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Brownie Points Guide to Cinema

Thunder Force

·1 hr 6 min·5 clips
Dan had to drink a quarter bottle of vodka in one drink just to get through the first 40 minutes of Thunder Force.
Dan and Nick open the episode by introducing their review of Thunder Force, a Melissa McCarthy film they watched reluctantly. Dan immediately states his strong dislike, recounting how he needed a strong drink just three minutes into the movie and eventually consumed a quarter bottle of vodka to get through it. He missed the last ten minutes because a rabbit in his backyard was more entertaining. Nick is less emotionally charged but equally critical, noting he expected the movie to be bad and found it boring. They discuss Melissa McCarthy's frequent collaborations with her husband Ben Falcone, blaming him for giving her terrible scripts and directing her in unfunny, one-note performances. The hosts list the cast, including Octavia Spencer and Jason Bateman, and express disappointment in their roles. They analyze specific flaws: the Chicago setting feels forced and joke-less, the CGI in action scenes is poorly executed, and the humor relies on tired fat-phobic gags. Nick reveals his wife mistakenly thought the movie was a Marvel project. They compare Thunder Force to other bad movies they've reviewed, ranking it as one of the worst of the year and in the show's history. The episode concludes with announcements for upcoming reviews of UHF and The Fate of the Furious, along with reminders for audience engagement and COVID-19 vaccination advocacy.

As heard by us

A loose, sharply unimpressed Thunder Force takedown, driven by bad lighting, thin superhero action, and a Marvel mix-up.

Brownie Points comes late to Thunder Force and wastes little time landing its verdict: Dan thinks the Melissa McCarthy superhero comedy is bad, while Nick helps shape that reaction into a loose, running argument.

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You get Thunder Force picked apart by Dan and Nick, with one of them wishing the Roku had failed first.

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