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We Hate Movies

Summary: We Hate Movies is your go-to podcast for in-depth, intelligent, articulate musings on the best of classic cinema. [Note to the listener: there is a 99.9% chance that the intelligent discussion will be interrupted by a bunch of drunks ragging on movies.]

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 Episode 143 - Pray for Death | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang kicks off another Listener Request Month with 1985's amazing, karate-feuled, revenge film, Pray for Death! Why would you leave behind a lucrative promotion to open a terrible restaurant in another country? What's with Limehouse's love of costumed shenanigans? And where did that chainsaw come from? Plus: Saito's revenge rampage runs awfully close to Batman's origin. Coincidence? Pray for Death stars Sh o Kosugi, James Booth, Donna Kei Benz and Michael Constantine; directed by Gordon Hessler. Direct Download

 Episode 142 - A Good Day to Die Hard | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang caps off their Worst of 2013 month with a trip to Mother Russia in the laziest chapter in the Book of McClane yet, A Good Day to Die Hard! How is John McClane Sr. a terminator in this movie? How do you do a Die Hard movie without a memorable villain? And how does McClane not know how the CIA works? Plus: Meet John's older, more successful, Louisiana born brother, Sass McClane! A Good Day to Die Hard stars Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch and Yuliya Snigir; directed by John Moore. Direct Download

 Episode 141 - Getaway | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang welcomes Blame it on Outer Space's Ben Worcester to the show as they dissect the incredibly boring Ethan Hawke thriller, Getaway! Why did they think so much hyper editing was a good thing? Who thought Selena Gomez was a believable street tough? And why would you only show Jon Voight's lips? Plus: Breakin' Necks with Gerard Butler! Getaway stars Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and Jon Voight; directed by Courtney Solomon. Direct Download

 Episode 140 - Easy Rider: The Ride Back | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang has their jaws on the floor with the incredibly wrongheaded, totally embarrassing, Easy Rider: The Ride Back. Where does that 9/11 reference come from? How many flashback threads can you squeeze into one film? And most importantly - WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? Plus: Dennis Hopper and John Candy as vengeful poltergeists out for cinematic revenge! Easy Rider: The Ride Back stars Jeff Fahey, Sheree J. Wilson, Newell Alexander and Phil Pitzer; directed by Dustin Rikert. Direct Download

 Episode 139 - After Earth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang kicks off their Worst of 2013 month with the totally snooze-worthy, secret M. Night Shyamalan film, After Earth! Could the acting get any stiffer? Why is Lil' General getting jammed down our throats? And where are those aliens they kept talking about at the beginning? Plus: America's fastest growing quiz sensation - "After Earth or Oblivion?" After Earth stars Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo; "directed" by M. Night Shyamalan. Direct Download

 Episode 138 - The Core | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang says goodbye to 2013 by digging to the center of the earth with 2003's sci-fi snooze, The Core! How much inaccurate science can you fit in one movie? How much scenery can The Tucc chew? And why is Aaron Eckhart screaming so much? Plus: Temperatures in excess of nine THOUSAND degrees! The Core stars Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Bruce Greenwood and Tcheky Karyo; directed by Jon Amiel. Direct Download

 Episode 137 - Jingle All the Way | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this very merry Christmas episode, the gang gets in the holiday spirit with the completely insane Arnold/Sinbad holiday loon-fest, Jingle All the Way! Why does no one discipline that terrible Jake Lloyd? How many times can one movie say, "Turbo Man?" And how in the world is Sinbad not getting the Chair at the end of this film? Plus: Jim Belushi's Mediocre Lieutenant! Jingle All the Way stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd and James Belushi; directed by Brian Levant. Direct Download

 Episode 136 - The Good Son | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang takes a walk through the graveyard with creepy Macaulay Culkin and not as creepy Elijah Wood in the eerie child thriller, The Good Son! What is David Morse really doing on that trip to Tokyo? How are these two parents allowed to have children? And how are all those cars crashing and no one sees a thing? Plus: Marc Summers' Child Bootcamp. The Good Son stars Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, David Morse, Wendy Crewson, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Quinn Culkin; directed by Joseph Ruben. Direct Download

 Animation Damnation #1 - He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On the pilot episode of ANIMATION DAMNATION, the gang launches straight into hell with He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special! How many action figure advertisements can you squeeze into one hour-long special? Why does Skeletor need to understand the meaning of Christmas? And most importantly, what the hell's going on in this cartoon? Plus: Never steal the last energy drink from your redneck dad. He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special is voiced by John Erwin, Alan Oppenheimer, Melendy Britt and George DiCenzo; directed by Bill Reed & Ernie Schmidt. Direct Download If you want to hear more episodes of Animation Damnation as they're released, be sure pick up our app or bookmark our bandcamp page!

 Episode 135 - Ghostbusters II | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

On this very special third anniversary show, the gang's all here, on the air to rant about the nostalgia-tainted, comedy-free sequel, Ghostbusters II! Why wasn't the focus centered on the comedy? Why not make a new movie instead of a carbon copy of the original? And how on Earth does the entire cast treat Winston like such crap? Plus: Egon Spengler, slime sex offender. Ghostbusters II stars Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts and Peter MacNicol; directed by Ivan Reitman. Direct Download The cast of WHM would like to thank our amazing fan base for enjoying the show for the last three years. You gals and guys make it worth every second! Here's to all the bad movies yet to come!

 Episode 134 - Date with an Angel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang hangs out with Emmanuelle Beart and Michael E. Knight in the heavenly romantic comedy, Date with an Angel! Why decide to make this angel chirp like a pigeon instead of speak? Is this movie really trying to say a 1987 Phoebe Cates is ugly? And how on Earth is this guy friends with those three jackasses? Plus: Peter Falk takes us in our sleep. Date with an Angel stars Michael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates, Emmanuelle Beart and David Dukes; directed by Tom McLoughlin. Direct Download

 Episode 133 - Copycat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang is cold on the trail of the Copycat Killer with Holly Hunter and Sigourney Weaver in the 1995 cyber-ish thriller, Copycat! Could the cops in this movie be any more useless? Did we really need that newspaper in the hallway gag? And where in the hell did that Chinese gang come from? Plus: Dermot Mulroney and Dylan McDermott meld into one, handsome being. Copycat stars Holly Hunter, Sigourney Weaver, Dermot Mulroney, Will Patton and Harry Connick Jr.; directed by Jon Amiel. Direct Download

 Episode 104 - Cat People (1982) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang gets sleazy in the Big Easy with Malcolm McDowell and Nastassja Kinski in the 1982 erotic-horror remake, Cat People! Who thought remaking the 1942 horror classic was a good idea? Could the Cat People lore get any more convoluted? And at what point does your animal problem warrant a zoologist call? Plus, a new t.v. police drama, Frankie Faison: Dog Cop! Cat People stars Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, Ruby Dee and Ed Begley Jr.; directed by Paul Schrader. Music - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - David Bowie Direct Download

 Episode 132 - China O'Brien | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang heads to Utah to kick ass and run for Sheriff with Cynthia Rothrock in the karate classic, China O'Brien! Did anyone notice this is pretty much Walking Tall minus Joe Don Baker? Was that sex slavery storyline really necessary? And is that clearly Australian character really not supposed to be Australian? Plus: Fat and lazy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles troll the Internet. China O'Brien stars Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke & Steven Kerby; directed by Robert Clouse. Direct Download

 Episode 131 - Deep Blue Sea | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, the gang goes a few leagues under the sea with Sam Jackson and Tom Jane in the 1999 sharksploitation flick, Deep Blue Sea! How did this movie get away with ripping off Jurassic Park so bad? Why was that huge window a window and not a viewfinder? And how is Saffron Burrows letting so many people go party on the eve of their experiment? Plus: The Tea Party has a time tunnel we might be able to use. Deep Blue Sea stars Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson, Thomas Jane, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard and LL Cool J; directed by Renny Harlin. Direct Download

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