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This episode is dedicated to the memory of Ray Liotta.   Disney is at it again! Will, Mike, and Sam jump back into the Disney vault for a Vietnam War family comedy film (talk about an oxymoron) that is somehow based on a true story in 1995's Operation Dumbo Drop. Featuring a well-rounded cast with main stars Ray Liotta, Danny Glover and Denis Leary along with Doug E. Doug and Corin Nemic, the film follows a dysfunctional group of soldiers attempting to deliver an elephant to a Vietnamese village in order to maintain a military influence over the famous Ho Chi Minh trail....wow, that sounds very convoluted when said out loud doesn't it? Regardless of the plot, it still features decent acting but with the family-friendly "stink" that only Disney can do, and the Commit One Crew is here to sift through all of the nonsense.

The title should really explain a lot about this one! Will, Mike, and Sam go back into the world of semi-horror/more thriller and suspense (with a small dash of Lance Henriksen) with the 2016 film Gehenna: Where Death Lives. Starring no one else really of note besides the small cameo by Henriksen, the film starts off with very lousy acting that does get better as the story becomes more convoluted when time travel ends up getting thrown into the mix. Yes, you read that right...time travel. It is an odd little film that, while it does have a few redeeming qualities, ultimately does nothing besides being a good background movie. Despite this, the Commit One Crew is here to still try and make some kind of sense of this film.

What in the name of good taste and Skeleton Man was this? Will, Mike, and Sam really scrape the bottom of the barrel this time as Will and Sam slowly lose what sanity they have left (much to Mike's amusement and delight) with the 2021 disaster of a film called Sky Sharks. Horrible acting, horrible set pieces, an insane plot by any standards, and just bad taste all around is what makes up this insult to cinema....and we haven't even gotten to the zombies yet! However, despite the pain that this film brings (in more ways than one), the Commit One crew is here to suffer through it so you do not have to.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Gilbert Gottfried.   This is where it all began for lesser-quality Disney sequels. Will, Mike, and Sam return to the less-than wonderful world of Disney by looking at their very first direct-to-video film which also serves as the pilot episode (albeit releasing four months after the series debuted) of the TV series Aladdin with 1994's The Return of Jafar. Despite Robin Williams not returning to the role of the Genie, this film still stands out with most of the cast returning including the late, great Gilbert Gottfried in his most memorable and iconic role as Iago where he turns from the side of evil to be more of an anti-hero with this film serving as a redemption story. Despite an interesting premise, the film is saddled with a rushed runtime, poor animation quality (it is for TV after all) and no memorable songs. Despite returning to this world and the great characters, the Commit One crew thinks that Disney maybe should have left this one buried in the Cave of Wonders...

Why has it taken the Commit One crew so long to even talk about the Razzies? Will, Mike, and Sam take a short pause on their movie reviews to take a look at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards which for the past 42 years have "honored" the worst in film. Despite many controversies detailing what films are nominated to how the awards are given out to the actual voting committee not even needing to watch the film, the "Razzies" have still provided some fun times when it comes to the films that are covered. With this year's ceremony having wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, the Commit One crew decided to have some fun and look at and discuss the nominees this year as well as play a bit of a guessing game with the winners. It may be one-and-done, it may even provide more bad films to cover, but the Razzies still help give these bad films their due.

This is one film that needed a recall. Will, Mike and Sam take a look at another childhood-destroying film and Hollywood and Disney take an existing property with an existing story and instead make an unneeded origin story that is still disconnected with the source material in the 1999 film Inspector Gadget. Starring Matthew Broderick in the title role, the film shows what happens when you try to take the wackiness from better films like The Mask, try to make it family-friendly, and end up trimming a lot of the film to the effect that the pacing is completely off to get this mess of a film. Despite the effort, they just missed the mark by THAT much and should have just self-destructed before the release date. Don't worry though, the Commit One crew is always on duty to save you from having to waste 78 minutes of your life.

This should have been banished for Eternia: Will, Mike, and Sam return again to the 1980s with a childhood-destroying, convoluted, and confusing mess of a film that is 1987's Masters of the Universe. Starring Dolph Lundgren in only his second starring role as He-Man, this film shows what happens when you make a film based off of a toy line, mostly ignore the cartoon series based on said toy line, and drop the audience right in the middle of the action with little to no explanation before inevitably moving most of the action from the fictional world to the real world of Earth (yeah....they did that). It's corny, all over the place, and even ends with a tease for another film (which never happened), but really, what else can you expect from the Commit One crew and an 80s film?

Disclaimer: During the editing of this episode Sam realized that some of our mocking of the over-the-top acting in some scenes of this film could accidentally be misinterpreted by listeners as us mocking other aspects of those scenes such as the content. We apologize if anyone even briefly misunderstands our reactions as this was not our intent and we hope you still enjoy this episode.   Well....at least there's good music? Will, Mike, and Sam journey back into the world of musicals with a film adaptation of a successful Broadway musical that doesn't quite hit all of the right notes in the 2012 film Rock of Ages. Despite a decent ensemble cast which includes Tom Cruise in his first musical as the rocker Stacee Jaxx and a good soundtrack consisting of covers of famous rock songs sung by the actors themselves, the good just does help the rather bland story at its core that is ultimately too overdone for a bloated two-hour runtime. It is so poorly made that even one of the stars (Alec Baldwin) disowned the film before it was even made. It really is anything but a good time, but the Commit One crew is ready to turn off their brains and sing along with the stupid.

It's all about the LAAAAWWWWW!!!!! Will, Mike, and Sam travel to the dystopian future this time with a film that takes a good comic book source and changes many of the things that made it so good to the point where it has damaged the reputation so much that when a more faithful adaptation comes along no one cares to watch it. Yes, we are talking about the Sylvester Stallone led 1995 film Judge Dredd. Despite good costumes and visuals, this film proves the phrase "turn off your brain and enjoy the stupid" with a clumsy script, poor dialogue, and a runtime that is ultimately too short to do it's source material any justice. The Commit One crew is ready to go to trial on this one (while also making fun of how the actors say "law").

Well, if you're going to rip off a film at least you got Lance Henriksen! Will, Mike, and Sam set sail with this blatant version of The Thing except on a boat, poor acting at points, stupid decision making at others, but at least come up with good practical effects with the 2015 film Harbinger Down. Starring the aforementioned Henriksen, this film (which was in a large part helped funded through Kickstarter) shows what happens when you try to pay homage to a better film only to be seen as a poor imitation by the end. A bit boring at points with a character that everyone cheers when he meets his end and enough material for the Commit One crew to make plenty of jokes, references, and rants about inconsistency gives you a film that should had just stayed docked.  

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Betty White.   The First Lady of Television has a potty mouth! Will, Mike, and Sam start a new era of the Commit One Movie Podcast on a bittersweet, but still a happy reflective tone as they look back on their memories on the life of Betty White and one of her most memorable supporting roles with the 1999 film Lake Placid. Starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt and Betty White herself in a small, yet important, supporting role that many believe helped relaunch her career just boils down to yet another Jaws ripoff just with a crocodile, a quicker pace, and some jokes thrown in as well. While it the film would normally (and was reviewed as such) as a forgettable film, Betty White's role helps make the film that much better and fondly remembered by fans, and the Commit One crew is honored to remember the legendary Betty White in this form.

It's the end of an era! Will, Mike, and Sam celebrate the final weekly Friday release of the Commit One Movie Podcast with a retrospective reflection of the show from it's humble beginnings with Doctor Detroit to the many jokes, arguments, and just plain bad movies that the crew has covered over the last year-and-a-half. Listen in as the trio talks about their favorite moments from the movies themselves to the funny moments that were too good that they had to stay in as well as a "behind the scenes" look at how a few of the moments were created and even some items that have been left on the cutting room floor. While this does mark the end of the weekly releases, it is NOT the end of the show as the Commit One crew will return with new bi-weekly episodes starting January 17th! So, enjoy this look back in time as one chapter closes and another one is just on the horizon!

What happens when you take a comedy film and make a great improvisational actor, who just patched things up with the studio, more subdued in his performance? You get this family-friendly waste of time! Will, Mike, and Sam close out 2021 with a special tribute episode to the late, great Robin Williams on the year of what would have been his 70th birthday by discussing his life and impact on the lives of many people with his work and look at one of his not-so-great performances (but still passable at points) with the 1997 Disney film Flubber. Released the same year as his Oscar-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, this film has Robin be more subdued as Professor Philip Brainard even though the film still has a wacky plot yet gives the one-liners to the film screen of his robot assistant. Fairly forgettable at points and a plot that does move to fast with a character who is WAY too forgiving even before the main film begins, this is one that the Commit One crew wishes could have spent more time in the containment chamber.

These are ones that defined our Christmas childhoods. Will, Mike, and Sam sit down to look back on their favorite Christmas films and specials from their childhood (and even adulthood) in this special Christmas Day episode where the normal format is set aside for the holidays (as well as the absence of a Hater's choice which is explained in the episode). The items discussed mostly would not qualify for a regular episode so the Commit One crew thought it would be a good gift to have some recommendations. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this holiday discussion of three friends' childhoods.

Ummmm....okay......a killer snowman. Will, Mike, and Sam continue Christmas month with a holiday horror movie (that Sam was able to grab this time around) with an even worse and hokier sequel than its own original film with the 2000 direct-to-video film Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman. Given the subtitle to avoid confusion with the family-friendly Jack Frost starring Michael Keaton (also pretty bad), this film proves that when you need to try to improve on the outrageous premise of the original horror film with a serial killer who is fused with snow (it's actually a lot to wrap one's head around) by setting the film in a tropical setting, introduce a psychic connection, even have rip-offs of other properties, and enough cringe-inducing gags and one-liners to make one question the sanity of the filmmakers. It is truly the definition of over-the-top nonsense, which makes it perfect cannon-fodder for the Commit One Crew. 

Even the beloved Disney characters are not safe! Will, Mike, and Sam continue Christmas month with a short direct-to-video feature that not only makes Will and Sam Disney-nerd out a bit but also raise Mike's chagrin who refuses to pay money to the "House of Mouse" even though he is a fan with the 1999 Christmas anthology Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. Starring everyone's favorite Disney characters from Mickey and Minnie in the 100th retelling of "Gift of the Magi" to Donald Duck in a Groundhog Day-esque short to Goofy and his son Max pre-Goof Troop, it really has a bit more everyone despite being very paint-by-numbers and attempts at tugging at the heartstrings. But really, what else can you expect from Disney? Even though it is just a cartoon really meant for children, it still will get the same treatment from the Commit One crew.

Talk about Christmas family drama! Will, Mike, and Sam return from another brief hiatus to kick off their second annual Christmas month with a film that, while having its many flaws to the point where it is not as fondly remembered, does have its moments where filmmakers decided to show Santa Claus's extended family in the 2007 comedy Fred Claus. Starring Vince Vaughn as the titular Fred, the older brother of Santa Claus (played by Paul Giamatti), the film tries to show what happens when the older sibling of a beloved individual has to live in his brother's shadow. Yes, it checks off a lot of the boxes of a typical "sibling rivalry" that films love, but at least this is Christmas as the brothers must contend with an efficiency expert that may shut down the North Pole....wait....WHAT?! A bit of miscasting, an uneven tone, and a questionable overall plot keeps the film from being any better, but at least it is decent enough to be watchable. While it may not be the best way to kick off Christmas month, at least it is better than other options for the Commit One crew!

Well....at least the music was somewhat decent. Will, Mike, and Sam end their second annual Halloween month with a special Hater's Choice episode with a film that has been recommended several times by one of their first fans that also helped share the podcast with the 2008 science-fiction, horror rock-opera Repo! The Genetic Opera. Starring Alexa Vega (now PenaVega), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and even Paris Hilton of all people, the film is a constant barrage of over 50 musical numbers (earning the opera title!), trippy visuals, and a story that is more ridiculous and convoluted than any form of scary. Despite a few redeeming qualities (such as the GraveRobber character), this is one musical that the Commit One crew wishes could have been left on the recording-room floor.  

Well, can't say this one isn't rotten. Will, Mike, and Sam take a look at a cult classic film that somehow received three sequels and STILL gives parodies a bad name with the 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Even though it is meant to be a parody with a ridiculous premise, this film still fails on so many levels with terrible acting, random scenes and gags, sometimes forgetting to focus on the KILLER TOMATOES, and blowing over half of it's budget on an unintentional scene (listen to the episode to find out!). Even though it has a few funny moments, they are few and far between to make any difference in this film. It's a notoriously bad movie, and you knew that the Commit One crew was going to get to this one eventually.

Didn't we learn ANYTHING from Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2?!?! Will, Mike, and Sam continue Halloween month by looking at a film that they have talked about before on the podcast where they praised the original film that came before it and dreaded looking at the sequel. Well, the time has come for the trio to look at 2012's Grave Encounters 2. Taking the failed idea from Book of Shadows, the sequel presents the original film (Grave Encounters) as just a movie complete with "reviews" to start off the movie before going off the rails, and not in a good way. Poor acting from some of the characters, a boring pace, too many camera cuts to count, and worst of all not being in the least bit scary for a found-footage film (which is a major red flag), this film proves that when you try to recreate what worked before and try to get too fancy with the script you end up with an overall disappointing ride. This is one encounter that the Commit One Crew wishes that they had passed on.