That Was Unnecessary: Recent Episodes
Shane McHugh
Three movie buff's and children of the 80's discuss (mostly) bad movie sequels, re-makes, reboots and adaptations that never needed to be made.
The TWU crew discuss their first parody movie! The 90's forgotten classic, Loaded Weapon 1. Chock full of clips and random tangents about other things. This flick got the first ever all "1 Star Skunks review". Listen and subscribe.
The TWU crew discuss "Rob Zombies: The Munsters". The Netflix original that no one, aside from a handful of people involved in the film, ever asked for. A truly unnecessary dud. And our first movie to get a 5 "Skunks" rating across the board. Like and subscribe.
The TWU crew discuss another "legacy sequel". The 30 years later follow up to cult classic turned beaten dead horse, A Christmas Story. This wasn't a horrific film. Unnecessary? Decide for yourself. Like and subscribe. Contact us at Thatwasunnecessarypod@gmail.com
The TWU crew set out to discuss a late 90's horror "classic", but due to a misunderstanding, end up discussing both "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" as well as the first movie. It's a long one. With some elaborate plot breakdowns that only this podcast could provide. Like and subscribe! Thatwasunnecessarypod@gmail.com
The supposed final chapter to John Rambo's saga. The TWU crew discuss. All hail Stallone. Subscribe and send comments/questions to Thatwasunnecessarypod@gmail.com
The TWU crew discuss another movie based on a video game. The early 90's adaptation of an arcade classic. An ambitiously "creative" story mixed with interesting casting choices that ended up in a massive failure. All hail Jean Claude Van Damme. Listen and Subscribe. Thatwasunnecessary@gmail.com
The TWU crew discuss another Stallone classic. The sci-fi/action movie based on a British comic book that failed to impress (US) audiences. Featuring an intense debate centered around "entertainer" Rob Schneider. Listen and subscribe. Thatwasunnecessarypod@gmail.com
The TWU crew discuss Stephen King's one and only attempt at making a movie himself. The only problem was he happened to be loaded out of his mind on alcohol and drugs. And well....the 80's. Listen and subscribe!
The TWU crew discuss Universal Pictures failed attempt to kickstart a "classic monsters universe". A movie with big aspirations and a half ass script. Starring the one and only Tommy Cruise. The epitome of unnecessary. (Russell Crowe is in it too.) Like and subscribe! Contact us at Thatwasunnecessarypod@gmail.com
The TWU crew discuss the first sequel in an iconic 80's film franchise. Back when a comedy about inept police officers wouldn't have been considered a little problematic. Full of plenty of action packed sound clips from the movie!! Listen and subscribe!
The TWU crew discuss David Lynch's original movie version of a novel his eccentric brain should have never attempted to adapt. This ain't your 2021 streaming on HBO Max Dune. I would offer a plot synopsis here but it would make about as much sense as our attempts at explaining it in the episode. Enjoy. Subscribe and tell your friends!
The TWU crew ring in 2022 with Teen Wolf Too (like what I did there?)! The "lost pilot" episode of That Was Unnecessary gets re-recorded... with pretty much the same insights and commentary. We discuss one of the greatest 80's sequels of all time. A personal favorite. The movie that almost ended a young Jason Bateman's career. Try to enjoy! Like and subscribe!
The TWU crew tackle the "body swap" genre with 80's classic (piece of crap) Like Father Like Son. Starring the late Dudley Moore and teen heart throb turned Christian Evangelist Kirk Cameron as father and son. Yup. Like and Subscribe!
The TWU crew discuss another re-make. Steve Martin's attempt to play the iconic Inspector Clouseau that went a little overboard. Featuring another member of Destiny's Child #TWUniverse. Listen and Subscribe. (Don't worry, we talk about the "Hamburger" scene.)
The TWU crew talk about the lowest rated James Bond film on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Moore's swan song about a crazy Nazi science experiment and the early days of Silicon Valley. With plenty of blonde Walken! Listen, subscribe, and share.
The TWU crew discuss their first reboot/remake. The reimagining with an all female cast that sparked a lot of (possibly unnecessary) criticism/controversy. Listen as three middle aged men try their best to not sound sexist for a little over an hour. New episodes every other Wednesday!! Please subscribe (thanks).
The TWU crew tackle their first video game adaptation. Nintendo's first attempt at a major motion picture. The next one wasn't until 26 years later.... Enjoy this very loose, tangent filled episode with several NEW SEGMENTS! Listen and Subscribe please.
Plot Synopsis:
Not really necessary as it is discussed at a couple different points in this episode. Plus it doesn't make a whole lotta sense anyway.
The TWU crew discuss one of the 21st centuries first mash up movies. A bad movie with some very controversial scenes and dialogue (especially from a certain member of Destiny's Child). Listen and subscribe please.
Plot synopsis:
Freddy Krueger has been forgotten by the kids on Elm Street. Their parents have feed them anti-dreaming pills, making Freddy a thing in the past. So Freddy resurrects Jason Voorhees and sends him to Elm Street to create havoc, making people think Kreuger did it. When Jason steals some kills from Freddy, the latter begins to fight the infamous hockey mask-wearing killer. Meanwhile, the group of teenagers stuck in the middle try to figure out how to get rid of Freddy. This all leads to a climatic battle at Camp Crystal Lake.
The TWU crew discuss a movie that was truly "unnecessary". A "comedy" that seems like it was written by a ten year old. That ironically doesn't give a whole lot of screen time to the titular Little Fockers. Please subscribe. This movie features multiple Oscar winners.
Plot synopsis:
It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam, and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan--including Pam's lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson)--descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying, and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack's final test and become the family's next patriarch, or will the circle of trust be broken for good?
The TWU crew discuss a real acid trip of an 80's flick that was based off a cartoon, based on a toy line. If that's not enough to sell ya, here's the plot synopsis (in response to early feedback from previous episodes):
On the planet Eternia, Skeletor and his dark army overthrow the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull expecting to acquire her power. He-Man, his old friend Duncan "Man-at-Arms" and his daughter Teela are attacked by Skeletor's soldiers and they defeat them. They also rescue their prisoner, the inventor and locksmith Gwildor. He explains that he was lured by Evil-Lyn who used his invention, the Cosmic Key, to open the gates and seize the Castle Grayskull. He-Man and his friends retrieve the prototype of the Cosmic Key trying to release the Sorcereress but they are defeated by Skeletor and his army and Gwildor uses his key to open a portal for them to flee. They come to Earth but lose the key. Meanwhile, Julie Winston, who grieves the loss of her parents in a plane crash, and her boyfriend Kevin Corrigan find and activate the key, believing it is a foreign musical instrument. On Eternia, Evil-Lyn locates the Cosmic Key and Skeletor sends her with a group of mercenaries and soldiers to vanquish He-Han and his friends and bring the key back.
The TWU crew discuss their first sequel that came out years after the originals. (A true"childhood ruiner".) Where we discover that it not only inspired a popular video game map, but also set the stage for the ridiculousness in future "Fast and the Furious" sequels. Please listen and subscribe. Shia would want it that way.
The TWU crew discuss/talk some smack about the sequel that stripped away any of the charm of the original and continues the story of a group of nerds who are truly horrible people (perhaps worse than the actual "antogonists" of the movie). Listen and Subscribe, Tiny.
The TWU crew discuss the most depressing entry in the "Rocky" series. The film in the series that got real about CTE (sort of) and had some pretty messed up behind the scenes details that no one really talks about now a days. This ain't no pie eating contest.
The "That Was Unnecessary" guys discuss the third installment to the "epic" trilogy about a reluctant Japanese war hero still trying to teach some idiot kid martial arts. Including behind the scenes facts, trivia, and other stuff people do on movie podcasts.