This week we’re talking about 2008’s dreary romantic vampire flick; Twilight. Cat has been excited about this one. Largely because it would finally mean Mikey would have to watch it.

Synopsis: ‘High-school student Bella Swan, always a bit of a misfit, doesn't expect life to change much when she moves from sunny Arizona to rainy Washington state. Then she meets Edward Cullen, a handsome but mysterious teen whose eyes seem to peer directly into her soul. Edward is a vampire whose family does not drink blood, and Bella, far from being frightened, enters into a dangerous romance with her immortal soulmate.’

We’ll talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia and more. We’ll also talk about towns named after cutlery, the bending of vampire lore and killer skin!

If you would like to tell us what you thought of Twilight, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Links:

Fatherly Article: ‘17 Years Ago, The ‘Twilight’ Saga Helped This Baby Name Boom. It's Still Going Strong.’

https://www.fatherly.com/parenting/twilight-novels-movie-baby-name-isabella-boom

azcentral Article: ‘Semi-secret history of ‘Twilight’: How an Arizona mom wrote 1 of the biggest YA books ever’

https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/11/17/stephenie-meyer-twilight-retrospective/8259924001/#

Invisible Hacky Sack reel from Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJX3ZtmtRWm/?igsh=N3BiODNvdWxicTEx

An Instagram post which amused us both:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLBEbzyyMBH/?igsh=MTdkNDdud3kzb2kzOA==

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rankrottenpod

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COWABUNGA! RADICAL! BOSSA NOVA!? That's right, this week it’s turtle time and we’re buzzing to talk about the famous amphibians 1990 foray into live action cinema.

Synopsis: ‘Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.’

We’ll talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia and more. We’ll also talk about rodents (again), the cultural impact the turtles had in the late 80’s into the 90’s and about Mikey’s stolen bread and butter.

Thanks for Rob for originally requesting Turtles III, but as all three Turtles movies are rotten, we're taking the long way round and doing all of them (over the next few seasons). If you would like to tell us what you thought of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Links:

LA Time article ‘Rapid-Paced Turtle Sales Starting To Slow Down: Toys: Rival manufacturers see a cooling of the ‘Ninja’ fad as a chance to regain a larger share of the market’: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-12-23-fi-809-story.html

Buzzfeed article ‘5 Ways The New “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Makes The 1990 Movie Look Like A Masterpiece’: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonwillmore/2014-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-vs-the-1990-movie

Our friend, fellow podcaster and Voice Over Artist; RJ Bayley’s Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/robertjbayley/

And his literature podcast, Bayley’s Bookshelf:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2c2hdbpdvUkEYBpCvF9YSM?si=35a315c0677f4224

‘Jazz Lounge Elevator Music’ from user ‘Ikoliks’, downloaded from Pixabay.com

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rankrottenpod

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdX7SbT-KgAXRQerJ4tMPdA

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This week we have another request! So, we're off to Louisiana for 2018’s romantic drama cheesefest; Forever My Girl.#

Synopsis: ‘Liam Page is a country music superstar who left his bride Josie at the altar to pursue fame and fortune. Page never got over Josie, his one true love, or forgot his Southern roots in the small community where he was born and raised. Now, he must unexpectedly face the consequences of his actions when he returns to his hometown for the funeral of his best friend from high school.’

We’ll talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia and more. We’ll also talk about vicious pets, the price of hydrangeas and Norman Albright; hat thief!

Thank you to listener Kirstin for requesting this one! If you would like to tell us what you thought of Forever My Girl, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Links:

Waugh Art Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waugh_art/

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rankrottenpod/

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GREAT GOOGA MOOGA! It’s time for Cat’s mystery pick for this season and she picked 2001’s alien invasion goofball comedy; Evolution.

Synopsis: ‘Two college professors team up with a firefighting cadet and a government scientist to combat an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.’

We’ll talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia and more. We’ll also talk about growth acceleration goo and which flavour of ice cream is best for your ASS (spoiler, it doesn’t matter). We also have some positive feedback for some of our episodes so far which was our absolute joy to share.

If you would like to tell us what you thought of Evolution, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Links:

Forbes article mentioned in the episode, it’s an interview with the two writers; David Diamond and David Weissman: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshweiss/2019/06/08/the-writers-of-evolution-reflect-on-the-films-adaptability-18-years-later/

Droneman Scotland, my Dad’s YouTube channel as mentioned at the end of the episode:

https://www.youtube.com/@DronemanScotland

Rebecca Melrose PT, our friend Rebecca is a very talented PT for those in the Fife area:

https://www.instagram.com/little.big.lift.pt/

Here are links to our Instagram and YouTube, where we post short clips of upcoming episodes. You can also listen to full episodes on YouTube if you wish:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rankrottenpod

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdX7SbT-KgAXRQerJ4tMPdA

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Join us as we talk about a film which was somewhat overlooked on it’s release, it’s 1995’s A Goofy Movie, starring Disney’s most famous H’yucking lovable klutz – Goofy!

Synopsis: ‘When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances of fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy.’

We’ll talk about the film’s scores (bit of controversy here on that front), go over the whole plot and talk about trivia. We’ll also talk about growing up, Lester’s Possum Park and feeling bad about being mean to our parents.

This one was sort of a ‘thanks’ to ‘Oh My Glob! An Adventure Time Podcast’ for their support and advice when we were getting started, we really appreciate it guys. If you would like to tell us what you thought of A Goofy Movie, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Links:

Powerline Live! ⚡️ A Goofy Movie 360° Concert Experience:

https://youtu.be/K0XK6zya8Fs?si=UNr-RoG8cJ0IQ_hi

Punk Rock Factory’s cover of i2i, check out their other stuff too they’re really fun:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3niIbwCgV4CkQ0rZJA6wGU?si=da86fa17c4fd460a

Toon’d In! With Jim Cummings from Four Finger Discount Network:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2KcL9s28avVHQVEjFLPfMG?si=b05062af5452443e

Dramatic Breath Hold Music:

‘dramatic-epic-music-305227’ by SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras on Pixabay

Artwork, editing and music for Rank Rotten by Mikey.

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This week we’re doing our first listener request! Mikey also gets a chance to geek out over some of his favourite things as we talk about OG monster masher Van Helsing and his 2004 big screen feature film. We’ve got crossbows, vampires, werewolves, fizzing whizzbees, a very Scottish Mr Hyde and more!

Synopsis: ‘The famed monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula, who is using Dr Frankenstein’s research and a werewolf for nefarious purposes’.

Join us as we talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot and talk about trivia. We’ll also talk about the lack of silver bullets in Transylvania, why Hugh Jackman wasn’t allowed to be naked and the (apparently) legendary Transylvanian horses.

Thank you to listener Michael for requesting this one and pushing it up our list. If you would like to tell us what you thought of Van Helsing, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Links:

Dracula: Minas Reckoning – it was actually the National Theatre of Scotland who put this show on. Here is the trailer for the play which ran early September to October last year in cities across the UK. Hopefully they do another run, we’d love to go again. We couldn't find the production of Jekyll and Hyde we saw, but I'm pretty certain that was also National Theatre of Scotland too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQOhirXV4aw

We also referred to Courtenay, who has done many of Mikey’s tattoos. She’s a fab and friendly artist. If you’re looking for an artist in the Edinburgh area, here is a link to Courtenay’s Instagram so you can see the sort of stuff she does.

https://www.instagram.com/courtenaydicksontattoo

Lastly, here is a direct link to our Instagram should you want to follow us there. We share little clips of the upcoming episode each week so you can have a wee sneak peek.

https://www.instagram.com/rankrottenpod

Artwork, theme music and editing for Rank Rotten by Mikey.

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This time on Rank Rotten we’re headed back to 2000 again with the absolute Crocbuster that is Lake Placid.

Synopsis: ‘Four people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile who is terrorising residents in

Blake Lake, Maine’.

Join us as we talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia. We’ll also talk about beaver-tagging, Betty White and chop-o-diles!

If you would like to tell us what you thought of Coyote Ugly, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Artwork, theme music and editing for Rank Rotten by Mikey.

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This time on Rank Rotten we talk about 2024’s fast paced spy action comedy Argylle.

Synopsis: ‘Reclusive author Elly Conway writes best-selling espionage novels about a secret agent called Argylle who’s on a mission to unravel a global spy syndicate. However, when the plots of her books start to mirror the covert actions of a real life spy organization, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur’.

Join us as we talk about the film’s scores, go over the whole plot, talk about trivia and more. We’ll also talk about cute little kitties, unusual haircuts and hypno-laptops?

If you would like to tell us what you thought of Argylle, suggest a rotten film you’d like us to talk about or just say hello you can email us at rankrottenpod@gmail.com, or contact us on Instagram which is @rankrottenpod. Stay fresh and thanks for listening!

Artwork, theme music and editing for Rank Rotten by Mikey.

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