The Film Thugs Movie Show

Mel Gibson. Is it possible to even say his name without it eliciting the same cliche nonsense from people? I mean, yeah the guy screwed up, but entertainers have been forgiven for doing FAR worse things than Mel (We can think of a certain convicted child raping Polish filmmakers that has been given a much wider swath of latitude than Mr. Gibson's drunken rants). This week we take a look at a man that has been celebrated and demonized and held to an almost unrealistic level of scrutiny. We are joined by Colin Higgins, Jerry, and Doctor Hot Dog, PhD. As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family. Until next time... Jim out.

Usually neither one of us care how much money a movie makes or loses. It's a fairly irrelevant piece of information. Unless you have some personal stake in the success of a film, like if you're an investor, an actor, a writer, your company did something for the film, the box office receipts of a particular film are possibly the most irrelevant thing about it. While you could use a massive failure or success as a way of gauging the quality of a film, a quick look at the most profitable films of all times lets you know how dicey a proposition that can be.

But every once in a while a movie loses such a staggering amount of money that you simply cannot ignore it. These are the films that lost the combined budget of several studio pictures.

This week we just sit back and marvel at the glorious excess of Hollywood as we marvel at the startling ineptitude that leads to the film equivalent of a good old fashioned money bonfire.

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A few months ago Jim had an idea. What if we did a show where we not only did zero preparation, but had no idea what the show would be about until we were recording it? Would it work? Would it fail spectacularly? How could we actually do it? With the help of electronic-mail and occasional Thug and Midnight Movie Cowboy Hunter Duesing we figured out how. We opened the e-mail address thugquestions@gmail.com and gave the password to Hunter. We never opened it, we never checked it, we don't even know if he changed the password. He collected questions until he had what he thought was a good amount for a show, recorded each of them, and sent the audio to us. What resulted was a show where the hosts went in blind and had to rely on the quickness of their wits to try and create a decent episode. We think we succeeded. Hopefully, you agree. As usual the Thug hotlines are both still open and awaiting your phone calls, if you live in the US call 512-666-RANT and leave a message about your most memorably awful movie theater experience. If you don't live in the US and want to avoid costly international charges, just Skype us at The_Film_Thugs. You can also e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or thugquestions@gmail.com to be a part of the next run at this show. We are also on Twitter @TheFilmThugs, on Vine @TheFilmThugs, and on Facebook. Reach out, connect with us, and become part of the Film Thug family. Until next time... Jim out.

Going to the movies is a singular experience. You pay too much for something you probably won't like, you buy insanely overpriced food and drinks, you sit next to complete strangers who may or may not have wildly varying ideas about what constitutes acceptable behavior in a theater, and the most you are hoping to get out of the transaction is a pleasurable ninety minutes or so.

But there is so much to love about it. The amazing picture, the incredible sound, the experience of seeing an amazing story unfold right in front of you, and the trailers. Sometimes the trailers are the best part of the entire affair. Quick aside, did you know that they are called "trailers" because they were originally shown after the feature? Well, now you do.

This week we pay tribute to the art form of the movie trailer. We look at the good, the bad, the misleading, the "better than the movie," and all areas in between as we discuss the sometimes maddening world of film trailers.

Also, submit your own "guilty pleasure" films as well as horrible theater going experiences, or your dream programming week at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or at (512) 666-RANT or on Skype at the_film_thugs

We are also in the final week of accepting questions for our "Ask the Film Thugs" show. Send questions about ANYTHIG to thugquestions@gmail.com. Hunter Duesing from The Midnight Movie Cowboys will pick the best questions we receive, record them and send them to us. Every question will be heard for the first time on the show and we will answer completely off the cuff. Questions do not have to be film related. We are unofficial life coaches and are happy to help with anything you need help with.

Check us out on Twitter at @thefilmthugs, on the Facebook, e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, call us at (512) 666-RANT, or on Skype at the_film_thugs.

One man's trash is another man's overused cliché'. Welcome to The Film Thugs Movie Show where we continue our look back at "classic" episodes by tackling. This week we look at Episode 4: Movies that are not good, but we love them anyway.

It's kind of a guilty pleasures show, but neither of us really likes to use that term, so we go slightly longer and more descriptive in our titling.

Join us as we talk about the movies that we really dig, even if the world doesn't understand our love.

Also, submit your own "guilty pleasure" films as well as horrible theater going experiences, or your dream programming week at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, or at (512) 666-RANT or on Skype at the_film_thugs

We are also in the final weeks of accepting questions for our "Ask the Film Thugs" show. Send questions about ANYTHIG to thugquestions@gmail.com. Hunter Duesing from The Midnight Movie Cowboys will pick the best questions we receive, record them and send them to us. Every question will be heard for the first time on the show and we will answer completely off the cuff. Questions do not have to be film related. We are unofficial life coaches and are happy to help with anything you need help with.

Check us out on Twitter at @thefilmthugs, on the Facebook, e-mail us at thefilmthugs@gmail.com, call us at (512) 666-RANT, or on Skype at the_film_thugs.