Now there's also The Fall Guy coming and another that I can't remember. Can't anyone create anything new anymore?
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Now there's also The Fall Guy coming and another that I can't remember. Can't anyone create anything new anymore?
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If nothing else, go to 3:07 to further your beliefs that Jeff Bezos is some kind of divine douche. The words "Aspen, cowboy hat, and Bezos on a horse" is like a recipe for cosmic assholery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
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So cringeworthyQuote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
Mondo just released a Jeff Healey double album containing all of the songs from the original Road House…Quote:
Originally Posted by fomofo
https://mondoshop.com/products/road-...oundtrack-2xlp
The best adaptations are either directed by Kurosawa or based on Kurosawa films.Quote:
Originally Posted by PB
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Although I wasn't stoked about the new Road House (I mean comon, why mess with greatness?), after seeing this Casey Neistat piece, I can't help but root for the director. Doug Liman's done some AMAZING freaking work in the past and on this one, he absolutely, positively got screwed over by Bezos. I felt his pain when he said he had to finally admit that he had lost. With that stunt Bezos pulled with the cowboy hat, walking a horse into a store, he has apparently achieved peak douche billionaire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
This reminds me of when AT&T/WB/HBO Max decided to stream Dune on day 1 of the release, completely effecting box office ticket sales and also not fitting into Denis Villeneuve's intent that the film was NOT meant for the small screen and should be viewed at your local cinema only. At least at first when the film's first released. Of course these decisions came AFTER he pretty much made the movie. Guy was rightfully pretty pissed.
Liman and Villeneuve going up against these dickhead billionaires and studios be like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8TEJtQRhw
That looks like a cool offering, but like a lot of folks I let go of my record collection and turntable a long time ago now. Ain't going back, even for something like this, but it's nice to see Jeff Healey getting some love. Good timing on the release - hope it does well.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
Caught a review of the new Road House on Fresh Air today, which touched on the release brouhaha. Now that they're out of the gate on streaming it occurred to me that they could let it build interest for a while, then have some kind of staged theatrical release when the summer movie season gets rolling. Lot of young dudes and MMA/fight fans out there - could be popular.
Buzz, that was a great vid of the Director giving his side. Thx for posting!
I can understand why they went direct to streaming instead of a theatrical release. It’s mediocre at best, plot has lots of holes, it’s not even cheesy in a good way. Connor McGregor is a terrible actor. Why Gyllenhall agreed to do this movie is a bit baffling
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The Benjamins?Quote:
Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn
https://www.showbizgalore.com/road-h...d-their-salary
We made a big tub of popcorn and watched it Sunday afternoon. Not a great remake by any means - it's certainly no Piranha 3D** - but serviceable as mindless brain candy. About what I expected. I can tolerate that in the comfort of my own home, bail out if needed. Will probably never again sit in a theater for anything like that.
** Now on ROKU Channel, free with ads
I was on a chairlift this past weekend with 3 others - 2 of which were raving about the remake of Roadhouse and the other didn't like it. Then, in all seriousness, the "outlier" guy said it was because the original was the greatest film of all time.
I kept my mouth shut.
:D
While far from the greatest movie of all time, the original Roadhouse had a pretty good cast. Some of them were great, Ben Gazara was brilliant. It was probably Swayze’s best effort in spite of the cheese.
Gyllenhall was decent but the rest cast in the reboot were terrible.
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Several years ago I eventually broke down and watched the remake of Point Break.
Fooled me once, so won’t be making the same mistake in regards to Road House.
The original RH is just a great B-movie, totally in the vein of Walking Tall.
I am merely posting this due to its relevance in regards to this thread.
I personally thought each one of the remakes listed herein sucked and were pointless exercises that needn’t have been made.
Paste Magazine Best American Action Remakes Ranked:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies...remakes-ranked
BTW, I had no idea that True Lies was a remake…
It really was a great movie. I don't know what to call the genre but Swayze fucking owned it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookeyXXX
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Yup, sure did. And the Walking Tall comparison is very on point.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8aNfg0LBgQ
Time to give it another proper watch. Maybe this rainy weekend.
They aren’t comparable. Two completely different movies and intentions. One was a good movie. One is a money making venture. Both are entertainment in their own right and you just need to set expectations accordingly.
I watch a lot of movies and enjoy a lot of movies. And a lot are garbage, yet entertaining. Entertainment is why I watch movies. The quality of entertainment out there lately has certainly diminished. I’m not disputing that.