Really Awful Movies: Ep 110 – Dangerous Men

A seemingly straight-ahead rape-revenge flick that veers into totally unforeseen directions, Dangerous Men is the brainchild of Iranian immigrant John S. Rad, and took 26 years to complete (!)

And the final product shows – literally – as there are calendars from 1983 and rock Ts from 1991. There are subplots that disappear into thin air, and new protagonists emerge with less of a backstory than your average WWE house show undercard.

Still, Slash Film said Dangerous Men is “bursting with imagination and life.”

No doubt.

Listen to what drives Mina to kill…DANGEROUS MEN.

 

 

Really Awful Movies: Ep 104 – The Master of Disguise

An unlikely, though very strong, candidate for one of the worst comedies of all time, The Master of Disguise is billed as “1000 faces…and not a single clue.” The latter could be an indictment of whoever financed this, a film with a potential audience of basically nobody. It’s too advanced for kids, yet too dumb for adults; its mired in a middle of nothing.

But don’t take our word for it. Sitting at 1% on Rotten Tomatoes, the M of D is essentially an excuse for Dana Carvey to do one inept impression after another.

He likely cashed in a few favors, as improbably, legit actors like James Brolin, Jennifer Esposito and Brent Spiner are along for the ride.

This thing is absolutely unbearable, even at a scant 90 minutes.

On Episode 104, we get into the glory years of Saturday Night Live, its movie spin-offs, what makes us laugh and what sinks us into bouts of depression (hint: it’s a 2002 feature starring Dana Carvey).

Really Awful Movies: Ep 93 – Skin Traffik

An extremely underwhelming espionage thriller, Skin Traffik features a veritable “Who the hell cares?” of former stars. This includes Mickey Rourke, whose face is now a catcher’s mitt because of an ill-fated pro boxing career in Florida, Michael Madsen, hammier than a porchetta panino and the sine qua non of bad moviedom, Eric Roberts.

Kickboxer/star Gary Daniels gets mixed up in a human trafficking ring and has to rescue a bunch of Russian hookers from the clutches of a secret cabal of globalist weirdos.That’s about all there is. Oh and for some reason this involves shuttling between London and Amsterdam, even though there are no canal chases or any scenes that make use of the stunning Dutch city.

As an aside, Gary is not the name of an action star. He’s the guy who does your taxes.

We love bad action films. And this one is a stinker of stratospheric proportions.

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