A look at Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.
Was That Really Necessary?
Claim This Podcastby Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon
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19 episodes
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A look at Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.
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Publishing Since
2/6/2019
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Recent Episodes
March 29, 2021
19 - Putting the FUN in FUNeral
Is there a difference with how American and British people do comedy? Well, the answer is yes, but also not really because the British version is directed by an American and... you know what? We cover this in the episode, listen to it. We watched both versions of Death at a Funeral for one of the shortest times between remakes we've ever covered. This is a pretty great example of just exactly what we wanted to cover on this podcast!
March 18, 2021
18 - Die Ubermensch
I don't think this is what Nietzsche had in mind when he wrote about super men, but this is certainly what modern audiences think when they hear that term. I don't know that we've covered two so radically different interpretations of a single character like this before. Donner shows us just what sort of vivid, overly optimistic, and kitschy symbol Superman was in the 70s. He puts together a cast that has... well, they're doing fine with what they have, but I think all of them have done better.Then Snyder looked at that, took a drink of his Code Red Mountain Dew, tilted his trilby (NOT A FEDORA) forward, and typed "edgy" into his Livejournal as he proceeded to take almost everything from Donner and do the opposite. What is it like to go from a crazy color palette to, uhh, 50 shades of brown in the same character's pantheon? I'll tell you, it's not great.
February 24, 2021
17 - Kung Fu - The Karate Kid Journey
Did you know that a movie called "The Karate Kid" doesn't actually feature any karate? And did you know that it isn't the one from the 80s? Listen, I know it may seem nitpicky, but I assure you that it's one of the least problematic things with the remake. Usually I try to be cute with these descriptions to hide if we liked things or not, but I just can't with this one.SO JOIN US AND FIND OUT IF WE LIKED IT!
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