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Original Remake: The Beguiled 1971 and 2017

On this episode film critic  Alice Bishop  joins us at the lovely Civil War era bed and breakfast as found in the 1971 and 2017 film version of THE BEGUILED. We discuss the differences in seeing Colin Farrell and action and western icon Clint Eastwood in a state of vulnerability and how one increases the horror of the situation in these similarly plotted films. The accusation of whitewashing in the new Sofia Coppola version is discussed as is the different interests between her and the original's director Don Siegel. All in all its a lovely time where we exchange mushroom recipes. ALSO: Our friendship survives a minor disagreement on the merits of Blake Lively in shark flicks. Twitter / Instagram : @originalremake Email:  originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts:  @Podstalgic  and  @warmachinehorse Guest:  @alicebishop28

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

2014 Directed By Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Remakes are a tricky thing to pull off. Do you honor the original? Update it and make it feel modern? How do you find that element that you think could have been improved upon and expand it? We all have examples of remakes that work and others that utterly fail. The latest incarnation of The Town That Dreaded Sundown falls somewhere in between. Its in no way a failure but I'm not really sure how well it works. The 2014 film exists in a world where the original 1975 film also exists. The inhabitants of a small Texas/Arkansas border town watch the original film annually and on the night of the annual screening killings that resemble the "Moonlight Murders" start up again. We are 37 years removed from the 1976 film and 65 years removed from the real events that inspired it. Is this a copycat murderer or has the boogeyman returned to Teaxarkana? It might sound somewhat convoluted but the film pulls off its complicated exposition

ORIGINAL REMAKE: La Piscine and A Bigger Splash

Start your new year with A BIGGER SPLASH, or at least our episode on this remake of LA PISCINE, as we travel abroad to speak with The Greatest Australian Podcaster of All Time:  Andrew  from  AB Film Review . In this episode you will hear many tips to live by for the coming year, such as the relaxation lifestyle of the dead, the resurgence of back porn, and an appreciation for dance and Ralph Fiennes penis! All of this and only slightly more in this perfect episode for early January, a podcast on films that take place around swimming pools. Twitter / Instagram : @originalremake Email:  originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts:  @Podstalgic  and  @warmachinehorse

Original Remake: Evil Dead 1981/2013

With the release of the much anticipated ASH VS EVIL DEAD, we decided to go back to the origins of Ash Williams and compare Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic EVIL DEAD and the Fede Alvarez remake. We are joined again by Derek Stewart of Horror-N-Us.com in this follow up to our Halloween weekend extravaganza.

Original Remake: Sons of Katie Elder and Four Brothers

We take a look back at a 1965 classic western SONS OF KATIE ELDER and compare it with it's loose remake FOUR BROTHERS.

Original Remake: The Secret in Their Eyes 2009 and 2015

We get someone topical by questioning the Academy Awards choices, though we are stuck in 2009 with the winner of Best Foreign Language Film, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES. We talk about the differences in style, tone, and relevance with the little seen English remake starring Chiwetel Eijofor, Nicole Kidman, and Julia Roberts. This will definitely be our most downloaded episode.

#027 Richard Linklater: Before Sunrise vs. Bad News Bears w/ guest Dylan Schuck of "The Watch and Talk"

Download MP3 In today's episode Nate and Austin compare Richard Linklater's best and worst rated films, Before Sunrise (1995) and Bad News Bears (2005), respectively. Austin makes fun of a dead girl, Nate keeps ruining his childhood favorites, and Dylan finally finds a Richard Linklater movie that he doesn't really like. We were joined today by guest Dylan Schuck of The Watch and Talk Podcast. Find him on Twitter at @schuckster . Check back next Sunday at 7pm PST where we will compare Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) and The Colossus of Rhodes (1961), his best and worst rated films. Also check out this behind the scenes footage from  Before Sunrise : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBLYiP8tv1E Bad News Bears Notes Worst Rated PLOT : A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs. Ratings : IMDb 5.8 | RT 48% C / 46% A Released : 2005 Director : Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Dazed and Confused)

Original Remake: Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven

We saddle up and return from our podcast hiatus which was spent on watching the VERY LONG but very good Akira Kurosawa film SEVEN SAMURAI. The saddle part comes in with the first western remake THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. These two films also inspire possible stripper names and sexy Halloween costumes for our hosts Mike and Peter.

Episode 144 of War Machine vs. War Horse: Aloha (Jerry Maguire vs. Elizabethtown)

On this episode we look at Cameron Crowe's repeated professional meltdowns, some leading to more cinematic success such as JERRY MAGUIRE and the the familiar formula not working ELIZABETHTOWN. Peter from Hydrate Level Four and the Original Remake podcast joins the show to see if Crowe's new film ALOHA is a remake of the charm of his earlier work or the repeated missteps seen in his later filmography.

Original Remake: Point Break 1991 and 2015

We attempt the ninth Osaki ordeal in reviewing and comparing the 1991 and 2015 remake of POINT BREAK. Find out how different or similar the two movies were and ultimately, which one we'd recommend.

Original Remake: The Ladykillers 1955 and 2004

For all of our podcast valentines out there we present A Very Problematic Episode on how to lie, cheat, steal, and manipulate your way to success with the ladies. To do so, we of course don't share any actual life experience but take in a double feature of the 1955 LADYKILLERS starring Alec Guinness and the 2004 Coen brothers remake starring Tom Hanks. We look at not only the cultural differences between the English and American versions, but also how the 2004 version would be received in 2016. And of course some Batman and James Bond talk with guest Derek Stewart because... hashtags.

Ep. 12 of Original Remake: Halloween 1978 and 2007

In this episode we celebrate Halloween with... Halloween! John Carpenter's genre defining film faces off against Rob Zombie's remake, and we accuse one of these filmmakers of being the quarterback on the couch. We'll let you guess which one. To find out for sure, listen to our discussion with our horror expert guest Derek Stewart.

Episode 03 of Original Remake: The Haunting 1963 and 1999

Like the characters in THE HAUNTING, both from 1963 and 1999, we decided to stay in another haunted house after our prior POLTERGEIST episode. And unfortunately we don't have a mutual love of Sam Rockwell to save us from the evil spirits, instead discussing the haunted year of 1999 for Liam Neeson's career, the scary aging process of CGI effects, and also where you can find us haunting other podcasts.

Original Remake: Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down

In this episode our hosts take a tour of the White House twice with the films Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down. Do they choose Gerard Butler or Channing Tatum as their tour guide? Two-Face or Electro as their President? But most importantly, which First Kid was more annoying to noted child hater Mike?

ORIGINAL REMAKE: Blade Runner 2019 and 2049

For our episode celebrating the release of BLADE RUNNER 2049, the sequel to the classic Ridley Scott sci-fi film, we debate the big questions. Not if Deckard is a replicant, but just who thought that this film was going to be a big box office success? Certainly not our guest,  Dave  of  POP CULTURE CASE STUDY , who gives one super fan's response to this universe's continuation. Meanwhile our host  Mike  continues to lament not the darkness of this particular sci-fi world, but the fact that this visual feast of a movie looks much better on his iPhone than his local theater. Twitter / Instagram : @originalremake Email:  originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts:  @Podstalgic  and  @warmachinehorse

ORIGINAL REMAKE: Serial Mom and A History of Violence

In this episode, we discuss dangerous parents and compare Kathleen Turner in SERIAL MOM and Viggo Mortensen in A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. We then turn our focus to hair, age and some questionable sex scenes from both movies. Twitter / Instagram : @originalremake Email:  originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts:  @Podstalgic  and  @warmachinehorse

Original Remake: HERE COMES MR. JORDAN and DOWN TO EARTH

We give this podcast thing a second chance in our return from the dead. To do so we are joined by Alyssa from the Hindsight Movie Podcast for a double feature of HERE COMES MR. JORDAN and DOWN TO EARTH. Which films reminded us of the joy of talking cinema and which one made us wish we stayed in podcast heaven? Find out on this episode along with many other things like the meaning of getting "in the pink" and the announcement of an ENTIRELY NEW PODCAST from Alyssa and your hosts Mike and Peter!

Episode 11 of Original Remake: Man On Wire and The Walk

We are joined by  Jamison  of  Real Films Podcast  to compare the movies MAN ON WIRE and THE WALK about Philippe Petit, who planned a coup to walk on a tightrope between the World Trade Center in 1974.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951 Directed By Robert Wise Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal and Hugh Marlowe Based on the short story Farewell to the Master, The Day the Earth Stood still is a 1951 anti-war film directed by Robert Wise. The film opens with a flying saucer landing at a baseball park in Washington DC. After landing a humanoid exits the craft and announces he has come in peace. The humanoid begins to approach a crowd that has formed and opens a small tube but before he can finish opening the tube he is quickly gunned down by an antsy soldier. Gort, a large robotic like being comes out of the saucer and begins to shoot ray beams from his face mask at all the soldiers weapons. In a matter of moments having neutralized all the weapons Gort is ordered to stop shooting by the humanoid. They came in peace, bearing gifts and we shot them. The film clearly has an agenda and unlike Invasion of the Body Snatchers there is nothing subtle about its approach. The message is clearly laid ou

Original Remake: Jungle Book 1967 and 2016

In this episode host Peter is joined by guest Mason of ReelDudeReviews.com to compare the animated JUNGLE BOOK with the new live-action version directed by Jon Favreau. They discuss some of the differences in characters and tell you which version they recommend.