Be Kind, Please Rewind!

Oh, how the mighty have fallen! Following the smash hit, Mortal Kombat (1995), its sequel was so terrible it effectually killed the franchise for 20 years.

Mortal Kombat Annihilation picks up right where the first film left off (with a few adjustments, such as new actors for nearly everyone). Other minor adjustments include a massive downgrade in dialogue, charisma, and acting ability.

So come join us as we discuss one of the truly terrible movies of the 1990s! [Deep Voice] "Mortal Kombat!!!!"

"There can be only one!" Sorry, wrong Christopher Lambert movie...

Considered by most historians to be the best pre-2000 video game movie, Mortal Kombat (1995) proved you really could make a not-bad live action movie based off a game.

As Gene Siskel said: "You had a better time, admit it, than you thought you were going to have at this picture."

Roger Ebert responded: "Well, since I thought I was gonna have a very BAD time, that would be true almost no matter what I thought!"

While we are no Siskel and Ebert, get over here as we engage with Mortal Kombat!

Come celebrate our 50th episode with us as we review what is likely the worst video game movie of all-time, Double Dragon (1994)! If it isn't the worst of all-time, it is definitely the worst that no one has seen...

The cast (featuring Alyssa Milano and Robert Patrick) makes the most out of what they are given, which isn't much. Special effects? They looked better on the NES. Plot? Easier to understand on the NES.

At least it is fun to make laugh at bad movies!

Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (Guile) and Raul Julia (M. Bison), this 1994 cult classic was not received fondly upon initial release. Based on the Street Fighter II video games, this G. I. Joe-inspired take on the franchise removes the pesky street fighting and special powers from the characters.

The movie is not all bad, however! JCVD and Julia provide excellent performances (considering the material they are given), and the film has lots of memorable dialogue. If only they hadn't completely dropped the ball with Ryu and Ken...

The original bad video game movie, Super Mario Bros. (1993) follows Mario and Luigi as they seek to rescue Daisy from President Koopa in Dinohattan.

Unfaithful to most Mario lore, this film is based off the premise that a meteor shattered the universe into two dimensions: the dinosaur (lizard) dimension and the mammal dimension. It's complicated...

Anyways, no Princess Toadstool/Peach, no squishy Goombas, no jumping, no real Koopa, and no power-ups. But there is an animatronic Yoshi!

The movie that everyone has heard about but few have actually seen. . . The Wizard (1989) stars Fred Savage as he helps his younger brother travel from Utah to California to deal with some serious PTSD!

But the real story is that his younger brother is a video game genius, so what better way to earn money than by scamming people out of their hard-earned cash to fund the road trip?

Throw in a young lady named Haley, a bounty hunter with no first name, and a bunch of Nintendo and Universal advertising, and you got yourself a bona fide movie bound to make a tad bit of profit before taxes. . . .

The final appearances of Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno in the roles of David Banner and the Hulk,The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) marks the conclusion of the trilogy of made-for-television movies which resurrected the beloved series (which ran from 1977-1982).

We also have the original love story between Banner and the Black Widow, which Joss Whedon would later rip off in Avengers: Age of Ultron (no, we can't prove it!).

Will a good Fantastic Four movie ever be released? Debatably, the best F4 movie may be the unreleased film from 1994.

One of the most controversial and mysterious films of the modern era, the cast put their heart and soul into this movie. Unfortunately, behind the scenes, this film was doomed to fail (pun intended).

So grab some popcorn (and possibly a stiff drink) as we discuss the most infamous B-movie of all time! It's clobbering time!

Yet another Marvel movie from the 1990s that ALMOST made it to theaters in the United States, see strong man Steve Rogers (with a limp) become Captain America and fight the child prodigy pianist, the Italian Red Skull!

Captain America also gets to fight alongside the President of the United States, who solved a great mystery with the help of his childhood friend's decoder ring.

Finally, Captain America's attire gets a major protection upgrade since we last saw him in the 1979 made-for-tv movies: full latex and rubber ears!

Before Benedict Cumberbatch won over our hearts, Peter Hooten was the original Dr. Strange!

In this made-for-TV movie released in 1978, Dr. Strange (Hooten) becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme while fighting against a wannabe ancient girlfriend, Morgan le Fay (Jessica Walter) . . . all while starring in his own General Hospital soap opera. Oh yeah, he also "tutors" a young lady, Clea, who can't resist his stylish mustache and psychiatric machismo!

Unfortunately, this "pilot" failed to launch a weekly series! Come join us and hear why!