Welp, That Sucked

The guys spend some time discussing GamerGate, competitive gaming and e-sports, and the beautifully animated but mediocrely written new animated film, The Book of Life.

The only good deed is avoiding this movie. The guys sit down to review No Good Deed, the latest in a long list of movies that wastes it's talented cast on a terrible script and mediocre direction. We discuss the aspects that make this movie one of the worst of the year (a common label we give to most of the movies we review), from the inane dialogue, the character's questionable motives, and Screen Gem's horrible attempt at promoting a "twist" that wasn't really that much of a twist at all. We also spend some time discussing Under the Skin and why it is one of the best, not the worst, movies of 2014.

We spend a little bit of time playing catch up as we discuss some recent and not-so-recent releases followed by our review of Divergent, a movie so deceivingly bad it defies all reason and even sends Mike into a spiraling hole of depression. Is this our pick for the worst movie of the year? Soak in that click-baity question and listen to find out!

Every once and awhile a movie comes along that can only be describer as complete garbage. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For fits that description and then some. Ryan and Mike spend some time discussing what makes the 9-years-too-late-sequel so terrible, from the awful writing to the mundane acting.

It gets worse. Keeping with our theme, episode 36 is our worst one yet - the guys venture to the theater to watch the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and not only see one of the worst movies of the year, but also witness childhood's being crushed and fanboys sobbing into their sweatshirts. It was a mess, and we couldn't be more excited for you to listen to us talk about it.

Normally you associate good things with the word "Sabotage" because the first thing that comes to mind, for us anyway, is the classic Beastie Boys song. Unfortunately for us, however, episode 35 has less to do with excellent music and more to do with the horrible, gratuitously violent action movie of the same name. We discuss Arnold's latest attempt at staying relevant as well as the violence and terribly written story.

We knew eventually a day would come when we'd have to review a new Adam Sandler movie, and that day is finally here. For episode 34, we discuss the new Sandler comedy, Blended, and conclude that maybe it isn't as bad as we initially expected it to be… We also discuss last year's All Is Lost where briefly talk about Redford's performance, the amazing camerawork, and more.

We return to discuss and compare the original RoboCop with 2014's unfortunate remake. We spend time examining Paul Verhoeven's original masterpiece, the necessity for violence, the ethical and moral issues presented, and how and why José Padilha's version completely missed the point of what made the original not only one of the best 80's action movies of all time, but one of the best movies ever made in general.

Jumping right into it - We review Pompeii, Paul W.S. Anderson's latest attempt at making his worst movie yet. We discuss everything from the horrific acting to the terrible writing, and attempt to figure out how a movie about a volcano and the city it destroyed can be so horrible, even by disaster movie standards.

There is no limit to how much torture two people can sit through and this week is no different as we review Son of God, discuss and compare other religious and faith based movies in Hollywood, and question how and why movies about Jesus are usually, mostly, always this bad.

For their 30th episode, Mike and Ryan sit down to review Need for Speed, the latest and worst video game movie adaptation yet. Also discussed: video games (surprise!), Valve's new movie, Free to Play, and this years' Oscar winners (better late than never).

This week on Welp, That Sucked: Ryan and Mike, along with their special guest and friend, Nate, discuss the Oscars and attempt to review "I, Frankenstein," the new action movie starring Thomas Jane look-alike contest winner, Aaron Eckhart.

This week we return to the theater for yet another found-footage horror film, Devil's Due. Once again, we further discuss the downward spiral of the genre and try to decide whether or not it is the worst movie either of us has ever seen.

Another Paranormal Activity sequel means another episode of Welp, That Sucked. After 4 sequels the found-footage series returns with its fifth entry, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, and naturally we were there opening night. Bringing along Mike's brother for our 27th episode, we discuss where and how The Marked Ones fits in the PA series as well as spend some time talking about the Academy Awards, this years' nominations, and more.

First thing first: Mike and Ryan need to get their act together. It has been over two months since they released an episode and now they're back to talk about the worst and the disappointments of 2013. Look for them on Letterboxd to see the full list of horrible movies from 2013. Enjoy the rest of the year and this episode! They'll be back with a new episode in 2014.

In what is perhaps our favorite and best episode yet, we return with a third guest – our good friend Kevin. For episode 25 we spend a good amount of time discussing The Internship, the latest Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson attempt at being funny, Gravity, Beyond: Two Souls, and more!

The time has finally come: we reviewed After Earth. For episode 24 we skip the pleasantries and dive right into our review of M. Night's latest disaster. We also discuss the downward spiral of Night's career, how awful Jayden Smith's acting is, and attempt to figure out where After Earth fits in our list of worst films of 2013.

It's that time again – episode 23 of Welp, That Sucked has arrived with a review of the Ashton-Kutcher-passion-project, Jobs! Unfortunately, reviewing a movie about one of the most important figures in technology turned out to be less of a pleasure and more of a "job" in of itself. Also this week: the guys discuss remakes and give their thoughts on the writers of Battleship being hired to pen the American version of The Raid: Redemption as well as briefly discuss Star Trek: Into Darkness and The World's End. Enjoy!

RIPD, has to be one of the biggest disasters in Hollywood that unfolded right before Mike and Ryan's very eyes. Yes. It's that awful. Prior to RIPD's review, the guys dabble in another franchise which they very much enjoy: Kick-Ass. Kick-Ass 2 was released, but unfortunately for the second installment it doesn't receive the same amount of love that the guys professed for its predecessor. Ladies and Gentlemen! It's a two for one deal on this episode! Enjoy!

Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski, and Johnny Depp are the successful formula for the Pirates of The Caribbean franchise. That franchise alone has earned over one billion dollars worldwide. With the same three gentlemen at the helm of this project, money would flow in with ease, right? Nope. This box office bomb (rightfully so) made it understandably clear why Mike and Ryan didn’t like the movie. It even got to the point that one of the guys actually walked out during their screening. On top of that Ryan gets his “pride” on and Mike gets sentimental about his trip in Michigan. Enjoy!!