James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Mike Matei, Justin Silverman and Tony from HacktheMovies. Today the topic - Mac and Me from 1988
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Mike Matei, Justin Silverman and Kieran. Today the topic - Commando
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Mike Matei, Justin Silverman and Tony. Today the topic - Surf Ninjas (1993)
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Kieran and Tony from HacktheMovies. Today the topic - Street Fighter from 1994
Today, we discuss movies that we had different feelings about, as time went on.
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Tony from HacktheMovies and Kieran. Today the topic - A BMX bike movie called Rad from 1986
James, Justin and Tony review THE Predator (2018).
James, Justin, Tony and Kieran review Harry and the Hendersons (1987).
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Tony from HacktheMovies and Kieran. Today the topic is Starship Troopers 1997.
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Tony (HacktheMovies) and Mike Matei. Today's topic - From Dusk Till Dawn 1996
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Kieran and Tony from HacktheMovies. Today the topic - Event Horizon (1997)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness Rental Review. Hear our thoughts on the new "Halloween", the sequel to the original "Halloween", not Rob Zombie's "Halloween." Jamie Lee Curtis is back as Laurie Strode to kick Michael Myer's ass!
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Mike Matei and Tony from HacktheMovies. Today the topic - Underrated Horror Movies
James Rolfe discusses movies with pals Justin Silverman, Mike Matei and Tony from HacktheMovies. Today the topic - Star Trek V
Mortal Kombat Annihilation movie review with James Rolfe, Justin Silverman, Tony, and Kieran!
Cinemassacre Video reviews Congo with James Rolfe, Justin Silverman, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies. Congo is a 1995 movie about gorillas. From the makers of Jurassic Park! It's not as good as Jurassic Park.
Cinemassacre Video reviews Creed II with James Rolfe, Justin Silverman, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies. Creed II is the sequel to Creed I... AND Rocky IV. I guess it's Rocky VIII. Ivan Drago has come back from Russia (with his boxer son) to challenge the son of Apollo Creed. Good stuff.
Doug Walker (Nostalgia Critic) and Brad Jones (Cinema Snob) stopped by Cinemassacre Video to talk about their memories of rental stores with James and Justin. Find out what it was like to rent and work at old video stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video.
Cinemassacre Video reviews Jingle All The Way. This movie is either considered a holiday classic or a total failure. James, Justin, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies have a theory that it might be Arnold's Best comedy. Let us tell you why.
Cinemassacre Video reviews Die Hard. In this rental review the team talks about Die Hard being a Christmas movie, cover a general review of the film, and give a Yippee Ki Yay to Mister Falcon. James, Justin, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies are here for all your holiday movie needs.
Macaulay Culkin and Cinemassacre Video review Big Trouble in Little China. James, Justin, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies are here for all your movie rental needs. Just remember what ol' Jack Burton says, "May the wings of Rental Reviews never lose a feather."
Cinemassacre Video reviews the Star Wars Holiday Special. In this rental review the team talks about the worst Star Wars thing ever made and share a late Happy Life Day to everyone. James, Justin, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies are here for all your holiday movie needs.
Demolition Man, the smash hit from 1993 starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock. Today Cinemassacre Video sends some maniacs to review some maniacs with their Demolition Man review. Starring James, Justin, Kieran, Tony from Hack The Movies, and a special guest appearance by Taco Bell.
The gang gets together and talk about the goriest movies they have ever seen. We got zombies rampaging in New Zealand, robots machine gunning business men, an Italian movie would couldn't even show clips of, and a shape shifting alien that is basically gore come to life. James even goes into a brief history of gore in cinema. Find out what him, Justin, Kieran, and Tony from Hack The Movies consider the goriest films they have ever seen.
This week James and the gang step into the world of anime with Akira (1988). A film responsible for a lot peoples introduction to anime. It also takes place in 2019. Ryan stops by to give his input. See what they all have to say about this Japanese animated classic.
This week James and the gang talk about what action movies they think are underrated. See James talk about how the the action trio the DRAGONS will kick ass FOREVER. Listen to Justin talk about his taste for WASABI. Get in the passenger seat with Kieran as he brings up a movie that's more his SPEED! And stick around until the end so Tony can give you the RUNDOWN on the best action movie ever!
Joysticks (1983) is one of the first video game movies ever. Sure, it's about an arcade, but it's mostly about the awful slobs that run the arcade. Anything video game related just proves how much the writers didn't know about games. Though, it's great to see Joe Don Baker.
Caddyshack, the 1980 comedy about a golf course and all the SNL jerks that work on it. There's Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, and tons of caddies the movie was supposed to be about originally... before Harold Ramis got confused. Pick it up today at Cinemassacre Video, right next to Caldor!
What's the best Indiana Jones movie? Raiders of the Lost Ark or Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. They're basically the same film beat for beat, one's just more shiny and the other more classic. Tough decision, but the goons at Cinemassacre Video are here to answer it in this Rental Review!
What's the best of the "other" Indiana Jones movies? Temple of Doom or Crystal Skull. One breaks the formula, the other is on brand, just a lot more CGI and bad acting. Tough decision, but the goons at Cinemassacre Video are here to answer it in this Rental Review!
Actors often get recasted in movies and TV. But here's our picks for the strangest, most weird recastings. From budget issues to actors just not melding well with their crews, almost every long running series will be forced to recast their actors. From Batman, to Iron Man, to Family Matters, to yes, even Twin Peaks. Even Rental Reviews is getting recasted! (thankfully)
Leprechaun and Leprechaun Returns are being reviewed today at Cinemassacre Video on this episode of Rental Reviews. It's our St. Patrick's Day special! Warwick Davis brought the world his scariest and funniest version of the Leprechaun, but Leprechaun Returns dropped him in favor of Linden Porco. Today we'll review both.
Jim Varney was probably the hardest working comedic actor in the 80's and 90's. He did everything from commercials, TV shows, and movies. The Rental Reviews gang dives into one of many Ernest Movies. See what happens when Ernest Goes To Jail!
Road House. The best movie ever... and the worst movie ever. It's about Dalton (Patrick Swayze), the best bouncer for hire in the country, who must clean up a bar called the Double Deuce. There's drinking, romance, explosions, and bare-knuckle fist fights. Plus, everyone loves Sam Elliot. Sadly Kieran will not be in this episode, but you'll get to find out what Tony calls Road House his favorite movie.
The Running Man takes place in the dark dystopian future of 2019. The gang watches this movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and talks about the crazy premise, over the top characters, and if any of its predictions of the future came true? They also pick apart some of the most ridiculous one liners Arnold has ever delivered. How would you rank this movie and who is your favorite stalker in the movie? NOTE: We forgot to mention it in the review but this movie was Written by Steven E. de Souza who's movies we have talked about before and directed by Paul Michael Glaser who played Starsky in Starsky and Hutch.
Prepare yourself! ...for the other Mortal Kombat movie from 1995... that nobody wanted! On this episode of Cinemassacre Rental Reviews the guys Test Their Might against Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. It's a 3D and 2D animated movie that came out before the live action film. It was supposed to be a tie-in for the movie, but doesn't make any sense and looks like garbage. The 3D animated Reptile in the real movie looks better.
Kazaam. The genie movie Shaq wants you to forgot about! In this episode of Rental Reviews we cover the best (worst) movie of 1996. It follows the story of Max. A kid struggling with his parents divorce and being the master of a genie named Kazaam.
With Endgame finally here, we decided on a spoiler free reflection on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a whole. But, why does James only like the individual Marvel movies and not The Avengers? Kieran certainly does. Justin barely cares about anything, but he likes the Avengers. There's been 21 movies over a decade, it's basically the Star Wars of this generation.
On this episode of Rental Reviews we'll take you back to the past, before rental stores, to the early 20th century... for a Three Stooges Retrospective! If you don't already know, The Three Stooges were a comedy team (american vaudeville) that created tons of shorts from 1922 until 1970. In their almost 200 film run, there were a ton of classic physical farce and slapstick moments that are still funny to this day. James, Tony, and Kieran will talk about Moe, Larry, and Curly... plus the other more forgotten members of this titanic comedy tour de force.
Here's our Detective Pikachu review. Pokémon isn't usually something covered by Cinemassacre, but with this new movie being released, the Pokemon movies now going live action. Sadly, no Danny Devito in this episode, but James, Justin, and Kieran will guide you through the world of Pokemon.
The Fifth Element! The greatest movie ever made, that James feels indifferent about. Hmm, guess Tony and Justin will have to find out why in today's Cinemassacre Rental Review! This 1997 Sci-fi action comedy follows Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) and Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) on their adventure to return the Fifth Element to a shrine to save the universe against evil.
Last Action Hero! Arnold Schwarzenegger's best action film, because it parodies all his other action films. It's the story of young Danny Madigan getting sucked into the fictional Jack Slater films using a magic movie ticket. But he should watch out for the evil villain Benedict (Charles Dance from Game of Thrones). Danny and Jack must band together to save both their worlds. In today's review, James, Justin, and Kieran will guide you through Last Action Hero and why it's so popular, yet underrated.
The sequel to Godzilla (2014) is here. Godzilla: King of the Monsters! This sequel offered more monsters and ties together the MonsterVerse. James, Kieran, and Tony discuss and review the film. James went in with a list of things he wanted to see, let’s see how that turned out. Spoiler alert: Not well.
With the AVGN Superman 64 episode being revisited we decided to cover another awful Superman property... Superman IV: The Quest for Peace! Which is probably the worst Superman movie, though Superman III and the new DCU films have their terrible moments. Let's see what James, Justin, and Tony have to say.
The Spice Girls were a huge pop group in the 90s, which led to them getting a debut feature film, Spice World, in 1997. Special guest Erin Plays!! The Spice Girls consisted of Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Victoria Addams (Posh Spice). But I guess James didn't get the Girl Power memo and needs Erin from Erin Plays and Justin to fill him in. Tony sat this one out, per usual! ...or did he??
R.O.T.O.R. (AKA Blue Steel) is what happens when you try to mix Robocop with The Terminator but cut the budget by A LOT! James and the gang talk about probably the least effective worst killer cyborg they have ever seen. Enjoy the awful dubbing, Ed Wood style editing, and the slowest martial art ever seen. Side Note: This is Kieran's favorite Christmas movie.
Come on down to Cinemassacre Video!! Well, the Live panel anyway. James, Justin, Kieran, and Tony put on a panel at TooManyGames 2019. But what movie did they show? Well, a bunch. This is technically a clip show, but they show you the clips.
It's Scott the Woz vs. the World on Rental Reviews today with a review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Scott Pilgrim was the comic, turned movie, turned video game, turned YouTube review. It's the 2010 action comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
Kermit's Swamp Years was a TV Movie from 2002. It's probably the worst Muppets movie of all time. Almost. We're also joined by Arlo, who is a Monster on YouTube... that reviews games.
Plan 9 from Outer Space is celebrating it's 60th Anniversary, so we decided to do a review! It's also the one year anniversary of Rental Reviews, so we went back to our original four person style. Plan 9 is Ed Wood's most popular film from 1959, that most people consider the worst movie ever made.
Dumb and Dumber is up for review this week at Cinemassacre Video! It's the comedic cross-country story of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends. It came out in 1994 and was directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, it tells the story of Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels), two dumb but well-meaning friends from Providence, Rhode Island, who set out on a cross-country trip to Aspen, Colorado, to return a briefcase full of money to its owner, thinking it was abandoned as a mistake but was actually left as ransom money.
On this episode of Rental Reviews, the guys at Cinemassacre video review the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, which closely follows the storyline from the Mirage comic books, in addition to some of the more lighthearted elements of the cartoons. The film tells the origin story of Splinter and the Turtles, their initial encounters with April O'Neil (Judith Hoag) and Casey Jones (Elias Koteas), and their first confrontation with The Shredder and his Foot Clan. The first sequel, titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, expands on the Turtles' origin story while claiming the distinction as Vanilla Ice's film debut.
Duel was one of Steven Spielberg's earliest films. It came out in 1971 and is definitely a precursor to Jaws. The chase scenes anyway. It's basically Jaws, if it was about a truck instead of a shark. David Mann (Dennis Weaver), a mild mannered electronics salesman, is driving cross-country on a two-lane highway when he encounters an old oil tanker driven by an unseen driver who seems to enjoy annoying him with dangerous antics on the road. Unable to escape the demonic big rig, David finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the monstrous truck. When the pursuit escalates to deadly levels, David must summon his inner warrior and turn the tables on his tormentor.
Dirty Work is a 1998 American comedy film starring Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, and Traylor Howard and directed by Bob Saget. In the film, long-time friends Mitch (Macdonald) and Sam (Lange) start a revenge-for-hire business, and work to fund heart surgery for Sam's father Pops (Warden).
Anonymous Rex is a Sci Fi channel movie that was originally supposed to be a pilot for a Fox TV show. It stars Sam from True Blood and Daniel Baldwin as shape shifting dinosaur Private Investigators. You read that right. Josh and Alex from Psychostick join James as they try figure out what the hell this movie is.
Airplane! is one of the best comedy films ever made. It spoofs the Disaster Movie craze of the 70's and also mixes in funny sight gags, surrealist humor, and insanely memorable one-liners. It also helped Leslie Nielsen transition to comedy. See what James and guests Rob and Matt from Psychostick think of this classic.
True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy thriller about a fearless, globe-trotting, bad guy-battling secret agent that has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while bad guys smuggle nukes into the United States. It was written, directed, and co-produced by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton (the Dinkster), Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Retail Reviews!! Mike Matei is getting ready to open his game store and had Ryan and Kieran stop by to help set up. While they're at it they talk about the new Sega Genesis Mini and how it compares to other mini consoles like the At Games Sega Genesis Flashback. (other familiar faces coming soon)
In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team. They end up losing a Babe Ruth signed baseball in the backyard of an evil dog known as THE BEAST! See what James, Kieran, and Tony think about this classic family film.
Rambo: First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also stars as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. The first installment in the Rambo franchise, it co-stars Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy. It's about a Vietnam veteran and drifter John J. Rambo who wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend, but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff. When the police restrain and shave Rambo, he flashes back to his time as a prisoner of war and unleashes his fury on the officers. He narrowly escapes the manhunt, but it will take his former commander to save the hunters from the hunted.
What's better? Jurassic Park 2 or 3? Today on Rental Reviews the guys argue over what the best Jurassic Park sequel is. Tony is going with JP3. Let's see how wrong he truly is!! The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 American science fiction adventure film and the second installment in the Jurassic Park film series. Whereas, Jurassic Park III is the 2001 third installment and sequel to The Lost World.
It's a Blob VS. Blob showdown at "Cinemassacre Video 2" today. The Blob (1958) was a drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve (Steven McQueen) and his best girl, Jane (Aneta Corseaut), as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. 30 years later, in 1988, a remake was created. In that film, in a tiny California town, high school students discover a strange, gelatinous substance that melts the flesh of any living creatures in its path. So basically the same thing, just expanded. Get it? Expanded? Like THE BLOB???!
A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree. See what James, Justin and Kieran have to say about this ridiculous film. Also check out the VHS stores security droid!
Monster Squad might be the last great mash up of the classic universal monster. It might also possibly be the best! Its about a group of kid who love monsters having to defend their town from actual monsters! Can they take on all these monsters by themselves? Does The Wolfman got nards? Find out when James, Mike, and Justin review this graveyard smash!
Mr. Lobo (our Landlord) joins us for a conversation about our favorite horror TV memories. We talk about Horror Hosts like Elvira, Joe Bob, and Mr. Lobo himself and also a ton of other spooky Halloween specials and movies. From The Halloween Tree to the Garfield Halloween Special to Roseanne to creepy commercials. It's truly the best time of year to watch TV!
James and Kieran are joined by Pat Contri to talk about the first Predator! Its about a team of special force ops, led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, are on a rescue mission for potential survivors of a Helicopter downed over remote South American jungle. Not long after they land, they discover that they have been sent in under false pretenses. This deception turns out to be the least of their worries though, when they find themselves being methodically hunted by something not of this world!
Shane from Rerez joins James and Justin as they look back on the Super Mario Bros. movie! Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world. Is it all bad or is there some good to be found in this film?
The future is now! Blade Runner takes place a week from this episode of Rental Reviews airing. (Nov 20, 2019) So, we decided to finally review this film. Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott,,and is loosely based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968). In the movie Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.
This week the gang is joined by Matt McMuscles to review Samurai Cop! Joe Marshall (Mathew Karedas) and Frank Washington (Mark Frazer) are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana (Japanese Sword), a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.
Spawn is a 1997 American superhero film based on the comic book character of the same name. Spawn depicts the origin story of the title character, beginning with Al Simmons getting sent to Hell. He is resurrected as Spawn, the reluctant, demonic leader of Hell's army. He ultimately refuses to lead the army in the war against Heaven and turns away from evil.
Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. Santa Claus (Douglas Seale) is looking for his successor, and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) is just the man to help him out. Traveling to Florida to pass his mantle on to children's show host Joe Carruthers (Oliver Clark), Santa gets into unexpected trouble, and it's up to Ernest, along with a teen girl named Harmony (Noelle Parker), to assist Saint Nick with his important mission, or the future of Christmas could be in jeopardy.
Christmas vacation is the 3rd installment in the National Lampoon Vacation series. It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark (Chevy Chase), his wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Two movies. Both called Jack Frost. Both about snowmen. One is chilln' and killin' and the other is the worlds COOLEST dad! James and the gang got together to decide which one is the better film and which Jack Frost would win in a fight!
It's the Year 2000 (+20) on this episode of Rental Reviews. James, Kieran, and Justin jump back 20 years to when Y2K was an actual computer bug that many people were worried about. Well, worried enough to spend millions fixing the problem and selling VHS tapes to scare people at home. Think of the 2012 end of the world scare, but way worse. People were even doing prepper type stuff by collecting food, water, and the basic essentials when the world shut down.
It's Cage Match month at Cinemassacre Video! This week it's Con Air versus The Rock. Two movies enter the cage but only is left standing. The Rock is about breaking into prison and Con Air is about breaking out of prison. Nick Cage goes all out in these action packed cinema masterpieces.
It's Cage Match month at Cinemassacre Video! This week it's Ghost Rider versus Vampire's Kiss . Two movies enter the cage but only is left standing. Ghost Rider and Vampire's Kiss are about transformation, into demons or something more.
It's Cage Match month at Cinemassacre Video! This week it's National Treasure versus Bad Lieutenant. Two movies enter the cage but only is left standing. National Treasure and Bad Lieutenant are both about a man taking the law into his own hands.
It's Cage Match month at Cinemassacre Video! This week it's Gone in Sixty Seconds versus Drive Angry 3D. Two movies enter the cage but only is left standing. Gone in Sixty Seconds and Drive Angry are both about high speed car chases!
It's Cage Match month at Cinemassacre Video! This week it's Face/Off versus Adaptation. Two movies enter the cage but only is left standing. Both movies have double the Cage but which one is the Cagiest? Thanks to Doug Walker for the Nick Cage voice!
Welcome to Cinemassacre Rental Reviews' Febru-Carrey. Four Jim Carrey movies all February long. While his later films are good, Ace Ventura was how most were introduced to Jim Carrey and his famous style of comedy to the screen. When the dolphin mascot of Miami's NFL team is abducted, Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), a zany private investigator who specializes in finding missing animals, looks into the case. Soon Miami Dolphins players are kidnapped too, including star player Dan Marino (Dan Marino), making Ace's sleuth work even more pressing. Working with Dolphins representative Melissa Robinson (Courteney Cox), Ace closes in on the culprits, but not before many ridiculous misadventures.
Welcome to Cinemassacre Rental Reviews' Febru-Carrey. Four Jim Carrey movies all February long. The Truman Show (1998) is the film people remember when thinking of Carrey's more serious roles outside of slapstick comedy. The synopsis: He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing his true love, Sylvia (Natascha McElhone), from the show and replacing her with Meryl (Laura Linney). As Truman gradually discovers the truth, however, he must decide whether to act on it.
Welcome to Cinemassacre Rental Reviews' Febru-Carrey. Four Jim Carrey movies all February long. The Mask is the third film from 1994 we've reviewed so far starring Jim Carrey. What a great year!! The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film directed by Charles Russell and based on a comic book. When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz). Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene), whose goons get blamed for the heist.
Welcome to Cinemassacre Rental Reviews' Febru-Carrey. Four Jim Carrey movies all February long. This week the gang does Man on the Moon. The movie traces Andy Kaufman's (Jim Carrey) steps from childhood through the comedy clubs and television appearances that made him famous, including his memorable appearances on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, Fridays, and his role as Latka Gravas on the sitcom Taxi, which was popular among viewers but disruptive for Kaufman's co-stars. The film pays particular attention to the various inside jokes, scams, put-ons, and happenings for which Kaufman was famous, most significantly his long-running feud with wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler and his portrayal of the bawdy lounge singer Tony Clifton.
It's a Jackie Chan Drunken Double Feature!! Today the guys review Drunken Master 1 and 2. The first movie is about Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by Beggar So (Siu Tin Yuen), a Master of drunken martial arts. In the sequel, our hero is caught between respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts.
Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts action film about U.S. soldier Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) going to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial-arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist and Kung Fu Hustle are some of the best kung fu comedies out there. But which one is the best? Join us in this previously recorded episode of Rental Reviews! The movies: Kung Pow! Enter the Fist is a 2002 American martial arts comedy film that parodies Hong Kong action cinema. Written, directed by and starring Steve Oedekerk. In that movie a rough-around-the-edges martial arts master seeks revenge using his magic tongue. Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 action comedy film directed, produced and written by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise.
Under Siege is a 1992 American action thriller film starring Steven Seagal as an ex-Navy SEAL (now cook) who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey, on the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri. It's basically Die Hard on a boat. In this review James, Justin, and Kieran discuss the film, how crazy of a person Steven Seagal is, check out Justin's Seagal memorabilia collection, and finally they drink a 15 year old Seagal energy drink!
This month's theme is Ape-ril... all ape movies! ...and we're bananas about it! Tony and James are reviewing Monkey Shines, in our two different Cinemassacre Video locations just to be safe! In the film, a quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master. Athlete Allan (Jason Beghe) becomes quadriplegic after a horrific traffic accident. His friend Geoffrey (John Pankow), who is conducting experiments with monkeys, offers Allan a well-trained monkey named Ella to keep him company and raise his spirits. But the initially healthy bond, which even enables Allan to form a romantic relationship with Melanie (Kate McNeil), gradually disintegrates once Ella begins to channel Allan's underlying rage and takes it out on his loved ones.
It's Ape-ril at Cinemassacre Video. "All Ape Movies, All April Long!!" James and Justin sit down (in different stores) to review Dunston Checks In. Which is a 1996 family comedy where Robert Grant (Jason Alexander) is the concierge of the elegant Majestic Hotel. With inspectors due for a surprise visit, the Majestic's owner, Mrs. Dubrow (Faye Dunaway), puts extra pressure on Robert to keep the establishment running flawlessly. Robert, hoping to be rewarded with some time off of work to relax with his sons (Eric Lloyd, Graham Sack), vows to put the utmost care into his duties -- a task that's complicated by one guest's unruly, light-fingered orangutan, Dunston.
It's Ape-ril at Cinemassacre Video. "All Ape Movies, All April Long!!" James and Justin sit down (in different stores) to review Schlock, John Landis' first movie from 1973. In Schlock, a small town is terrorized by "The Banana Killer", which turns out to be the missing link between man and ape. "Schlock" (the ape/big foot) is a prehistoric apeman who falls in love with a teenage blind beauty and terrorizes her Southern California suburb. Schlock is no ordinary simian as he possesses some very unusual skills. Among other things, he plays the piano and gives TV interviews. In this spoof of early monster movies and missing-link science fiction films, John Landis pays homage to the monster movies of the past with irreverent humor and wacky hijinks.
It's Ape-ril at Cinemassacre Video. "All Ape Movies, All April Long!!" James and Kieran sit down (in different stores) to review Disney's The Barefoot Executive from 1971. In the film, enthusiastic mailroom clerk Steven Post (Kurt Russell) hassles the uppity director of programming, Francis Wilbanks (Joe Flynn), on a daily basis with his ideas on how to salvage the ratings of their faltering television studio, but he's always shot down. Steven's girlfriend is caring for a recently abandoned television-watching, beer-swilling chimpanzee named Raffles, and when Steven realizes that the chimp can predict television ratings, he hatches a new plan.
Cinemassacre reviews Flash Gordon in this Rental Review. Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934. It inspired George Lucas to make Star Wars after he couldn't get the rights to Flash Gordon... but after Star Wars became wildly popular a modern Flash Gordon film was made in 1980. In the film, NASA scientists are claiming the unexpected eclipse and strange "hot hail" are nothing to worry about, Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) knows better, and takes football star Flash Gordon (Sam Jones) and travel agent Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) with him into space to rectify things. They land on planet Mongo, where the despot Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow) is attacking Earth out of pure boredom. With the help of a race of Hawkmen, Flash and the gang struggle to save their home planet.
Cinemassacre reviews Born Free in this Rental Review. Born Free (1966) is the heartwarming true story of a British couple who teach their pet lioness how to survive in the wilds of the African jungles. Joy and George Adamson (portrayed by real-life married couple Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers) involuntarily domesticate several lions while living in Kenya. They keep one, named Elsa, until she is fully grown, and rather than turn her over to a zoo, they decide to train her to live like a wild animal so that they can release her into her natural habitat. Geoffrey Keen is a sympathetic government official who convinces the Adamsons that they should set Elsa free to avoid being ordered to place her in captivity. The film, based on Joy Adamson's book, is poignant and emotional without ever becoming banal or overly sentimental. The title song and film score both won Academy Awards.
Cinemassacre reviews Dennis The Menace on Rental Reviews. In Dennis The Menace (1993) mischievous Dennis Mitchell (Mason Gamble) makes the life of neighbor George Wilson (Walter Matthau) miserable with his overactive energy and inadvertent troublemaking. Because his parents must leave town for work and can't find a baby sitter for Dennis, they ask George and his wife, Martha (Joan Plowright), to take care of him. But when burglar Switchblade Sam (Christopher Lloyd) breaks in to steal George's gold coin collection, he takes Dennis as a hostage, and crusty George must save the boy.
Cinemassacre reviews Night Killer (Italian: Non aprite quella porta 3). It's a 1990 Italian horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso. On its release in Italy, it was promoted as being part of the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film is not part of the series and bears little content from the previously released films. In the movie, a serial killer with a rubber-like Freddy Krueger mask terrifies the city of Virginia Beach.
In this episode of Cinemassacre's Rental Reviews, Justin and James review Drop Dead Fred from 1991. An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred. Rik Mayall starred as the title character: a happy, anarchic, and mischievous imaginary friend of a young girl named Elizabeth (Phoebe Cates) and nemesis of her overbearing mother Polly (Marsha Mason). He causes chaos around her home and neighborhood, but nobody can see him except her. When she grows up and has an emotional crisis, he returns to "cheer her up" in his own unique way, causing more chaos than ever before. The supporting cast included Carrie Fisher, Ron Eldard, Tim Matheson, and Bridget Fonda.
In this episode of Cinemassacre's Rental Reviews James, Justin and Kieran review G.I. Joe: The Movie from 1987, which capped off the first two seasons of the TV run. In the movie, G.I. Joe's Special Task Force finds its mission to preserve peace and freedom threatened by the evil Golobulus. Created at the height of the G.I. Joe craze in the 1980s, G.I. Joe: The Movie was intended as a theatrical release to be closely followed by The Transformers: The Movie. However, the G.I. Joe film encountered unexpected production delays which allowed the Transformers feature to be released first. Due to the poor box office performances of The Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie, G.I. Joe: The Movie was instead released direct-to-video as well as aired on television in syndication, first in feature-length format and later split into a five-part miniseries format as part of the series' syndication package.
MORTALL KOMMBAAATTTTT!!! Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is a 2020 American direct-to-video adult animated martial arts film based on the Mortal Kombat franchise. The film centers around the titular character seeking his revenge on those who murdered his family and clan after being resurrected by Quan Chi, while Johnny Cage, Liu Kang and Sonya Blade are chosen to participate on the Mortal Kombat tournament for the fate of Earthrealm.
We were going to review Top Gun: Maverick this weekend, but it was pushed back until the Holiday season. So, we decided to just review the classic original Top Gun. The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick (Tom Cruise) is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman (Val Kilmer). But Maverick isn't only competing to be the top fighter pilot, he's also fighting for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor, Charlotte Blackwood (Kelly McGillis).
The video store was a wild place in the 90s, every movie was trying to get your attention. So, a lot of companies went down the path of making their films look as crazy as possible. In this Cinemassacre Rental Reviews the guys found some of their favorites. Also, spoiler alert, this is the LAST episode of Rental Reviews. (It's also our 100th episode. Good spot to cap it off.) The guys are still working on the channel and their goal is to focus more on solid, scripted videos; from the reoccurring shows (like AVGN, YKWBS, and Retail Reviews) to new, one-off content like location tours, collections, and in-depth reviews. And if you're still craving Rental Reviews, we'll probably do some podcasts soon after we update the website. So, stay tuned... and thanks for watching these last two years!!!
Great. Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. While setting up to film another batch of Rental Reviews we found out about the Episode 9 trailer premiering at Star Wars Celebration. So James, Kieran, and Tony sat down to talk about their thoughts on this movie and new Star Wars in general.
It is a very good time to be a Godzilla fan. The biggest Japanese monster of all time is getting his third American-made production on the big screens, internationally, with Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), finally with Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah. But if you wanna know what that’s all about and where it all came from, here's my top 5 picks for the new watcher.
Godzilla vs Kong is right around the corner. But will it be too dark? There seems to be a growing cliche, that monsters usually fight in darkness and rain, such as the first two Legendary Pictures Godzilla films. It's my hope that Godzilla Vs Kong will give us some daytime fighting, like in Kong: Skull Island, and most of Godzilla's classic fights.
Here's James Rolfe's Top 10 Reasons Blu-ray Sucks on Cinemassacre.
It may be March-al Arts but James and Tony didn't want to miss out on another Leprechaun review. So enjoy this bonus video for Leprechaun 2 and Happy St. Paddy's Day! A leprechaun (Warwick Davis) surfaces in Los Angeles to claim a bride, as his previous object of affection was denied to him a thousand years before in Ireland. He kidnaps teenager Bridget (Shevonne Durkin), grotesquely murdering anyone who gets in his way. It falls to Bridget's boyfriend, Cody (Charlie Heath), to rescue her. Cody enlists the aid of his perpetually tipsy uncle, Morty (Sandy Baron), who decides to go after the homicidal leprechaun's pot of gold.
Bob Ross is definitely one of my childhood heroes. He's probably the first person that got me into art, even before film making. For those who don't know, Bob Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Ross went from being a public television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to posthumously being an Internet celebrity in the 21st century, with his talent and kindness leading to major popularity with fans online many years after his death.
THE THING is an underrated classic. Oh, did you think I meant John Carpenter's The Thing from 1982?? No, I mean the Howard Hawks original film from 1951 called The Thing from Another World, which usually has been referred to as just "The Thing". It's an American black-and-white science fiction-horror film based on the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. In the movie, a U.S. Air Force crew and scientists find a crashed flying saucer and a humanoid body frozen in the Arctic ice. Returning to their remote research outpost with the body still in a block of ice, they are forced to defend themselves against the still alive and malevolent plant-based alien when it is accidentally defrosted.
James, Justin, and Kieran traveled to the last Blockbuster Video that's located in Bend, Oregon!! They took a road trip down from Portland, after Portland Retro Gaming Expo weekend October, 2019. The sights, sounds, and smells of their old stomping grounds was like something else. A flash from the past, where you would always go every Friday night to get the newest movie releases, hottest games, or obscure b-movie rentals. Sadly, Blockbuster's 9,000 world-wide locations dwindled down to just one. But, that comes with everything turning digital... or with movies just slapped into the Red Box at your local grocery store. Regardless, the Last Blockbuster in Bend is a tribute to anyone who lived in the 90s, especially with their museum section and classic memorabilia everywhere. Thanks to the owner Sandi for allowing us to film in the store! And, sorry that our audio isn't the best, the store is very active.
Here are some forgotten film franchises that world has forgotten about. James sets up some criteria and goes over a ton of worthy contenders of the biggest franchises to be discontinued and rarely talked about today, and some that might be best forgotten. Even some with 40+ movies to their series. Enjoy this Cinemassacre review!
Remember that scene in Troll 2, where the teens are watching that movie in their TV? It shows a guy in an ape costume touching a glowing egg, then getting shot in the air like a rocket! What with that? Well, that movie is called GRUNT from 1983, and it's some weird Italian caveman movie. Let's dive into the history of how I figured it out. Enjoy this Cinemassacre review!
Aqua Teen Hunger Force! One of my favorite shows in the early 2000s. It's about a trio of fast-food items that work together to solve mysteries in an edgy adult cartoon. The brains of the group is Frylock, a floating box of fries, but Master Shake does a lot of the talking, most of it aimed at making life miserable for Meatwad, a sweet-natured ball of meat. Recurring characters include neighbor Carl, supercilious Mooninites (lunar creatures) Ignigknot and Err, and mad scientists Dr. Weird and Steve. Enjoy this Cinemassacre review!
