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In our tenth special episode, we defend our honor as movie remakers. Okay, so that might be a little strong, but we do talk about the fact that while movie remakes often get a bum rap (and often said bum rap is entirely deserved), that doesn’t mean that the entire genre should be disregarded. Here, in Part 1 of this discussion, we each give an example of a movie remake that worked, and an example of a movie remake that didn’t work. Best of all, for only the second time, we were all in the same room at the same time when this was recorded, including special guest contributor and good friend Kyle Hoff.
Links, Movies, Actors, and Actresses Discussed
- The Birdcage (1996)
- La Cage aux Folles (1978)
- Robin Williams
- Nathan Lane
- Scarface (1983)
- Scarface (1932)
- Brian De Palma
- Al Pacino
- Let the Right One In
- Let Me In
- Let Me In (Book)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Bedtime Story
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Final Fantasy VI
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
- Ocean’s 11 (1960)
- Steven Soderbergh
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Liam Neeson
- Sam Worthington
- Ray Harryhausen
- Carrie (2013)
- Carrie (1976)
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Julianne Moore
- Kimberly Peirce
- Boys Don’t Cry
- Valentine’s Day
- New Year’s Eve
- Point Break (2015)
- Point Break (1991)
- Keanu Reeves
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
- Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- Jason Momoa
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- The Barbarians
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Tim Burton
- Johnny Depp
- Gene Wilder
- Godzilla (1998)
- Independence Day
- Independence Day 2
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