Roadhouse 2024

[Buka]

I saw Roadhouse when it came out. Don't really remember much of it.

I was chatting with some other movie freaks last week and some of them brought up some good points about remakes.

Take Spielberg remaking West Side Story for instance. Ridiculous, you should never remake a classic. What he made was unwatchable. And the man sure knows a lot about making movies. But several people brought up a good point. "If you're going to spend money producing a remake, take a movie that people really liked, but wasn't too good, and remake that.Then you might have something really good."

I thought that was a good take on the subject. I hope they do a good job and people that liked the original like the new one.

I watched Beverly Hills Cop a few days ago on a nice rainy day here. Loved it, it was a lot of fun. So well cast, too.

 

[HighKick]

I saw Roadhouse when it came out. Don't really remember much of it.

I was chatting with some other movie freaks last week and some of them brought up some good points about remakes.

Take Spielberg remaking West Side Story for instance. Ridiculous, you should never remake a classic. What he made was unwatchable. And the man sure knows a lot about making movies. But several people brought up a good point. "If you're going to spend money producing a remake, take a movie that people really liked, but wasn't too good, and remake that.Then you might have something really good."

I thought that was a good take on the subject. I hope they do a good job and people that liked the original like the new one.

I watched Beverly Hills Cop a few days ago on a nice rainy day here. Loved it, it was a lot of fun. So well cast, too.

Usually, I don't have much issue with sequels/prequels. But remakes of great classics are most often a train wreck in the making.

 

[Steve]

Usually, I don't have much issue with sequels/prequels. But remakes of great classics are most often a train wreck in the making.

Easy now. Roadhouse is a cult classic, but I don’t think it’s a “great” classic.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

Easy now. Roadhouse is a cult classic, but I don’t think it’s a “great” classic.

For the "great" classics, you have to go for something like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

 

[Holmejr]

Do you think CM will do that popeye walk?

 

[Holmejr]

For the "great" classics, you have to go for something like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

Or attack of the mushroom people, attack of the 50 foot woman or almost anything played on Seymour’s Fright Night…

 

[HighKick]

Easy now. Roadhouse is a cult classic, but I don’t think it’s a “great” classic.

Fair enough. Then I will just say classics in general.

 

[HighKick]

For the "great" classics, you have to go for something like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

Maybe Howard the Duck.

 

[Tony Dismukes]

I never saw the original movie, so I went to the best source for a clear explanation:

 

[Steve]

I never saw the original movie, so I went to the best source for a clear explanation:

That pretty much captures the gist of it.

 

[Buka]

I just watched the trailer for the new Roadhouse.

Oh, God, I’m hooked.

 

[JowGaWolf]

Maybe Howard the Duck.

Things that make me doubt the entelagents of humans. lol

 

[Cynik75]

I have seen half of the movie yesterday. Solid B class.
Gyllenhaal ripped as f..., Mc Gregor's back is as wide as a three-door wardrobe

 

[Buka]

I have seen half of the movie yesterday. Solid B class.
Gyllenhaal ripped as f..., Mc Gregor's back is as wide as a three-door wardrobe

What a great line. Damn near spilled my beer.

 

[Cynik75]

What a great line. Damn near spilled my beer.

"Wide as a three-door wardrobe" is a common saying in Poland

 

[Gerry Seymour]

"Wide as a three-door wardrobe" is a common saying in Poland

Duolingo didn't include that one.

 

[Steve]

Watched it last night. You guys. It’s really not very good. A few highlights and not the worst movie I’ve seen. But it is dark where all of the main characters are sadistic psychopaths. Gyllenhaal has a few moments, but mostly just seems unhinged. And Conor Macgregor’s cartoonish performance is just not fun to watch. It felt like he was trying to channel Kurgan energy from Highlander and fell way short.

Is it B movie? Yes.

is it a bad movie? Yes

Is it a good bad movie? I don’t think so.

Is it worth watching? Well, I’d say no. I should have watched the F1 practice session instead. Would have been a more enjoyable 2 hours.

 

[MuayJitsu]

Decent action movie. McGregor is as awful as you’d expect.…but could be worse….if this was 2015 we may have had Ronda rousey playing his character…

 

[HighKick]

Watched it last night. You guys. It’s really not very good. A few highlights and not the worst movie I’ve seen. But it is dark where all of the main characters are sadistic psychopaths. Gyllenhaal has a few moments, but mostly just seems unhinged. And Conor Macgregor’s cartoonish performance is just not fun to watch. It felt like he was trying to channel Kurgan energy from Highlander and fell way short.

Is it B movie? Yes.

is it a bad movie? Yes

Is it a good bad movie? I don’t think so.

Is it worth watching? Well, I’d say no. I should have watched the F1 practice session instead. Would have been a more enjoyable 2 hours.

I would rather have severe constipation than watch F1 racing. Just a little better than NASCAR. That tells you how much I hate NASCAR.

 

[Steve]

I would rather have severe constipation than watch F1 racing. Just a little better than NASCAR. That tells you how much I hate NASCAR.

Nascar isn’t my thing, but I enjoy F1, Indy car and stuff like that.