Ruining Our Childhood

It's the last week in our Halloween SPOOKtacular and Ryan picked out 1991's The Addams Family.  We agree that as children we got this particular family confused with another classic sitcom, The Munsters. Ashley talks about how much it blew her child mind that Uncle Fester was also the iconic Doc Brown. We get off topic by discussing why the Hollywood Elite are all about hating on Marvel movies and Rupert and Quinn stop by to make sure we are not messing up the episode. (You can hear them occasionally walking around in the background.) As always we give our coveted awards to the best and worst in this move and decide if this children's classic holds up to our adult standards.

As we get closer to All Hallow's Eve, we continue our SPOOKtacular (ugh)  with the 90's remake of the zombie classic Night of the Living Dead.  We discuss how this version started a young Ashley's obsession with zombie flicks. We joke about how this movie might have just been an excuse for some home renovation and decide that Ben must have found Uncle Rege's cocaine stash somewhere in that farmhouse.  As a special treat we name our favorite zombies of the film and best zombie kill of the movie. Listen as Ryan struggles to say Judy Rose as we decide if this 90's "classic" holds up to our adult standards.

We are back with another episode for what Ryan now calls our "Halloween Spooktacular."   This week we take on one of Ashley's childhood traumas, The People Under the Stairs.  We reminisce about watching movies like this one way too young and question some of the movies more memorable scenes. We discuss the amazing Roach who is just trying to stay optimistic in his bleak situation and talk about Fool's next door neighbors. Which happen to be just a pack of wild dogs sharing an apartment in the inner city always fighting over an animal carcass. Sounds like a new CBS sitcom if you ask us. As always we award our best and worst and decide if this super creepy film holds up to our adult standards.

We continue our celebration of Halloween with 1997's Scream 2. If you haven't listened to our rewatch of the original Scream, go have a listen...we will wait.  In this episode we reminisce about the anxiety from trying to sneak into R-rated movies as kids.  We jump into the 90's fashion world of baggy beige clothes and discuss how the opening scene is scary for different reasons as an adult. Our minds explode thinking about how these college students are now well into their 40's and yes, we know how time works, but sometimes it sucks to be reminded. In this special episode we add a new category: best and worst death scenes and decide if this horror sequel holds up to our adult standards.

ITS OCTOBER! Which means that we are choosing some of our favorite Halloween/horror movies for the next couple of weeks. This week we take on a childhood favorite, Casper. We talk about how this Halloween themed movie was released in the summer and how that was confusing for us as kids. We discuss the hit and miss CGI featured in this film and how Casper's back story made us never want to go sledding again. We question what Casper's real unfinished business is and why he is still a ghost and the end. As always we award our favorites and decide if this "classic" holds up to our adult standards!  Don't forget to follow us on social media so we know that our listeners do exist and are not just Casper like ghosts.

It's a special week for Ruining Our Childhood, our wedding anniversary! To celebrate we rewatch the movie we went to on our first official date!  The 2006 "classic" Employee of the Month starring Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Shepard.  We recount the popularity of Dane Cook in the mid-2000's and how as a couple we saw most of his movies in theaters.  We break down all that this movie gets wrong about working retail and talk about how many "great" trailers there are from the DVD. We also discuss how no one is safe in this movie's offensive quest to be funny.  As always, we award the best and the worst of the film and decide if this movie that is so dear to our hearts holds up.

This week, we take on one of teen Ashley's favorite movies.  The 2000 "classic" Whatever It Takes starring Shane West, James Franco, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Marla Sokoloff.  Its about two boys who make deals to help each other win over two girls.. We discuss how this movie introduced the world to Aaron Paul and remember when Furbies were a thing. We discuss why Palo Alto native James Franco sounds like he is from Brooklyn and how this movie really tried to convince us that Shane West wasn't good looking. We reminisce about how regular phones were our main source of communication at one point in time. As always we award our best and worst of the movie and answer the ultimate question, does this movie hold up to our adult standards?

This week we rewatch one of teen Ryan's favorites. The 2002 "classic" Van Wilder starring Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, and Kal Penn. Before Ryan Reynolds was cracking wise as Deadpool, he was also cracking wise as a fifth year college senior. Join us as we discuss the enigma of Tara Reid's success and question why our younger selves found dog semen so hilarious. We reminisce about all the early 2000's references that this movie has to offer. Including Teck Holmes (Real World: Hawaii), Darius Miles, and chain wallets?  As always we give out our prestigious awards to the best and the worst and decide if this college flick holds up to our adult standards.

We are nearing the end of the summer, so for this episode we decided to watch Now and Then. This 1995 "classic" focuses on four girls during the summer of 1970. We reminisce about the freedom of riding our bikes pretty much everywhere while Ashley recounts the traumatizing events of playing Red Rover as a child. We question how these girls made the rest of the money for their dream treehouse (possibly grave robbing since they spend a lot of time in the cemetery?) Thanks to listener Sierra for suggesting this movie on our Facebook page (we might have gotten confused and said Twitter on the episode.) Check out our social media pages and leave us a suggestion if you like!!

This week we rewatch the 2004 "classic" Without a Paddle starring Seth Green, Dax Shepard, and Matthew Lillard. The early 2000's comedy film about three guys going out into the Oregon wilderness in search of the treasure from the real life mystery of D.B. Cooper.  We discuss everything from bad fashion choices of the new millennium and why answering machines are featured so heavily in this movie. We also talk about the amazing DVD trailers, like a Jude Law film we forgot existed and Coach Carter starring Ashanti? We get real deep in our discussion of whether poop is funny to a couple of thirty-somethings.  Don't forget to check us out on the social medias such as Facebook and Instagram!