What Were They Thinking?

Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.

TV & Film
Comedy
Film Reviews
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Listener's Choice: Rollerball (w/Jerika Layne)
The director of Die Hard took a hard slide and remade a cult classic. The original was about the proliferation of violence in sports and media in general. The re-make was about 90 minutes that we're never getting back. It's a movie where we're supposed t...
96 min
427
Listener's Choice: Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E....
Introducing the movie that nearly broke us.   It's a movie where one of the most respected Marvel characters, known for his sly wit, military know-how and serious demeanour is portrayed as a one-liner spewing, guns blasting, pervy two dimensional caricat...
77 min
428
Listener's Choice: Monkeybone
This movie is an example of how something can look so great on paper but ends up being SO bad when put onto film.  A prime example of what can happen when a fantastic director is undone by studio meddling.  But, hey at least you get naked Dave Foley and ...
92 min
429
Listener's Choice: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Do you ever remember seeing a movie as a kid and have fond memories about how much you loved that movie and laughed so hard at it?  Then watched it 30 years later and had every great memory stripped away by how stunningly inept and awful it was?  That's ...
85 min
430
Ready to Rumble (w/Ryan Gilbert)
Sorry for the lateness, but think of this as a last minute kickout.  Come along with Nathan, Brendan and special guest Ryan Gilbert as we examine the late 90's wrestling opus that is "Ready To Rumble."  WRESTLING'S NOT FAAAKE!
122 min
431
Wrestlemania XI (w/Jason MacLeod)
Wrestlemania is considered the showcase of the immortals & the grandest stage of them all... this Wrestlemania did not get the memos on EITHER of those.  It's one of the shortest, lacklustre and underwhelming Wrestlemanias of all time.  Join Nathan, Bren...
96 min
432
American Ninja
Ever wanted to know what it was like if The Karate Kid grew up to become Rambo?  Wonder no more as Nathan and Brendan tackle the cinematic classic known as "American Ninja."
125 min
433
Captain America (w/Joshua Kotsabasakis)
It's like someone heard someone tell someone else the general gist of Captain America.  Then they (the original someone) decided to make a movie out of that with J.D Salinger's kid and Ronnie Cox.  Join Nathan and Brendan along with special guest Josh Ko...
97 min
434
Criminal
You'd trade Ryan Reynolds for Kevin Costner, right?  That's seems like a fair trade.  Find out the answer to this and the question: what would happen if Johnathan Kent had the memories of The Green Lantern implanted in his head by Two Face and Commission...
103 min
435
Nine Lives
This movie is what happens when a WHOLE lot of people with a WHOLE lot of talent decide that they'd rather get paid a WHOLE lot of money rather than say "no, I want to make a quality movie."  Nathan and Brendan watched "Nine Lives" so you never have to.
100 min
436
Ernest Saves Christmas (w/Mariah Lirette)
The movie of a man who helps the REAL Santa find a replacement after 150 years.  Join Nathan & Brendan with special guest Isaac Hayes' back-up singer Mariah as they dissect the subtle nuances of this underappreciated cinematic masterpiece... KNOWWHUTIMEA...
82 min
437
Silent Night, Deadly Night
A movie with a killer Santa, vindictive nuns, another Santa that causes traumatic childhood memories that cause psychotic breaks... and a partridge in a pear treeeee. Brendan and Nathan had their holidays ruined for your enjoyment.
97 min
438
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Gamera!  Gamera!  Gamera is really neat, he is full of turtle meat!  We all love you Ga-mer-aaaaa! Nathan and Brendan watch a movie about Godzilla's MORE talented cousin.  The guardian of the universe, friend of all children and turtle protector to all: ...
92 min
439
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Ever wanted to blow millions of dollars on a movie based on your kid's refrigerator art?  Robert Rodriguez did. Built on a spotty plot and even spottier Windows 95 screensavers, George Lopez and former WCW champion David Arquette, Nathan and Brendan exam...
90 min
440
Critters
A Gremlins/E.T. rip-off STARRING E.T.'s mom and M. Emmett Walsh? If you like Gizmo and the gang then you'll love them on bath salts. Brendan and Nathan examine this often overlooked and under appreciated bit of 80's schlock.  Lin Shaye, Billy Zane, Scott...
96 min
441
Thrashin' (w/Jerika Layne)
The movie that Josh Brolin would like to forget and Box Office Mojo apparently thinks never existed... ladies and gentlemen, we give you "Thrashin'"You can bet your bottom dollar it existed because Brendan, Nathan and our VERY FIRST SPECIAL GUEST Jerika ...
99 min
442
Judgment Night
Ever wonder what it would be like if you could find a movie that was the personification of a moment in time? You can... as long as that moment is some time between 1992 and 1993! "Judgment Night" - a movie so early 90's it has Emilio Estevez, Cuba Goodi...
78 min