And I Took That Personally: Recent Episodes
And I Took That Personally
Join Adam and Brad as they watch movies and then proceed to take them personally. Each episode features discussion, full spoilers, and theories on what the movie means, what the creators are trying to say, or why they suck so much. New episodes uploaded once a month. Please note that while all episodes are clean and safe for work, this isn't necessarily true for all movies being discussed.
Stay Alive (2006) - directed by William Brent Bell is a horror film about a video game that can kill you if you die in the game. Can Adam and Brad figure out all the rules so that they can survive? Will you find out about cutting edge gaming technology? And should you watch the normal version or the director's cut?
The Nun (2018) - directed by Corin Hardy is a horror film from The Conjuring Universe about a demonic force that has infiltrated a monastary in the 1950's. How does this movie fit in with the rest of the Conjuringverse? Is this movie worth watching or is it a complete joke? Are candies based on a horror movie delicious and worth purchasing?
This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Evil Bong 888 Infinity High (2022) is the final Evil Bong movie. This is the bittersweet capstone to the series where everything finally ends. There isn't much to say that I don't already say in the podcast episode itself. If you've listened to all of the Evil Bong and Gingerdead Man episodes, thank you. I truly appreciate you traveling alongside me through this series.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
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"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. The Gingerweed Man (2021) truly surprised me. After how awful the character was in Evil Bong 666 and 777, I couldn't imagine how one would even make a movie about such a pointless and unrelatable character. But to my surprise, this actually isn't terrible. I mean, it is a bad movie, but it could have been wildly worse.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
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"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"Throttle - Drums WITH Claps - 160bpm.wav" by WelvynZPorterSamples
https://freesound.org/people/WelvynZPorterSamples/sounds/621803/
"doorbell3.mp3" by Fantasmax
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing.
Evil Bong 777 (2018) is the most disorganized and pointless of the Evil Bong movies. Frankly, there's barely even a plot. What would happen if Evil Bong, Rabbit, Misty, Faux Batty Boop, and the Gingerweed Man all went to Las Vegas to see a sex puppet show, visit a haunted hotel, and get chased into a monster museum? Nothing.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"A Hectic Backpacker Trip" by dekstromoramid
https://freesound.org/people/dekstromoramid/sounds/441150/
"Crowd Cheer.mp3" by mrrap4food
https://freesound.org/people/mrrap4food/sounds/619036/
"Jaz Guitar Loop.wav" by se2001
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"loopa.wav" by kasa90
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Evil Bong 666 (2017) is even more off the handle than Evil Bong High-5. We follow Rabbit, Faux Batty Boop, and Misty as they combat Lucy-Fur's mission to go to Sexy Hell. That's correct, no more Larnell. Rabbit is our main character now.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"morning view- guitar theme.wav" by mareproduction
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I Love You Man (2009) - directed by John Hamburg is a comedy film about a man who is getting married, but he has no male friends to be his best man. Is he able to make friends or is that something impossible as an adult male? Is this actually a wholesome movie about bromance or is it a viciously toxic movie about bullying people to be who you want them to be?
This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Evil Bong High-5! (2016) is an absolute trainwreck. Larnell, Rabbit, and THE GINGERDEAD MAN team up to make a million dollars in 30 days so that EB (Evil Bong) doesn't do something or whatever. Why in the world is the Gingerdead Man, of all characters, wearing a karate outfit and helping the main party?
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"KoffeeSwap Theme v2 - 90bpm" by tukyo.eth
https://freesound.org/people/tukyo.eth/sounds/625534/
This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Evil Bong 420 (2015) is a direct continuation of the prior movie and it's the shortest Evil Bong movie out there. Why is this movie, the 420 special, the shortest movie?! This is around the time I started to go insane with the series.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"bowling alley Rosebowl1.wav" by kyles
https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/449959/
"bowling.wav" by carbilicon
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"water_bubbles.aif" by KevinHilt
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Gingerdead Man Vs. Evil Bong (2013) is the reason why we've been watching all three Gingerdead Man movies. Now that we know all about the origins of both the Evil Bong and Gingerdead Man, we can now see them clash head to head in one of the most disappointing versus movies ever.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"Applause 2.aif" by Ichapman1980
https://freesound.org/people/lchapman1980/sounds/439895/
"Applause 2.WAV" by Sandermotions
https://freesound.org/people/Sandermotions/sounds/277021/
"Boxing Bell Signals" by Herkules92
https://freesound.org/people/Herkules92/sounds/520998/
"Cheesy morning news tune" by Tuben
https://freesound.org/people/Tuben/sounds/272044/
"Crowd at Cafeteria" by sonically_sound
https://freesound.org/people/sonically_sound/sounds/625112/
"Crowd Cheer.mp3" by mrrap4food
https://freesound.org/people/mrrap4food/sounds/619036/
"Opening a door in the city and going inside" by evsecrets
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"TenseStrings.wav" by MindlessTrails
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver is just actual nonsense. It's a parody film in a series that is already borderline a parody. And yet, there's something about this movie that feels a little more fun than some of the other options. And Pickles is there.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
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"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
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"Diisco time - Cinematic Disco Retro Music.wav" by szegvari
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"Serious Minded Subsonic Resonating Fade Wav" by The-Sacha-Rush
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust, aka Gingerdead Man 2: Bakery of Blood, "continues" the story of Gingerdead Man and how he eventually gets connected to the Evil Bong. Or does it? I don't know.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"Fantasy Classical Themes" by TheoTer
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"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
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"record_scratch.wav" by simkiott
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"Scary » Scary Piano" by DRFX
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"Town of Tranqness.mp3" bt rescuedsheep
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This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.Gingerdead Man is the first movie in a trilogy of movies from Full Moon Feature Films that intersects with the Evil Bong series. The first Gingerdead Man movie came out in 2005, one year before Evil Bong, and Gingerdead man is one of the characters found in the bong realm from the first Evil Bong movie. Not only that, but the actress that plays Luanne from Evil Bong is the main character in this movie! Also Gary Busey plays this cookie themed killer.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License."Distant Music » Distant Hip Hop Music" by Kodack
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"Kinda Music » Guitar Background Sample" by uEffects
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"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. It is the second out of thirteen episodes covering the Evil Bong and related series. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Evil Bong 3: Wrath of Bong focuses on what happens when a meteorite made of marijuana impacts into California. Alistair, Larnell, Bachman, Brett, and Rabbit once more must deal with evil bongs.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"Promo Advertising » A Hectic Backpacker Trip" by dekstromoramid
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"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Beats » KoffeeSwap Theme v2 - 90bpm" by tukyo.eth
https://freesound.org/people/tukyo.eth/sounds/625534/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
This was my first attempt at a podcast by myself and I didn't know what I was doing. It is the second out of thirteen episodes covering the Evil Bong and related series. Don't worry, we won't be doing this format going forward, Brad will be back, and we will have a new full episode soon.
Follow Alistair, Larnell, Bachman, Brett, and Rabbit as they try to discover why cannabis themed side effects are ruining the lives of the three core stoners by going to the Amazon rainforest.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"A rapper in trouble - after he made a bad joke!" by fmceretta
https://freesound.org/people/fmceretta/sounds/426700/
"intro Country" by RikkerMix
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"morning view- guitar theme.wav" by mareproduction
https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/467470/
"Open Soda Can Tab" by WavJunction.com
https://freesound.org/people/WavJunction.com/sounds/512682/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav" by craigsmith
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
Hello everybody, you might be wondering why there's another Evil Bong review. Well life has been taking a lot of time and energy for myself and Brad these past few months. Instead of just continuing in this drought of taking things personally, we've decided to release my first attempt at doing a podcast.
When I originally wanted to make a podcast and had no idea what I was doing, I reviewed the entire Evil Bong series (and a relevant side series) in excruciating detail by myself. There are 13 episodes total and each one lasts 15-25 minutes.
The plan is to release these episodes once a week until we've released them all while also working on our normal episodes. This format is not taking over the show, Brad will return, and we are making new episodes.
All sound effects and music are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
"Town of Tranqness.mp3"
https://freesound.org/people/rescuedsheep/sounds/575291/
"Vintage Music (Red Lib) » R17-06-Accordion Tunes.wav"
https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486246/
"morning view-guitar theme.wav"
https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/467470/
"intro Country"
https://freesound.org/people/RikkerMix/sounds/546600/
"Button being Pressed"
https://freesound.org/people/Christopherderp/sounds/342234/
Dave Made a Maze (2017) - directed by Bill Watterson is a fantasy adventure comedy film about a man named Dave who builds a maze that is bigger than it initially appears. What kinds of things are found inside a magical maze? What does a minotaur mean? Why did Annie leave? Does this strange little indie movie have anything to actually say with its odd clues and short animated intro? Do you know how long it took us to make this? You can't just tear it down because it works.
Source for the way too good music in the commercial trailer: Epic Cinematic Trailer | ELITE by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Wizards (1977) - directed by Ralph Bakshi is an animated post-apocalyptic fantasy movie that examines the war between technology and magic. What kind of family-friendly hijinks are in store for our party? How powerful is propaganda as a military weapon on the battlefield? Can good rise up to fight back against overwhelming evil? What kind of hat does a druid wear? Wh--wait why are there nazi symbols in this movie? Why is Hitler a character in this movie? Why does this movie put so much emphasis and character into the monstrous mutant nazis and then gives next to nothing in detail to the good guys? Oh no, this is a bad time. A real bad time. Thank heavens Mark Hamill shows up in this to save the day. This episode is longer than the movie itself, but you'll get Lord of the Rings jokes and an examination of why post-apocalyptic movies are an inspiring genre.
Evil Bong (2006) - directed by Charles Band and the basis for why Adam wanted to start a podcast originally. The start to a bizarre franchise spanning nine feature films. While this movie is incredibly hard to discuss, we certainly try: what happens when a straight laced nerd moves in with three stoner stereotypes? Is this truly a terrible movie? Is the movie actually even about an Evil Bong, or are there ulterior motives to making this film? Also, if Gingerdead Man died in his movie one year prior, why is he trapped in the bong realm? Wait, what is a bong realm? How is there a sex scene with no sex or nudity? Did the makers of this movie even know what pot is? What kind of vitamins get you out of the bong realm instantly? WHAT IS GOING ON?! Also: Tommy Chong.
Mazes and Monsters (1982) - directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, based on the book by Rona Jaffe, which is based on a real world suicide case. Is it true that tabletop RPGs will make you suicidal? Can a made for TV movie be any good? Will the lead of this movie, Tom Hanks, ever go on to do anything else? Why did people freak out so much about tabletop RPGs? Can somebody take a pill to stop them from burping? What is a Gorvil?
Audio and Literature References:
BardicBroadcasts. "Why Heroquest is so Great". 5/8/2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx8sl2uC46A
Haberman, Clyde. "When Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a ‘Moral Panic’". The New York Times. 4/17/2016. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/us/when-dungeons-dragons-set-off-a-moral-panic.html
Kennedy, Olivia. "How Dungeons & Dragons became a part of the 1980s Satanic Panic". Dicebreaker. 6/9/2022. https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/feature/dnd-satanic-panic
Peterson, Jon. "The real history behind Stranger Things 4’s Satanic Panic plot". Polygon. 5/27/2022. https://www.polygon.com/23131731/stranger-things-4-satanic-panic-dnd-history.
A Town Called Panic (2009) - directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, based on the TV series of the same name. Is this French stop motion animated comedy any good? Why would somebody hate this movie? Why are people so lonely? Will you have more long term friendships if you live in dorm rooms? What makes a movie a 10 out of 10? Should you watch Aliens? How much of this episode is even about A Town Called Panic? How many bonus reviews are in this episode?
Slenderman (2018) - directed by Sylvaine White, based on Eric Knudsen's creation on the Something Awful forum. Is this movie the best Slenderman movie out there? What is a virus? How do you defeat Slenderman? What do you do if you're too hydrated? Is it possible to talk coherently about this movie? Bonus movies include Always Watching: A Marble Hornet's Story (2015) and Slender (2014).
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) - directed by André Øvredal, based on the children's book series by Alvin Schwartz. Is the movie better if you grew up with the books, or does someone new to the series enjoy it more? Why is the movie so different from the books? Is it a good horror movie for kids? Is a pickle pizza a good idea? Nixon?? And how do you pronounce the director's name, anyhow?