Cool as Ice - Oh god, the early 90s stunk

Published: June 12, 2017, 10:30 p.m.

b'Kids, remember that period of time before Nirvana and post The Clash? Well that period was a dark time we like to call "The Ice Age" and Vanilla Ice, the mind-child of men in ties, led the charge against good art. This film is a horrifying reminder of those awful days.\\r\\nIt should be noted that we are not going to pick on Robert Van Winkle (Ice\'s real name). Any reference to how dumb Vanilla Ice is, will be reference to how stupid the men behind the image of Vanilla Ice were (record producers, MTV execs, publicists, etc.).\\r\\nDuring this film, we are told that Vanilla Ice is a street tough, ripped with muscles, knows what we call "Ice-Qwon-Do", and the ladies love him. In reality, he might weight 150lbs, has a farmer\'s tan, is a misogynist, doesn\'t know martial arts and he likes to hump people while rapping, man OR woman. You know, I don\'t think I can buy into this guy.\\r\\nWhile being a horrible pile of corporate garbage attempting to sell Vanilla Ice as a serious tough guy, Cool as Ice is just so dumb and hokey that it makes for a pretty enjoyable time. There are periods of hard to viewing, but they are few and far between. Even hard to view spots are deadly reminders of the historical mistakes humankind has made and therefore are required viewing.\\r\\nThis is the film that must be preserved for history, lest we doom ourselves to repeat it.\\r\\nThe plot is confusing, the misogyny is offensive but pretty unbelievable, the "Ice-Qwon-Do" is bonkers and the film-making is laughable. It\'s a pretty great time and shouldn\'t be missed by any fan of bad movies. It truly belongs in the IMDB Bottom 100.'