitter, and Tim reveals an absolute doozy of a film for our next episode that features some returning...voice actors? Tune in to find out what it is.

Episode 52 - Alien 3

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 27 May 2017 09:00:00 -0700

On 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 phenomenon.

Also, Tim gets enraged at a listeners' spoilers and perturbed by an episode of Ramsay's Hotel Hell, both of which ruined his viewing of the film, and the next episode's reveal brings back a Vid Neg alumni not seen since episode 6.

Chest-bursting with controversial opinions and unprofessionalism, check it out and leave us a review wherever you listen!

Episode 51 - The Flintstones

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 12:22:00 -0700

We'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, rubble, toil and trouble in this one, YABBA DABBA DOn't miss out!

Episode 50 - The Rock

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 8 Apr 2017 11:49:00 -0700

Cage 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 with the rest of his oeuvre.

Plenty of bang for your buck (it is Michael Bay after all), be sure to tune and help us celebrate our 50th in style.

If you haven't already, be sure to vote for us in the Listener Choice category at the British Podcast Awards right here: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/

Episode 49 - Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 07:01:00 -0700

To 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 of how heat works, and the slackest continuity we've ever seen on the show.

Don't forget to vote for us in the British Podcast Awards' Listener Choice category too: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/ (the voting closes April 14th btw)

Episode 48 - 8MM

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 07:59:00 -0700

Cage 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 reviews that the movie isn't meant for little kids.

Fancy helping us out too? Hit up this link and vote for us in the British Podcast Awards' Listener Choice category: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/ Just search Video Negative Podcast and leave your (legit) email address.

Episode 47 - Deadfall

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 4 Mar 2017 06:42:00 -0800

We'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 there with the Cage man's most mental performances, so don't be a GREASY LITTLE NEPHEW, make sure you check this one out!

Episode 46 - She's All That

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 06:37:00 -0800

The 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 03:04:00 -0800

Back 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!

Episode 44 - Suicide Squad

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 04:29:00 -0800

We'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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 11:48:00 -0800

It'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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 1 Dec 2016 12:26:00 -0800

The 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 lyrical over their hatred of Kevin Smith himself!

And don't forget to cast your vote for our Worst of 2016 episode, not long til the polls close, so be sure to make your voice heard here: http://www.poll-maker.com/poll869740xBa9C482D-36

Episode 41 - Color Of Night

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 04:21:00 -0800

*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 describes his dangling member.

Plus, a VNPeep challenges us to get in 10 penis jokes over the course of the episode. Do we succeed? Listen and find out!

PPS: The voting is still open for our Worst of 2016 episode! Be sure to hit up the link here and make your voice heard: www.poll-maker.com/results869740x0648024c-36#tab-2

Episode 40 - Halloween H20

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:54:00 -0700

"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 a church balcony through a table, complete with commentary from good old Jim Ross himself. No tricks, just treats on our scarily good Halloween episode!

Plus, we're getting an early start on our end-of-year Worst Film of 2016 episode! Like last year, we're putting it to you, the VNPeeps, to decide which film we'll look at as our final episode of the year. Go here to vote for the film you want us to review: https://pollev.com/bravefu405?_ga=1.96843743.1598436545.1477938081

Episode 39 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:00:00 -0700

Great 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 heightened others. Plenty to sink your teeth into on this en-raptor-ing episode. Don't miss out!

Episode 38 - Highball

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 8 Oct 2016 02:42:00 -0700

Unhappy 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 everything gets too much for you.

You don't want to miss this one! Woeful depictions of mental health, wannabe-Richard Linklater dialogue, terrible 90s gay panic jokes and one member of the show gets very angry indeed. The strongest of strong language in this one, you've been warned!

Episode 37 - The Island of Dr. Moreau

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 07:24:00 -0700

Great 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sun, 4 Sep 2016 09:47:00 -0700

Perhaps 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 put Dan's knowledge of Sir Hulk of Hogan to the test, touching on voiceover work, penis length and much more. Plenty of strutting and promo cutting in this one, don't miss it!

Episode 35 - Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 6 Aug 2016 02:13:00 -0700

Video 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, brutal game of Rock, Paper, Scissors to decide the next episode's film.

Episode 34 - Street Fighter: The Movie

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 09:18:00 -0700

The 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:25:00 -0700

It 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-packed, danger-filled endeavour? And why is this film nothing like the game? Fuck it, the hosts get seriously pissed off in this one. Don't miss out!

Episode 32 - Predator 2

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 21 May 2016 04:53:00 -0700

You 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 looking for you help. Go here if you're interested: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/old-times

Episode 31 - Captain America

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 02:47:00 -0700

Seen 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 speeches, and is Sam, the conspiracy theorist-obsessed journalist, responsible for all of the world's tragedies? By the dawn's early light, don't miss out on this one!

Episode 30 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 2 Apr 2016 02:54:00 -0700

Requested 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 doom? All the hard-hitting questions answered in this mighty, morphin' episode!

Episode 29 - Barb Wire

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 01:39:00 -0800

The 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 and three of the unlikeliest inductees into the Vid Neg Hall of Fame. Don't miss this one!

Back once again with the ill behaviour...

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:25:00 -0800

So 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

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 02:59:00 -0800

Video 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 just our leading man), a hitherto unfounded love for Shaq does blossom through the episode however, so be sure to listen in!

Episode 27 - The Bonfire of The Vanities

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 03:13:00 -0800

New 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-set clashes. We fan the flames of everything in this one, so pull up a seat, pour a scotch and get toasty!

Episode 26 - Fifty Shades of Grey

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:41:00 -0800

The Vid Neg crew round off the year by whipping themselves into shape with the as-voted-for-by-you "Worst Film of 2015" Fifty Shades of Grey. It's another episode full of mass debating as Tim and Ol face off against Dan's noble (but pointless) defence of the film, as they take issue with the inane, tedious plot, woeful characterisation and lifeless sex scenes. Plenty of boner jams in this one, check it out before they return in the new year!

Episode 25 - Santa With Muscles

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:21:00 -0800

The gang are back to face an old foe in Video Negative's Christmas special! That's right, Hulk Ho-ho-hogan is back with his appalling Crimbo vehicle Santa With Muscles! Plenty of yuletide yuks in this one. Also: The Hogan teat has been milked dry, so Tim puts Dan to the test with a true or false quiz about some of wrestling's weirdest and wackiest and sexual assaultiest (?) incidents ever. Don't miss out!

Worst Film of 2015 - The Candidates

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 03:10:00 -0800

We whiffed the recording of our Bonfire Of the Vanities episode, and the finished product was terrible. Here's a little bonus to tide you over. Ol talks you through the candidates of our Worst Films of 2015 poll, the winner of which will be reviewed by the gang. The only election that matters, take a listen and vote at the link below:

http://www.poll-maker.com/poll476991x680E4DDB-19

Pet Sematary: The Lost Episode

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:30:00 -0700

Sup VNPeeps? Oliver here, in an effort to give you guys more content to enjoy between instalments of the show, I thought I'd actually start using the blog as more than just a means to host episodes.

Hope you all enjoyed the Troll 2 episode and if you haven't listened to it yet, go ahead and check them shits out at all the usual avenues. What this post concerns is the long lost first Halloween episode that we released for about forty minutes last year. We actually talked about it briefly during the recording of Troll 2 but I cut it out due to time constraints. I thought a full blog post detailing what exactly the episode was about and why it was only online for such a short time would be somewhat entertaining to Vid Neg completists. So sit back, pour yourself a mug of something suitably Halloween-related and enjoy.

Last October, Tim, my girlfriend Becky and I went to a screening of Pet Sematary. I'd slacked on getting into the Halloween spirit, and was the first time in about five years that I hadn't dressed up. This film screening was a means of rectifying my unseasonal mood, and I was nevertheless looking forward to it despite my state of undress. (Wait, that sounds like I attended the screening naked - I didn't). Anyway, the organisers were touting all week the availability of pumpkin beer that they were brewing. First red flag - the beer sucked. A picture posted by the film collective screening the film revealed it was literally just pre-existing ale and tins of tinned pumpkin splodge, which I guessed they just mushed together. Great job on the brewing, guys.

I'd attended a screening put on the collective before - a riotous screening of Peter Jackson's Braindead at Manchester's much missed Cornerhouse - which is still one of my fondest cinema going experiences. At that screening, they'd played old, trashy trailers of horror movies to get everyone in the mood. At the Pet Sematary screening, they did the same thing and it was easily the highlight. From memory, a hearty stew of campy toy adverts, a few trailers including the '81 horror flick The Burning and a bizarre excerpt from a horror film of a young boy killing his father with a gardening hoe - I shit you not. Everyone laughed heartily, but there was one guy who had to laugh longer and harder than everyone else which was pretty irritating after the 50th time. Sidenote: If anyone thinks the way I conduct myself on the show is some sort of persona they are sorely mistaken - I really am a crotchety misery guts in real life too.

Anyway, Pet Sematary started. After drinking everyone else's beer, I needed the toilet as soon as the credits flashed up. Laughing boy had a nice chuckle at the production logo (it was the Paramount ident in case you were wondering) which signified himself as a grade A moron. I left to go to the toilet. On my way back, I tried to sneak up on Tim and scare him, but he clocked me creeping up on him, putting an end to my nefarious doings. So bladders relieved, the film started proper. I don't remember much about the film, but around 15 minutes in, it dawned on us all that you could barely hear anything. The audio was muffled to oblivion, compounded by the fact that one character, I seem to recall, deliberately mumbled his dialogue.

An uncomfortable feeling started to sink in. I flicked up the running time on my phone: 103 minutes. I wasn't prepared to ride this one out for that duration. I texted Tim "if you want to leave now, I'm fine with that". After a very, very brief pow-wow, we decided to peace. Awkwardly, we had to walk past the organisers, to whom Tim said: "thanks for a great night". That was that, we went to a bar and got drunk.

The next morning, and sporting cracking hangovers, Tim and I sat down to record the previous night's events. Obviously Dan wasn't with us and at the time, we used to record on his Mac. So instead we recorded basically what I've recounted above on my laptop instead, presenting it how we usually do i.e. name of director, previous filmography, budget, etc. It was a pretty fun episode, you got more of a sense of how we conduct ourselves as people in public and despite being pruned up on the inside after a night of beer there was some funny bits - sample intro: "A dreaded sunny day and I'll meet you at the cemetry gates - the Pet Sematary gates that is" (yeah hilarious, you had to be there).

It was a very brief episode, around 20 minutes, but the audio quality wasn't the best - even compared to our older episodes. Tim went home and I tried my best to try and improve the audio quality. I managed to get it to a point that was somewhat presentable and uploaded it to soundcloud. Slight tangent: a few days earlier, I'd emailed a podcast Tim and I are big fans of for advice. Around the time I put the Pet Sematary episode up, he replied. A large reply in fact, but with one snag. He'd based all his advice upon hearing our latest and not-so-greatest episode. Basically it consisted of "it was hard to hear, you need to get a microphone". Such indignity. I doubt he ever checked back a few months down the line to see how we were doing.

It turns out, Soundcloud had completely mangled the audio quality to the point where it was just unlistenable, reversing my attempts to improve the quality. I had no other choice - I had to take the episode down, I'd rather listeners not have to suffer through and strain to hear what was just reporting on a disastrous night out.

So there you go. The story of the first attempt at a Halloween episode. I'm not sure I even have the episode anymore but suffice to say, I'm not going to upload it. I'm not even sure why I even wrote this, but maybe some folk'll get a bang out of hearing about it.

This year, we're going to see a double bill of The Addams Family and The Burbs. Stoked.

Happy Halloween, peace.

Episode 24: Troll 2

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:47:00 -0700

It's time to get spooky as the Vid Neg crew take on the infamously bad Troll 2. Touted as one of the worst films ever made, the gang get to grips with the film's "tenuous" grasp of vegetarianism, the limitless super powers of Grandpa Seth, and the deep origins of the storied folk song "Row Row Row Your Boat". No tricks, but plenty of treats on this terrifying Halloween edition...

Spectre Special - The World Is Not Enough

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 03:28:00 -0700

In the interest of doing something in a timely manner for once with the release of Spectre coming up very soon, the crew take a look at arguably James Bond's worst '90s outing The World Is Not Enough. Meant to be a surprise bonus episode (two people already guessed the film, well done lads), the gang are joined by their good friend and Bond aficionado Mike to talk all things 007. How has the film aged? Why can nobody ever explain the business with the pipelines? Is Robert Carlyle one of the worst Bond villains of all time? Plus Ol puts Mike to the test with a surprise Mastermind Quiz. His chosen subjecct? Why, James Bond of course. Check out the episode to see how he fairs...

Episode 23: Armageddon

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 04:29:00 -0700

Ladies and gentleman, we are floating in space. The Vid Neg crew blast off into unknown territory, taking on the 1998 film Armageddon film, directed by visionary cineaste and explosion fetishist Michael Bay. America is the world, and the gang have several bees in their bonnets about the chest-beating patriotism on display, why nobody seems to be taking a Texas-sized asteroid seriously and Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler's horrendous chemistry. Another actor is inducted into the Hall of Shame, also we discuss Michael Bay-as-auteur, his storied public speaking and a fracas he had with ravenous Hong Kongese cannibals. That last thing only kind of happened.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/armageddon-episode-23

Episode 22: Three Ninjas - High Noon at Mega Mountain

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:20:00 -0700

What better way to capitalise on the recent Hulk Hogan scandal than releasing an episode reviewing one of his films two months after the fact? Yes, the gang enter Hulk's ring to take on the 1998 karate party Three Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain. Why do the whitest family in the world have an Oriental grandpa? Where are Colt's sideburns? Why is the parenting in the film so awful? All this plus the return of the Hulk Hogan quiz - Tim puts Dan to the test once more with a series of questions, the answers to which you won't believe, BROTHER!

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/three-ninjas-high-noon-at-mega-mountain-episode-22

Bonus Episode - Music Video Negative

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 00:58:00 -0700

With Dan on holiday lounging in blameless bliss, Ol and Tim dive back into Video Negative's early days to take a look at music videos featured on the soundtracks of Batman & Robin, Cool As Ice, Spice World and of course, Wild Wild West. Vid Neg favourites Vanilla Ice and Will Smith return, while the Smashing Pumpkins get the usual treatment for the first time. Also, the guy who pretty much influenced the whole premise of the show, That Awful Sound's Alexander Edward drops by to wax American about the very British Spice Girls, offering us his own views on his favourite member, their impact in the US and their nipples. Also, plenty of discussion about favourite music videos and soundtracks from the crew's youth. Not at all self indulgent, check out this bonus treat before the whole gang return to whip Hulk Hogan's ass in the next full episode.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/music-video-negative-bonus-episode

Episode 21 - Pokemon: The First Movie

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:38:00 -0700

Vid Neg's first foray into the world of animation sees them take on the highly experimental, art house classic Pokemon: The First Movie (great title by the way, guys). Get ready to have some nostalgia well and truly smashed as this film really riles the gang up. Why is everyone in this film so stupid? Why is the exposition repeated to the nth degree? Why is Pikachu seemingly the most powerful Pokemon? All this and more, including the gang's experiences with the franchise, including the card game, their best and worst Pokemon, a 10 year old Tim's Pokemon blueprint and a schoolyard skirmish with a real life Miss Trunchbull. Plus Ol sends out a threat to an old Vid Neg foe when he reveals the next episode.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/pokemon-the-first-movie-episode-21

Episode 20 - Showgirls

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 08:15:00 -0700

The boys take another trip to Las Vegas as they review Paul Verhoeven's rubbish-oh-wait-it's-not-that-bad strip flick Showgirls. Dubbed "the worst film of the 90s", the crew have their film critic hats on as they give a leering, in-depth analysis to this one, throwing dollar bills and wolf-whistling at the film's portrayal of duality, its biting satire and actually fairly good storytelling. Fret not, there's still a lot to criticise, as they throw overpriced beer over the film's rampant sexism, dodgy screenplay and terrible characters. Also, Tim makes a bizarre contention about one of the song's lyrics featured within. It's a two drink minimum on this instalment with plenty of hot, nude film criticism - it's not even wearing a smile. Nod suggestively.

Episode 19 - The Avengers

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 08:13:00 -0700

Vid Neg's second request episode sees them tackle the notoriously bad 1998 remake The Avengers. Infamously gutted in the editing room, what the gang see is a total hatchet job of a movie, with no regard for pacing, narrative, or characters. Who OK'd these performances? Why is it so hard to follow? How did anyone have a career after this cinematic fart squeezed its way out of Warner Brothers arse? Also featured: Listen to Sean Connery get off on cloud types, and which past film hated by the gang do they critically re-evaluate after watching this dire attempt at a film? Anger abounds in this latest instalment...

Episode 18 - Escape From LA

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 04:49:00 -0700

Surf's up on the wild wild west coast! It's 2013, and anyone caught doing anything remotely fun is exiled to a run down Los Angeles where they're forced to listen to bad nu metal. Yes, it's John Carpenter's 1996 sequel Escape from LA, the final part in the Great Directors, Bad Films trilogy. It's gang warfare on this instalment of the Video Negative podcast, as Tim faces off against Dan and Ol over two very differing opinions of this much maligned/deservedly hated (whichever way you look at it) sci-fi yarn. Also featured: the gang run down the top 5 worst special effects out of the films they've looked at, Ol details why he loves John Carpenter so much, and plenty more inductees into the Vid Neg hall of shame. Plenty of mass debating on this one!

Episode 17 - Mars Attacks

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:43:00 -0700

We land on barren fields in the Arizona plains, as the three teenagers from Mars (neither of those are true) take on Tim Burton's surprisingly rubbish sci-fi/disaster parody/homage/rush job Mars Attacks, the second in the Great Directors, Bad Films season. Why does it take forever for things to get going? Why is such a talented cast misused so badly? Just how scared of this film was Ol as a child and which all time classic film does he hate? All this and more on the latest episode of the Indescribable! Unbelievable! Indestructible! Video Negative Podcast.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/mars-attacks-episode-17

Episode 16: North

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Mon, 11 May 2015 11:47:00 -0700

The first in Video Negative's series of "Great Directors, Bad Films" sees Dan pick one of Roger Ebert's most beloved films, Rob Reiner's 1994 honker North. The gang take apart the film that seemingly ended Reiner's streak of incredible run of great cinema, and enter a slump he's not left since. The crew are aghast at the god-awful humour - none of which finds its mark - the misuse of a huge, talented cast, and all the horrendous ethnic stereotyping on display. Plus, Tim reveals a very revolting alternative definition of an Eskimo Pie.

Episode 15: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:13:00 -0700

The Vid Neg crew's first film requested by a fan, and the inaugural choice is a big, bad one - the infamous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Turtles In Time. From the paper thin plot all the way down (and it's a long way down), it's a long list of terrible writing, awful characters and woeful special effects. Just how bad can a pop culture reference get? Who has the best hairstyle in this film? Which famous film star do the turtles' accents remind Ol of? What film does Dan pick for the next choice (it's a biggie). Find out all this and more by tuning in...

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-3-episode-15

Episode 14: The Stupids

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:43:00 -0700

The boys are back in town after a long break and what a shocker they've returned for. The first time the crew watch the film together, it's 1996's The Stupids directed by John Landis, the John Landis that brought you Blues Brothers 2000 rather than the guy who helmed Animal House. Why is the plot so boring? Since when did stupid people not named Forrest Gump become sympathetic? What is the film's obsession with putting famed directors in pointless cameos? You'd be stupid to miss this episode!

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/the-stupids-episode-14

Episode 13: Batman Forever

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:16:00 -0700

Who's afraid of the big black bat? The Video Negative Podcast aren't, but what they are afraid of is Jim Carrey's teeth-grindingly annoying performance as the Riddler, Tommy Lee Jones' awful turn as Two-Face and the Riddler's poorly explained mind control device. The gang return to whence they came, taking a look at Joel Schumacher's 1995 first caped crusader foray, Batman Forever. Where is the Riddler getting all his outfits from? Why does Robin do his laundry like that? Who decided that 'Intruder Alert' klaxon was acceptable? Also featured: Dan gives the others his tell-all account of when he met Val Kilmer at a film premiere. Plenty of bile rising in this one, don't miss out.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/batman-forever-episode-13/download.mp3

Episode 12: The Boondock Saints

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:10:00 -0800

The concluding part of the first Video Negative two parter sees the crew the take on Troy Duffy's 1999 honker The Boondock Saints. "Pulp Fiction with soul" this ain't. It doesn't take long for the crew to lose it, with Ol reaching breaking point numerous times throughout. Also featured: Ol and Tim reveal their respective screenplays they wrote when they were eighteen (both of which feature names of existing films), Dan channels Fozzy Bear, the gang discuss what might've happened had Duffy's film been a success, and the air turns brown towards the end of the episode. The saints are marching in, and Video Negative tramples them, don't miss this one!

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/the-boondock-saints-episode-12/download.mp3

Episode 11: Overnight

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:14:00 -0800

Join the Video Negative crew as they discuss Overnight - the story of how Troy Duffy duffed up the chance of a lifetime in making his 1999 opus The Boondock Saints. Part one of a two part special, with our critique of the Boondock Saints itself coming later in the month. Also featured: A peak into Mark Wahlberg's internal monologue, what do the Beatles sound like when mashed up with Alice in Chains, Ol and Dan atone for a past transgression at Tim's expense and much much more. Don't miss this one!

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/overnight-episode-11

Episode 10: Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 6 Feb 2015 08:54:00 -0800

A long time ago in a galaxy blah, blah, blah. The Vid Neg crew are back to review one of the 90s most upsetting films - Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, and boy, are the gang riled up. Topics of talk include who exactly is the Phantom Menace, the ancient Jedi method of holding one's breath and the beaucoup racism the film seems to be obsessed with. Also Booker T commentates on a pod race, Sam Jackson tries to talk his way into The Force Awakens and the IMDB reviews offer up the most bizarre entry yet. Be sure to catch Roy Macmillan, of the Moving The Needle Podcast, dropping by to astrally project his thoughts into your brain. Sit back, relax and set phasers to thrill (whoops, wrong franchise).

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace

Episode 9: Wild Wild West

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:55:00 -0800

Vid Neg's first episode of the new year sees a standoff between your three hosts and one of the most infamous misfires of the 90s: Wild Wild West starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek. Luckily Vid Neg are quick on the draw, taking potshots at crummy writing, woeful performances, sterile action and just about everything else in this far from rootin', tootin' varmint of a film. Be aghast at the film's tasteless race jokes, let your jaw hang open at the discussion of breast texture, shield your ears from how exactly one pronounces Kenneth Branagh's name, and be let down when Ol spoils Dan's big reveal for the tenth episode! Lots of good, bad and ugly film talk in this one, yee-haw!

Hope you don't mind the length of this one either!

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/wild-wild-west-episode-9

Episode 8: Jingle All The Way

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 05:11:00 -0800

Bring bongs merrily on high! Hosanna in excess! Your three favourite grinches are back for a bonus Christmas episode: the cult Crimbo classic Jingle All The Way starring Vid Neg legend Arnold Schwarzenegger. Perhaps it's that time of the year, or somebody spiked the eggnog but the crew enjoy this film quite a bit. So the put the cookie down (NOW!), pull up a chair, and have a listen. Since it's the end of the year, the boys offer their favourite films and albums of the year. Also, hark the herald angels sing, this is probably the most X-rated episode yet, you've been warned!

Listen in here!

Bonus Spice Girls Quiz Extravaganza

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:28:00 -0800

Here's the much anticipated (yeah right) bonus episode. Originally part of the Spice World episode, now lovingly ripped from its host body and uploaded here in all its episode-sagging, patience-testing glory. Join quizmaster Tim as he puts Ol and Dan to the test with a not-at-all last minute Spice Girls quiz. Why not play along at home? Grab a pen and paper and see if you can do better than these mooks.

Listen in here!

Episode 7: Spice World

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:31:00 -0800

Sugar and spice and everything nice? The Vid Neg crew are anything but, as they embrace their inner Girl Power and take down the woeful 1997 cash-grab Spice World. Take a stroll down memory lane with a truly 90s-tastic episode, as we remember all the not-so-great things about the Pre-Fab Five and this terrible film. There's also a challenge set for the three hosts, as they attempt to get through the episode without swearing. Take a listen to see how they fare. Plenty of nostalgia, singing and hatred in this one, plus a bonus episode to follow later in the week! You lucky sausages!

Listen in here!

Episode 6: Cool As Ice

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:36:00 -0700

The Iceman stun-eth! The Vid Neg Boyz are mesmerised by the shoddy Vanilla Ice vehicle Cool As Ice, directed by cereal extraordinaire David Kellogg. It's yet another frosty reception, as we give the film the cold shoulder, taking aim at Ice's fashion, Ice's acting, Ice's dancing and pretty much Ice in general. If you shudder to think how 90s a film can get then stop, collaborate, and listen to this whiffy turn of the century turd get the VNP treatment.

Listen in here!

Episode 5: Mr. Nanny

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Fri, 3 Oct 2014 13:15:00 -0700

Alright, quick turnover, we're back with a new episode already because we're obsessed with doing this shit. We take a look at the truly craptacular Mr. Nanny starring none other than Hulk Hogan himself. It's Podcastamania on this edition, with an introduction from Vince McMahon himself! Tim puts Dan to the test with a True or False quiz about Hogan, Ol makes a dedication to a neighbourhood ne'er-do-well and Dan reveals an absolute humdinger for the next episode. We hulk up and drop a leg on this stinky turd of a film.

Listen in here!

Episode 4: Con Air

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:56:00 -0700

We really thought we wouldn't have much to say about this one. How wrong we were. Hope you like talking 'cos this is by far the longest episode of the podcast so far. It's also something of a rebirth, with the introduction of a third member (tee-hee) to the show. We're really proud of this one. Topics of talk include the poor parenting shown throughout the film, Ol's dislike of the Foo Fighters, and why the film is a Republican's wet dream. Of course, various synonyms for shitty are flung at the offending film too. Shee-it!

Listen in here!

Episode 3: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 01:59:00 -0700

Oh Gus Van Sant, that indie maven, he's awesome isn't he? Well, no, as this adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel of the same name shows. Uma Thurman stars as a hitchhiker with abnormally large thumbs and gets into a whole host of ker-razy adventures on a cowgirl ranch. Awfully directionless and appealing to seemingly nobody, have a listen so you don't have to watch the film...

Listen in here!

Episode 2: Destiny Turns On the Radio

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 01:56:00 -0700

After Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, it seemed everyone wanted a slice of the hipster crime flick pie. Destiny Turns on The Radio outdoes everyone by actually having the big man himself Quentin Tarantino in the title role. Is it any good? Nah. Take a listen to see why oversized suits, crappy dialogue and a woeful plot made Oliver Urwin and Daniel Sarath want to turn the radio off...

Listen in here!

Episode 1: Batman & Robin

Video Negative Podcast (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:58:00 -0700

The premiere episode of Video Negative and it's a doozy. Joel Schumacher's infamous and ill advised foray into the world of the Caped Crusader. You know the deal by now - Bat nipples, ice puns, rubbish villains and a bored George Clooney as the masked man himself.

Listen in here!