How Did This Get Made?
August 30, 2011
How did we get this far without covering Gigli? The quintessential bad movie, it has remained a go-to punchline for nearly a decade. Catch Gigli out on DVD or Netflix Instant, and be sure to give us your new and improved title right here on Earwolf.
August 23, 2011
Summer is winding down and you have time for one last big-budget action thriller! Sorry, we can’t help you with that. Instead we have a meager-budget alien movie without a compelling story, relatable characters, or cool looking aliens. The Brothers Strause have done it again! Skyline is the movie and our guest is Jordan Morris from Jordan, Jesse Go! and All About Steve. The plot is unbelievable, the dialogue is atrocious, Jason is angry, Paul is confused, what more could you want? Jordan talking about his experience on All About Steve? Well you got it!
August 16, 2011
Man, remember last year when everyone was talking about the new hot movie Skyline? You don’t? Yeah, neither do we. But everyone who saw it tells us it is a perfect candidate for the show so join us next week to hear what we think of it. Send in your slogan suggestions here on Earwolf and on our Facebook page!
August 9, 2011
This week Paul F. Tompkins joins Jason, June and Paul to breakdown the 2011 kid’s movie The Smurfs. They discuss the unnecessarily smurf-complicated language, the awkward casting, and ponder “was Azrael the cat the best actor in this movie?” and Paul introduces the first ever Second Opinions segment! If you’ve got a child’s heart, or had to drag your children to see this movie, you’ll enjoy this episode!
July 26, 2011
When the most striking attributes of a film are its too-loud eating sounds and hot dog centric bloopers, you know it’s a prime candidate for How Did This Get Made?! This week Jackie Clarke joins Paul, June, and Jason to travel through the cheese caves and baby pools that populate this JLo flick. If you were concerned by the drinking, put off by the pratfalls, or curious about bush sightings, you are not alone! Listen in and maybe, just maybe, you’ll hear your own backup plan.
July 19, 2011
At some point between Selena and American Idol, JLo began to fancy herself a comedian. This revelation blessed us with awful films like The Wedding Planner, Monster-in-Law, and this week’s movie The Back-up Plan. Don’t start making up excuses to miss this movie, unless of course you’re going to send them in to be read on air. Enjoy and see you next week!
July 12, 2011
In darkest night Paul, June, Jason, and Paul Rust went to see Green Lantern. In brightest day they reunited to figure out what the hell happened. You’d think that the art of the comic book movie would be perfected by now, but with it’s awful CGI, ultra-quippy dialogue, and awkward pacing and storytelling, Green Lantern is certainly the exception. Even Jason who has read the comics didn’t understand what was happening most of the time! If this film left you just as confused and unhappy, come commiserate with the gang and hopefully your questions will be answered. No guarantees though.
July 5, 2011
Comic book movies are huge right now! But unlike past summers with The Dark Knight, Kick-Ass, and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, we’re stuck with Green Lantern and its whopping 27% on Rotten Tomatoes. Who knows why it’s such a failure, but I’m sure the dumb poem isn’t helping. Leave your better poems here on Earwolf and on Facebook.
June 28, 2011
Why can’t more movies be like Crank 2? Sure it’s racist, sexist, implausible and disgusting, but that’s what makes it so much fun! Jensen Karp is our lucky guest in the studio with Paul and June (Jason is still in New York, but is live via satellite or something), and together they figure how tar enemas and full-body Tourette’s can make Chev Chelios’ second adventure so much better than the first. If this podcast doesn’t get your heart pumping, well…you’ll die, I guess. So you better listen!
June 21, 2011
What is better than one Crank film? TWO CRANK FILMS! Our movie for the week is Crank 2: High Voltage which is so adrenaline-fueled and insane that we have to ask: How could they possibly continue this franchise? Send us your ideas for Crank 3 here and on Facebook and we’ll read our favorites on air!
June 14, 2011
Wayne’s World was a successful sketch-turned-movie that satirized the music and mentality of the time with absolute precision. Austin Powers hit the cultural zeitgeist so hard that the quotes and characters remain in public consciousness. The Love Guru is, uh…well, it’s a movie, that’s for sure. Matt Walsh, director of the upcoming film High Road, joins the How Did This Get Made crew (including an internet connected Jason) to discuss how this pro-enlightenment, over-written piece of garbage got made. He even brings our attention to some of the more bizarre reviews the movie received. If you’re curious about the odd casting choices and borderline animal cruelty from this Mike Meyers flop, tune in. Maybe, just maybe, you’ll hear one of your suggested character names!
June 7, 2011
You knew it wouldn’t be long ’til we tackled this next film. Racially insensitive and poorly constructed, The Love Guru is everything we want in a How Did This Get Made movie. Your assignment for this week: Watch the movie and make up your own offensive and unfunny character names a la Tugginmypudha and Jacques Grande. See you then!
May 30, 2011
When you pair two superstars like Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, what’s the worst that can happen? Apparently it’s The Tourist. Jason lucked out and missed this movie, but Paul, June, and special guests Natasha Leggero and Gil Ozeri are here to discuss the bad accents and lack of chemistry that fill this Golden Globe nominated film. Be sure to check out the newly redesigned Earwolf website where you can buy the Ridiculous Cage shirt and donate to help buy us a new studio. We promise not to spend it on plastic surgery.
May 24, 2011
The Golden Globes took a lot of flack this year, and perhaps for good reason. After all, The Tourist did get three undeserved nominations. If you are one of the many people who didn’t see the film, either out of protest or a total lack of desire, we have a reason for you to watch it: Give us a better name for The Tourist. Leave your names here and on Facebook. See you on the other side!
May 16, 2011
EP. 10 — Mac & Me
Guest Adam Pally
How do you make a movie like Mac and Me? We’ll give you the recipe: Take a bag of Skittles. Mix it with equal parts tired 80’s archetypes and bad CGI. Let it simmer in Coca-Cola while you go have an impromptu yet totally choreographed dance party. Carefully remove any traces of plot and serve with a side of french fries. There you have it, a recipe for a movie so stomach-churning that even the talented How Did This Get Made chefs, including Adam Pally, cannot make palatable. Enjoy!
