Showing posts with label 80’s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 80’s. Show all posts

Thursday, May 13, 2021

MPM: Ep. 414 - Kong Wants To Score

King Kong Escapes | King Kong Lives - Hey everyone! We're kicking off another MPM Monster Month of May with a couple of King Kong flicks. Dehart chooses King Kong Escapes (1967) and King Kong Lives (1986). In this episodes, we discuss sequels that pull things out of left field, Stephen goes on a sidebar about how awesome alligators are, and Phil debates the legitimacy of a giant ape surgeon job. Enjoy!

Friday, April 23, 2021

MPM: Ep. 412 - I Can't Believe It's Not Cranberry Sauce!

Blood Rage | Intruder - Hey listeners! Thanks for checking out another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! This week, Stephen picks a couple of lesser-known 80's slasher films as we break down Blood Rage (1987) and Intruder (1989). In this episode, we come up with a list of slasher filns that need more love for our listeners, discuss the dangers of going "full Hallmark", and realize one of these movies has one of the best slasher kill scenes of all time. Enjoy!

Friday, April 2, 2021

MPM: Ep. 410 - MPM Goes To Dollywood

9 To 5 | Rhinestone - Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the newest episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Even though we're a little late, we continue our MPM Women's History Month episode by celebrating a true powerhouse woman, Dolly Parton! Stephen chooses the films this week and we go through 9 To 5 (1980) and Rhinestone (1984). In this episode, we talk about our favorite musician actors, we discuss dead technology, and all have our own Sylvester Stallone accents. Enjoy!

Saturday, November 14, 2020

MPM: Ep. 399 - Creep In The Sheets, Not In The Streets

Terrorvision | Stay Tuned - Hey everyone! Welcome to episode 399 of Motion Picture Meltdown! Dehart picks a couple of TV-themed movies for us to roast through, and we take a look at Terrorvision (1986) and Stay Tuned (1992). In this episode, we talk about some TV we've been watching, we discuss the lines to cross before divorce is inevitable, and how anything but metal will rot your brain. Enjoy!

Thursday, September 17, 2020

MPM: Ep. 395 - The Tiers Of Thuggery

Death Wish 2 | Demons 2 - Hey listeners. Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! We continue Sequel September with Cheats picking Death Wish 2 and Demons 2. In this episode, we discuss our least favorite sequels, Phil goes off on Charles Bronson's "acting" style, and Cheats debates 1st and 2nd degree murder. Enjoy!

Saturday, April 18, 2020

MPM: Ep. 383 - The Reverse Curse

Saturn 3 | Robo Vampire - Hello listeners! Thanks for checking out episode 383 of Motion Picture Meltdown! Phil picks a couple science fiction movies for his belated birthday episode and we roast through Saturn 3 and Robo Vampire. In this episode, you'll hear us talk about blind picks we've loved and hated throughout the years, Phil gets sold on one of the movies by the second, and we think we find the most prolific director of all time. Enjoy!

Thursday, December 19, 2019

MPM: Ep. 370 - Yor Next!

Yor | Conquest - Hey everyone! Welcome to episode 370 of Motion Picture Meltdown! Dehart chooses a couple of 80's "fantasy" films for us to watch this week, so we roast through Lucio Fulci's Conquest from 1983, and Yor: Hunter From The Future! In this episode, we talk about sidekicks that are better than the main heroes, we analyze the use of pteradactyls as gliders, and get pissed at titles that spoil movies. Enjoy!

Sunday, September 22, 2019

MPM: Ep. 364 - Scud, Top-Notch, Barf & Bonereaper

1990: The Bronx Warriors | Wheels of Fire - Hey everyone! Welcome to episode 364 of Motion Picture Meltdown! Cheats chooses the movies this week and we do a couple of blind pick post-apocalyptic films from the 80's. We roast through 1990: The Bronx Warriors & Wheels of Fire. In this episode, you'll hear us come up with our very own gang names, we talk about how flamethrowers should be used all the time, and we talk about or love of smooth jazz cadences. Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

MPM: Ep. 363 - The Yes-Yes Board

Witchboard | Ouija - Hey everyone! Welcome to episode 363 of Motion Picture Meltdown! Sorry we missed a week, but hurricanes seem to have the effect on us! This week, I choose a couple of spooky flicks for us to watch, and we roast through a movie Mark "The Shark" Hinton brought up many years ago, Witchboard, as well as a 2014 counterpart, Ouija. In this episode, you'll hear us come up with our own evil toys, I unleash my rage about PG-13 horror movies, and we come up with all sorts of ways to "use" a ouiJA board. Enjoy!

Friday, August 30, 2019

MPM: Ep. 362 - Check Under The Name Terri Yist

Hey friends and listeners! Thanks for tuning in to episode 362 of Motion Picture Meltdown! This week, Dehart chooses the flicks and we celebrate a couple of Rutger Hauer movies in honor of his passing. We watch Wanted: Dead or Alive, and Blind Fury. In this episode, we pick our favorite movie hideouts, we wonder if Rutger is wearing an old woman wig, and we discuss terrorist coverage on rent-a-cars. Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

MPM: Ep. 348 - The MantiHardCore

Resident Evil: Extinction | Sorceress - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! This week, Cheats picks the flicks, and we check out an 80's high-fantasy movie produced by Roger Corman called Sorceress, as well as continue down the desolate wasteland road through the Resident Evil franchise, and roast through Resident Evil: Extinction. In this episode, you'll hear us talk about what type of fantasy animal companion we'd like, me and Cheats get mad at the scientific nonsense in Resident Evil, and we discuss that just because you can turn blue doesn't mean you have powers. Enjoy!

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

MPM: Ep. 345 - Snap Into A Slim James!

Repo Man | Under The Skin - Hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in for another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Phil chooses the movies this week, and gives us a platter of different Science Fiction taste, as we go through Repo Man and Under The Skin. In this episode, we talk about which alien races we'd be ok being abducted by, talk about the amazing career of Harry Dean Stanton, and Stephen admits he'd jump directly in the van with a murderdous ScarJo. Enjoy!

Sunday, November 4, 2018

MPM: Ep. 326 - The Anti-Chrysler

Tales From The Darkside: The Movie | Nightmares - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! This week, Phil picks a couple of horror anthologies for us to watch. We go through Tales From The Darkside: The Movie, and Nightmares. In this episode, we talk about what video games universes we'd prefer to be trapped in, Phil hates hardcore on one of the stories, and we all make fun of the age William Hickey died at. Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

MPM: Ep. 321 - Hard Times: OZ

The Wiz | Return To Oz - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Dehart goes outside of his normal movie box and chooses a couple Wizard Of Oz movies for us. This week, we roast through the remake The Wiz, as well as a direct Disney sequel to the original (book), Return To Oz. In this episode, we talk about "children's" movies from our childhoods that were really just nightmare fuel, Phil get angry about a simple little couch moose, and we ask ourselves just how many songs need to be in a movie. Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

MPM: Ep. 316 - Cy-Kwon-Do

Deadly Prey | Hands of Steel - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! We go back to the 80's to roast through a couple of perfect podcast movies that Cheats picks in Deadly Prey and Hands Of Steel. In this episode, you'll hear about the famous people we'd like to see in a "Dangerous Game" scenario, we talk about the benefits of killing in Daisy Dukes, and discuss the logic of rattlesnake arm-wrestling. Enjoy!

Sunday, June 17, 2018

MPM: Ep. 313 - What About Belial?

Basket Case | The Terror Within - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! I pick the movies this week and decided to hit us with some perfect podcast flicks. We roast through a couple of 80's monster movies, Basket Case and The Terror Within. In this episode, you'll hear us discuss our favorite "tiny movie monsters", we talk about how annoying it is that so many movies rip off Alien, and how sometimes mutant meatball brothers need some love too. Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

MPM: Ep. 292 - Christmas SurPRICEs

Dead Heat | Game Over (3615 Code Pere Noel) - The Holidays have arrived! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Historically, December is a month where we let our listeners choose a shit-show of movies for us to torture ourselves with. This year, we've decided to try something new. Each week in December, three of us come together and decide on a gift of movies for the other co-host. This week, Dehart, Cheats, and Phil picked movies for me (Stephen). In this episode, we roast through Dead Heat and Game Over(3615 Code Pere Noel). You'll hear us come up with our own creative Christmas weapons, we talk about the benefits of having three noses, and wonder if Home Alone was Game Over first. Enjoy!

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

MPM: Ep. 282 - The Land Down Under!

Razorback | Turkey Shoot - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Dehart picks a couple of Australian movies for us to watch this week, one based on the The Most Dangerous Game, called Turkey Shoot as well as a lesser-known 80's creature feature, Razorback. In this episode, we create our own Australian deadly Cryptic animals, Phil does really terrible Aussie accents, and we definitely don't promote downloading things illegally. Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

MPM: Ep. 278 - Wally Winka's Wax Factory

Waxwork | Waxwork II: Lost In Time - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Dehart brings us back into the horror realm (sort of), and picks the movies for us this week. In this episode, we roast through Waxwork and it's sequel, Waxwork II: Lost In Time. You'll hear us talk about which museum exhibits would draw us in to death, I talk about how much better Waxwork would be if Joe Dante directed it, and Phil has a problem with the everlasting concept of "magic, motherfucker". Enjoy!

Thursday, September 29, 2016

MPM: Ep. 242 - Superfreakout

Demons | Popcorn! - Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Motion Picture Meltdown! Dehart picks the movies this week, and chooses a couple of horror movies that take place in movie theaters. We jump back into the 80's and roast through 1985's Demons as well as fastforward into the 90's a bit and go through Popcorn! BOTH of these movies are on Youtube for your viewing pleasure, FOR FREE! In this episode, you'll hear all of our absolute worst movie experiences, Phil once again can't tell the difference between, Demons, Zombies, Werewolves, etc...and Cheats gets caught sleeping...once again. Enjoy!