Hate Watch / Great Watch

Episode 0174: YOUNG DETECTIVE DEE: RISE OF THE SEA DRAGON (2013)

Hello Excellent Do-Gooders! On our penultimate episode of HWGW for the year, join Allison & Hunter for a trip to China in the year 660! First things first: This film is a mystery, so if you want to experience it with no foreknowledge, please watch the movie first! Topics discussed on this episode: our Wuxia names, how this isn’t too different from a superhero movie, bludgeoning weapons, how Shaofeng Feng might be the Chinese James Spader, and how to get yourself a monkey arm!  Plus: Mutual Respect!  A movie worth drinking the golden soup for, it’s Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)!  Questions, comments, requests? Write us at: WriteHWGW@gmail.com [WriteHWGW@gmail.com]

Episode 0173: X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (1963)

Hello Excellent Dids!  The Hate Watch/Great Watch Podcast welcomes Aydan Eyes back to the show to talk about: psychedelics, the worst Pa Kent in cinema, Stephen King, horrible diseases, and pressing toads against your eyes! CW: Some discussion of drugs at the episode’s end.  Plus: A brief appearance from Boof Acid, The Beatles’ lawyer!  X gon’ give it to ya, it’s X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)  Previous Episodes Mentioned:  Ep. 141 - Carnival Magic (1983) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2024/09/04/episode-0141-carnival-magic-1983] Ep. 90 - Austin Powers in: Goldmember (2002) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2022/09/21/episode-0090-austin-powers-in-goldmember-2002] Links:   • Aydan Eyes [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IVA7nCPtTeMQa7zLbGA7m?si=h-Rje5H-SEqolgyjYpZh5g] on spotify   • DMX: X Gon’ Give It To Ya [https://youtu.be/vkOJ9uNj9EY?si=OJ-WzudoZbPg8Lo9] on youtube   • A Succulent Chinese Meal [https://youtu.be/PeihcfYft9w?si=p-ZrpSOrnaW1Nt6m] on youtube   • Hunter’s Crack in the World review [https://www.moviejawn.com/home/2025/5/28/disc-dispatch-crack-in-the-world] on MovieJawn Questions, comments, requests? Write us at: WriteHWGW@gmail.com [writehwgw@gmail.com]

Episode 0172: WESTWORLD (1973)

Hello Excellent Pardners!  First of all: Go Birds. We’re joined on the podcast, after far too long, by Tabitha to take an all-inclusive vacation to Westworld! We came up with a new travel slogan for Mexico, talked some more about Stephen King’s The Long Walk, and asked: How do these guns work? How does anything work? You only had how much air left?  Plus: Yul Brynner as the Predator!  It’s all fun and games until the robots revolt, we’re talking about Westworld (1973)!  Previous Episodes Mentioned:  Ep. 159 - JAWS (1975) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2025/05/14/hwgw159-jaws-1975] Ep. 04 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2019/6/4/episode-004-talladega-nights] Ep. 116 - The Mothman Prophecies (2002) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2023/09/20/episode-0116-the-mothman-prophecies-2002] Questions, comments, requests? Write us at: WriteHWGW@gmail.com [writehwgw@gmail.com]

Episode 0171: VAMPIRE BURT'S SERENADE (2020)

Hello Pegasassy Humans!  On this, the final film of this year’s VAMP-tober lineup, Allison & Hunter spend all night …or multiple nights (?) trapped in an artist’s loft with a drugged-up vampire played by a Backstreet Boy! Content Warning: plot-relevant discussion of drugs and drug use We discuss inside jokes, cinema’s worst toilets, and the importance of making art whether it’s bad or good.  Plus: How did you know my mummy’s name was Martha?!  Not even this could make us stop loving Tubi, it’s Vampire Burt’s Serenade (2020)! Questions, comments, requests? Write us at: WriteHWGW@gmail.com [writehwgw@gmail.com]

Episode 0170: UNDERWORLD (2003)

Please welcome Celso Garcia back to the Hate Watch/Great Watch Podcast for our second Vamp-tober episode of the year! We discuss messy worldbuilding, the timeless quality of some films (but not this one), the difference between “WTF (complimentary)” & “WTF (derogatory)”, Hunter’s Secret Uncle, and the almighty Suckwolf! Plus: One of the neighbors starts using a bandsaw at 7pm!  Shine up your leather catsuit, it’s Underworld (2003)!  Previous Episodes Mentioned: Ep. 5 - The Apple (1980) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2019/6/17/episode-005-the-apple-1980] Ep. 103 - The Mummy (1999) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2023/03/22/episode-0103-the-mummy-1999] Ep. 74 - Romeo + Juliet (1996) [https://www.moviejawn.com/hate-watch-great-watch/2022/02/09/episode-0074-romeo-plus-juliet-1996] Links:  • HWGW Vamp-tober Playlist [https://tr.ee/RiSAP9vePH] on spotify   • The Matrix shared reality experience at the Cosm video [https://youtu.be/jSNqLWTMeXU?si=6nMIlVbp8GcssGa6] on youtube Questions, comments, requests? Write us at: WriteHWGW@gmail.com [writehwgw@gmail.com]