We Hate Movies

On this week’s episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza goes to Comic Book Town as we welcome back our good bud, New York Times columnist, Jamelle Bouie to chat about a real landmark motion picture, 2000’s X-Men! How fantastic is it that the movie creates this entire world of mutants and what the state of things are and still runs under two hours? Has there been a better cast pairing than Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen? Why did they need to include D-level mutant, Toad? Is Xavier charging these students for all that school merch? What’s up with the X-Men refusing to install railings in the Cerebro chamber? And isn't it wild how great can these movies be when the creators have respect for the intelligence of the audience? PLUS: Eric Szyszka? Turned into a mutant thanks to Magneto’s Magic Mutant Machine!

X-Men stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, and Bruce Davison as Senator Kelly; directed by noted sack of crap, Bryan Singer.

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On this week's On-Screen Live, we'll be giving our first reaction to the new trailer for Captain America: Brave New World, going over the weekend box office, reviewing a bunch of summer (so far) titles we've been checking out over the past few weeks, including Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, Longlegs, MaXXXine, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Plus lots more!

Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro. 

On this episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza heads to space as we chat about the better-than-Andrew-remembered sci-fi sequel, Alien: Resurrection! How fantastic is Sigourney in this one? Shouldn’t Brad Dourif’s evil scientist have tried to train just one Xenomorph at a time instead of a Baker’s Dozen from the jump? Shouldn’t we have seen the initial pirate heist of these hyper-sleep people? Why couldn’t Christie have just shaken that dead alien off his boot? How great is that basketball shot? And how fabulous are all these gloopy, soupy, alien puppets?! PLUS: The guys come up with another great sci-fi horror pitch for the new film, Werewolf Astronaut! 

Alien: Resurrection stars Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan, Michael Wincott, Kim Flowers, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Leland Orser, and Dan Hedaya as General Perez; directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. 

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For this summer time Mail Bag, we're reading wild letters from listeners— including ones about a crazy dad following Dan Aykroyd into a casino bathroom, a teenager getting to hang out with Danny Trejo for an entire day, a movie theater parking lot brawl after a Beavis and Butt-Head Do America screening, a guy who helped someone get laid with a screening of The Notebook & more; we're also answering questions from the audience, and, of course, plugging our SPEED show on 7/18!

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“I feel bad for these Minions, man, they’re forced to help out with all these party shenanigans” - Andrew 

On this week’s episode, the guys welcome back dear buds, Bob Mackey & Henry Gilbert (Talking Simpsons) to join the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza and chat about the dreadful animated sequel, Despicable Me 2! Does Pixar have a suit over the design of that youngest daughter character? Does Gru have papers for these kids? How much of the script is Gru being humiliated in public? Why is this film so obsessed with Gru getting married? How funny are all the Weekend at Bernie’s-esque gags throughout this movie? And when will these Minions finally complete their takeover of this planet? PLUS: Would you eat Minion-themed food? 

Despicable Me 2 stars the voices of Steve Carrell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Ken Jeong, Elsie Fisher, Dana Gaier, Moises Arias, Nasim Pedrad, Kristen Schaal, and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom; directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.

Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

On this month’s patrons-only We ❤️ Movies episode, we’re chatting about a truly fantastic comic book motion picture, James Mangold’s Logan! Could Marvel go back to the comic book panel flip intro instead of using images from their films? It’s correct in saying that Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine is the best comic character performance of all time, right? Is Logan working for some kind of limousines-only Uber service? How great is Boyd Holbrook— in this movie, but also like, just in everything? And how clutch is all the—HEY NOW! This episode is for subscribers only, Bub!

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On this week’s SBE episode, we welcome back our good friend, Ben Worcester of Hooked on TJ Hooker to chat about the absolutely abysmal comedy sequel, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2! Why did they insist on making this guy so cripplingly pathetic? Why can’t we do better by Neal McDonough in Hollywood? Were people holding their breath over whether the Sandman would cameo? And what in the WORLD were they thinking with that ice cream gag? PLUS: Eric invents a new Kevin James-starring revenge series based inside the world of John Wick: John Fork!

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 stars Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Daniela Alonso, Eduardo Verástegui, David Henrie, Gary Valentine, Ana Gasteyer, Nicholas Turturro, Loni Love, Shelly Desai, Vic Dibitetto, D.B. Woodside, Bob Clendenin, and Neal McDonough as Vincent; directed by Andy Fickman.

Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

On this week's On-Screen Live, we're reviewing the wild-ass HBO doc, Ren Faire, taking a look at the new trailer for A24's Brandy-starring horror flick, The Front Room, going over the weekend box office, reviewing a Chris Pine Secret Movie™️, and more!

Be sure to pick up your tickets for our summer time WORLD WIDE DIGITAL EVENT where we’ll be talking all about the action classic SPEED! Head over to Moment dot co slash We Hate Movies and get your tickets now— and don’t forget to bundle in your ticket for the Q&A After Party that’s going down right after the show that night! Can’t make it to the live show? No problem! The show will be available for replay for a full TWO WEEKS after air. So you’ve got 14 days to check out the show after it happens!

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“You don’t need to ask for directions anymore, you’re no longer a fish out of water!” - Andrew on Axel’s third time in Los Angeles 

On this week’s episode, the Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza tackles an action comedy sequel that didn’t need to exist at all, and no one wanted to make in the first place, Beverly Hills Cop III! What in the hell tone were they shooting for with this movie? How is Axel not blamed for Inspector Todd’s death at the hands of Ellis De Wald? Why did they replace Taggart with Hector Elizondo playing a guy who’s just Taggart with different facial hair? How is Wonder World still open for business after all the carnage Axel and company carry out on park grounds? And how hilarious and great is this George Lucas cameo? PLUS: What was the Tunnel of Love supposed to represent at the end?

Beverly Hills Cop III stars Eddie Murphy, Timothy Carhart, Stephen McHattie, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo, John Saxon, Theresa Randle, Alan Young, Bronson Pinchot, and George Lucas as Disappointed Man; directed by John Landis.

Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

On this week's On-Screen Live, we're giving our initial reaction to the first few eps of this wild-ass new season of THE BOYS, poring over the weekend box office to see just how much INSIDE OUT 2 actually raked in, reviewing the Criterion Collection 4K release of FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, and more!

Be sure to pick up your tickets for our summer time WORLD WIDE DIGITAL EVENT where we’ll be talking all about the action classic SPEED! Head over to Moment dot co slash We Hate Movies and get your tickets now— and don’t forget to bundle in your ticket for the Q&A After Party that’s going down right after the show that night! Can’t make it to the live show? No problem! The show will be available for replay for a full TWO WEEKS after air. So you’ve got 14 days to check out the show after it happens!

Make the WHM Merch Store your one-stop shop for all your We Hate Movies merch-related needs! Including new SHEENPRIL, Night Vision & Too Old For This Shit designs!

Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.