Stench & Stinkability

·1 hr 3 min·5 clips

Jack and Tanner debate why they spent a Saturday afternoon watching a movie so bad it made them question their life choices.

Jack Shepard and Tanner Greenring, hosts of Strange Bedfellows, dedicate this episode to reviewing the 2001 film 'Sense and Sensibility'. They open by questioning why they spent a Saturday afternoon watching such a bad movie. The film is described as a modern twist on Jane Austen's classic, set in Denver with a plot centered on a magic arthritis lotion. The hosts criticize the film's title, noting it should be called 'Stench and Stinkability'. They detail the convoluted plot involving the Dashwood sisters, their father's arrest for fraud, and a storyline about stolen lotion formulas. Jack expresses extreme disdain, saying the film made him want to dig up Roger Ebert's skeleton. Tanner mentions the film's terrible end credits that unnecessarily wrap up every character's fate. The hosts discuss the film's poor casting, with only 'Colonel Brandon' being deemed attractive. They analyze specific scenes, like a montage of bad jobs and Christian music-like soundtrack. A segment is dedicated to humorously rewriting the film's blurb with smelly puns, renaming characters 'Smellanor' and 'Armpit Smelliams'. The hosts declare the film an 'abomination' and instant 'M elimination', meaning it's stricken from consideration as art. They compare it unfavorably to other adaptations like 'Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta' and 'From Prada to Nada'. The episode concludes with philosophical musings on mortality and a call to choose love and creativity over watching bad movies. They tease next week's episode will cover the 2009 BBC 'Emma' adaptation.

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A funny, wandering movie rant about bad tools, miracle lotion, and choosing light anyway.

This episode makes movie talk feel like a loose comic spiral that keeps finding sharper little turns. Jack and Tanner move from the strange mechanics of asking a question, through Jar Jar Binks and rising intonation, into a tangled movie plot about a patent lawyer, a lotion…

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For a movie chat that starts with Jar Jar Binks and wanders toward finding light in the void.

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