Video Negative Podcast

The gang are back to face an old foe in Video Negative's

Christmas special! That's right, Hulk Ho-ho-hogan is back with his appalling

Crimbo vehicle Santa With Muscles! Plenty of yuletide yuks in this one. Also:

The Hogan teat has been milked dry, so Tim puts Dan to the test with a true or

false quiz about some of wrestling's weirdest and wackiest and sexual

assaultiest (?) incidents ever. Don't miss out!

We whiffed the recording of our Bonfire Of the Vanities

episode, and the finished product was terrible. Here's a little bonus to tide

you over. Ol talks you through the candidates of our Worst Films of 2015 poll,

the winner of which will be reviewed by the gang. The only election that

matters, take a listen and vote at the link below:

http://www.poll-maker.com/poll476991x680E4DDB-19

It's time to get spooky as the Vid Neg crew take on the infamously bad Troll 2. Touted as one of the worst films ever made, the gang get to grips with the film's "tenuous" grasp of vegetarianism, the limitless super powers of Grandpa Seth, and the deep origins of the storied folk song "Row Row Row Your Boat". No tricks, but plenty of treats on this terrifying Halloween edition...

In the interest of doing something in a timely manner for

once with the release of Spectre coming up very soon, the crew take a look at

arguably James Bond's worst '90s outing The World Is Not Enough. Meant to be a

surprise bonus episode (two people already guessed the film, well done lads),

the gang are joined by their good friend and Bond aficionado Mike to talk all

things 007. How has the film aged? Why can nobody ever explain the business

with the pipelines? Is Robert Carlyle one of the worst Bond villains of all

time? Plus Ol puts Mike to the test with a surprise Mastermind Quiz. His chosen

subjecct? Why, James Bond of course. Check out the episode to see how he

fairs... 

Ladies and gentleman, we are floating in space. The Vid Neg

crew blast off into unknown territory, taking on the 1998 film Armageddon film,

directed by visionary cineaste and explosion fetishist Michael Bay. America is

the world, and the gang have several bees in their bonnets about the

chest-beating patriotism on display, why nobody seems to be taking a

Texas-sized asteroid seriously and Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler's horrendous chemistry.

Another actor is inducted into the Hall of Shame, also we discuss Michael

Bay-as-auteur, his storied public speaking and a fracas he had with ravenous

Hong Kongese cannibals. That last thing only kind of happened.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/armageddon-episode-23

What better way to capitalise on the recent Hulk Hogan

scandal than releasing an episode reviewing one of his films two months after

the fact? Yes, the gang enter Hulk's ring to take on the 1998 karate

party Three Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain.  Why do the whitest family in the world have an

Oriental grandpa? Where are Colt's sideburns? Why is the parenting in the film

so awful? All this plus the return of the Hulk Hogan quiz - Tim puts Dan to the

test once more with a series of questions, the answers to which you won't

believe, BROTHER!

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/three-ninjas-high-noon-at-mega-mountain-episode-22

With Dan on holiday lounging in blameless bliss, Ol and Tim

dive back into Video Negative's early days to take a look at music videos

featured on the soundtracks of Batman & Robin, Cool As Ice, Spice World and

of course, Wild Wild West. Vid Neg favourites Vanilla Ice and Will Smith

return, while the Smashing Pumpkins get the usual treatment for the first time.

Also, the guy who pretty much influenced the whole premise of the show, That

Awful Sound's Alexander Edward drops by to wax American about the very British

Spice Girls, offering us his own views on his favourite member, their impact in

the US and their nipples. Also, plenty of discussion about favourite music

videos and soundtracks from the crew's youth. Not at all self indulgent, check

out this bonus treat before the whole gang return to whip Hulk Hogan's ass in

the next full episode.

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/music-video-negative-bonus-episode

Vid Neg's first foray into the world of animation sees them

take on the highly experimental, art house classic Pokemon: The First Movie

(great title by the way, guys). Get ready to have some nostalgia well and truly

smashed as this film really riles the gang up. Why is everyone in this film so

stupid? Why is the exposition repeated to the nth degree? Why is Pikachu

seemingly the most powerful Pokemon? All this and more, including the gang's

experiences with the franchise, including the card game, their best and worst

Pokemon, a 10 year old Tim's Pokemon blueprint and a schoolyard skirmish with a

real life Miss Trunchbull. Plus Ol sends out a threat to an old Vid Neg foe

when he reveals the next episode. 

https://soundcloud.com/video-negative/pokemon-the-first-movie-episode-21

The boys take another trip to Las Vegas as they review Paul

Verhoeven's rubbish-oh-wait-it's-not-that-bad strip flick Showgirls. Dubbed

"the worst film of the 90s", the crew have their film critic hats on

as they give a leering, in-depth analysis to this one, throwing dollar bills

and wolf-whistling at the film's portrayal of duality, its biting satire and

actually fairly good storytelling. Fret not, there's still a lot to criticise,

as they throw overpriced beer over the film's rampant sexism, dodgy screenplay and

terrible characters. Also, Tim makes a bizarre contention about one of the

song's lyrics featured within. It's a two drink minimum on this instalment with

plenty of hot, nude film criticism - it's not even wearing a smile. Nod

suggestively.

Vid Neg's second request episode sees them tackle the notoriously

bad 1998 remake The Avengers. Infamously gutted in the editing room, what the

gang see is a total hatchet job of a movie, with no regard for pacing,

narrative, or characters. Who OK'd these performances? Why is it so hard to

follow? How did anyone have a career after this cinematic fart squeezed its way

out of Warner Brothers arse? Also featured: Listen to Sean Connery get off on

cloud types, and which past film hated by the gang do they critically re-evaluate

after watching this dire attempt at a film? Anger abounds in this latest

instalment...