Stinker Madness - The Podcast for Bad Movie Lovers

Megaforce - Deeds not Words...what deeds??!?!

We complete Carl's Inaction in Action trilogy with one of the most ridiculous movies ever made. The leaders of the world have confirmed the existence of Megaforce. They are then hired by a crusty old man to blow up his helicopter.
We all feel that Megaforce is absolutely necessary if you love bad movies. Sam has it in his Hall of Fame. It's required viewing. If you haven't seen this please take 99 minutes and watch this on YouTube. Its a great time and the laughs never stop coming.
One of the greatest debates of all time is what does Megaforce actually do? What do they accomplish? What is this movie about? What happens? There are as many theories to the answers of these questions as there are about the meaning of life.
Individual Ratings:
Over the top action:Cheesy effects:Horrendous acting:Laugh-out-loud-ability:Ridiculous stunts:Gratuitous nudity:Memorable one-liners:
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Furious 7 - Bad Movie Field Trip

I think you may not need us to tell you whether you should view this film or not, because you've already seen it. Everyone on Earth has already seen it. This movie is a bigger deal than The Beatles, Moses, and Channing Tatum's undies rolled into one. So instead here's just some general thoughts.
The Fast and The Furious franchise is maybe the best thing that Universal has ever given the world. Its single movie viewing experience that has a little bit for everyone. People from all walks of life love this shit. You could find yourself sitting next to the Mayor or a homeless man in the theater and at one point you'll give either of them high-fives. We should drop these movies out of airplanes instead of bombs and there would be peace.
It should be noted that Justin gave bad info in this episode. The movie does NOT have an 87 Metascore. It's at 67. Which is pretty high. Everyone forgets that they are watching a movie that makes no sense and has terrible acting. And it doesn't matter. That's a good thing for bad movies.
However, we all agree that this may be our least favorite Fast/Furious movie of the last 4. It has sped up footage, action that you can't tell what's happening, the one- liners are poorly thought out and not creative and has the least amount of ridiculousness over the other films. But it's still a total do if your the only person left on the planet who hasn't seen it.
Individual Ratings:
Over the top action:Cheesy effects:Horrendous acting:Laugh-out-loud-ability:Ridiculous stunts:Gratuitous nudity:Memorable one-liners:
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Prelude to Megaforce

Brought to you by MegaB.U.T.T. - the elite force that takes over saving the world when Megaforce is just too busy doing nothing.
It's time to complete Carl's Inaction in Action trilogy with the tour de force that is Megaforce. Barry Bostwick and team must do........something? Sadly, there is no Streaming Do's and Don'ts but instead we've got some great tools to use to watch and record online movies free and legally.
Playon Playlater - The first online DVR, record movies directly from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and many many more. Cost is $19.99/year. Check them out at http://www.playon.tv/playlater
Upflix - Android and iOS app for daily updates Netflix catalog. Each day you will get a notification of what comes up on Netflix. Completely free and very useful. There is a ton of stuff that comes out that you don't even get to know about because Netflix just decides to show you about 1/10 of their online library at one time. http://www.upflix.net/
Two great Reddits for finding excellent bad movies on YouTube. http://www.reddit.com/r/badMovies/ and http://www.reddit.com/r/fullmoviesonyoutube
Pop Quiz Hotshot
What is a:
Hub
Satellite
Closeup
Cowboy Shot
Medium Shot
Long Shot
What is the difference between visual effects and special effects?

Year 1: Year in Review: Part 2

Here you go. The very best of the worst in the last year of watching bad movies. Between the 3 of us we watched over 400 bad movies in since we started this podcast (top that, HDTGM!) and these are the very finest of them. You MUST listen to the episode if you are looking for some of the greatest bad movies that you could possible watch. Stop what you're doing and listen to this show and then watch the films. Who needs to work?
Jackie's 4 though 1 Best Bad Movies
4. Spiceworld
3. Flash Gordon
2. Teen Witch
1. The Beastmaster
Sam's 4 though 1 Best Bad Movies
4. Ninja III: The Domination
3. The Beastmaster
2. Showdown in Little Tokyo
1. Deadly Prey
Justin's 4 though 1 Best Bad Movies
4. Bad Taste
3. Halloween III: Season of the Witch
2. The Wicker Man
1. Deadly Prey
We hope to see you all again in April of 2016. Get to the chopper.

The Fast and the Furious (1955) - No Relation

In one of Roger Corman's first films, one guy gets framed for manslaughter (as best as we can guess) and must steal a Jag and a lady to escape to Mexico. He somehow ends up getting sidetracked by entering into an auto race and by falling in love with said stolen lady. Zowie!
Well, this movie stinks. It's not worth your time at all. Its painfully boring all while trying to be super sophisticated and smart. It's neither of those things. The plot is not very flushed out and the series of events that happen to put the main guy (Frank Webster) on the path to the end are dubious at best. There's far too many things that just don't make any sense and kind of need to, even going by bad movie fan standards.
And for those of you hoping that there might be some ancient secret living in this movie that ties together to the current Fast franchise, well sorry to dash your hopes. The title and that they center around people driving cars is about the best you can do. Steer clear here (get it?)!
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Over the top action:Cheesy effects:Horrendous acting:Laugh-out-loud-ability:Ridiculous stunts:Gratuitous nudity:Memorable one-liners:
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Prelude to The Fast and the Furious (1955)

Brought to you by Fast and Furious 74, in the future the Fast crew cast is completely replaced by robots, except Kurt Russell.
This week we travel back in time to 1955 to watch the Roger Corman classic, The Fast and the Furious. What's the tie-in to the current franchise? It appears to be a film about a car guy so maybe they are related?
Stinker Dos and Don'ts
Blood of Beasts
The Chaperone
Dangerous Curves
Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan
Pop Quiz Hot Shot
What is a:
Line Producer
Rigger
Wrangler
Sabre Artist

Year 1: Year in Review: Part 1

If you listen to just 1 episode of Stinker Madness this year, it needs to be this one (oh and part 2).
Its been an entire year of Stinker Madness and we put this extra special episode together in honor of the occasion. It's the Top Ten Bad Movies we saw in the last year. Each of us put down our favorites and we each recap what we loved about them. These are the films that cannot be missed. We highly recommend any movie fan to sit down with any of these films. We dare you to not like them. Dare! Dare!
In part 1, we each go through numbers 10 through 5.
Jackie's 10 though 5 Best Bad Movies
10. The Wicker Man
9. Deadly Prey
8. The Vineyard
7. Soultaker
6. Dead Heat
5. Winter's Tale
Sam's 10 though 5 Best Bad Movies
10. Young Warriors
9. Never Too Young Too Die
8. Malibu Express
7. Hell Squad
6. Deathrace 2000
5. The Man from Hong Kong
Justins's 10 though 5 Best Bad Movies
10. Teen Witch
9. No Holds Barred
8. Dead Heat
7. Ninja III: The Domination
6. The Beastmaster
5. Machete
Thanks for listening to us over the last year and we look forward to the next year of stinkers.

Xanadu - A Microcosm of Itself

We dare to tackle 1980's danceical/musical/drama/romance/comedy/disaster that is Xanadu. We all know the story. Its that old tale of an artist that has no talent or motivation or confidence meets a magical roller skating deity that gives him the ability to meet a guy who has all the money and to woo him into investing several millions of dollars into building a roller-skating club/disco. You know that old tale.
Lets get straight to the mustard. This movie stinks. Its one of the worst ideas ever created. Let's take a the above idea, write a script that is 3 pages long, take a current hot "talent" who is mediocre at singing, dancing, and acting, intentionally put in bad special effects and throw in Gene Kelly just so you can feel bad for him. Xanadu is not so much a train wreck and more of a genocide of puppies. You really want to take your eyes off it.
Don't waste your time with Xanadu.
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Prelude to Xanadu

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Jackie picks one of the all time well known worst musicals of all time, 1981's Xanadu. Its part of the pantheon of terrible roller skating movies with Skatetown USA, Roller Boogie and Solar Babies. Does it stack up to the other three?
Streaming Do's and Don'ts
Armour of God
Knives of the Avenger
Dracula 3000
Pop Quiz Hot Shot
What is a ........?
Production Assistant
Production Coordinator
Production Manager
Production Designer
Production Illustrator

2 Movies for the Price of 1 - The Delta Force

Part 2 of Carl's Inaction in Action series, we look at Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin in the Cannon Group's The Delta Force. It's part best hijacking movie ever and then part iconic Chuck Norris ridiculous action. Sometimes you in suspense and then other times your slapping your head in how preposterous it is.
So in review, this is a mega must-view movie. It's got all the things a fan of bad movies goes for and we recommend it. Just be warned about the first 100 minutes being bullet free.
Individual Ratings:
Over the top action:Cheesy effects:Horrendous acting:Laugh-out-loud-ability:Ridiculous stunts:Gratuitous nudity:Memorable one-liners:
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