• Xenforo Cloud has scheduled an upgrade to XenForo version 2.2.16. This will take place on or shortly after the following date and time: Jul 05, 2024 at 05:00 PM (PT) We may experience a temporary downtime. Thanks for the patience.

The Roadhouse 'Reboot' was just as good/better than the original - Change my mind

Pliny Pete said:
I forgot to put this in my official review but the whole time Im watching it, Im thinking "This feels like a movie version of Far Cry 3"
I think thats one of the main reasons I enjoyed it so much because I love Far Cry 3
Click to expand...
Yeah, but what did you think of the Far Cry movie?
 
Plutoburn said:
People who said the original is better is wearing rose coloured glasses. Both of these movies are popcorn flicks you watch once for shits and giggles.
Click to expand...
This is what I'm talking about! It's an entertaining Friday night popcorn flick. I don't need to run to the dictionary or consider its Oscar potential. It was never going to be something I would critique. People need to get over themselves.
 
Thought it was quite fun personally without ever being in danger of becoming great, perhaps Gyllenhaals best role as a blockbuster style lead rather than more serious drama.

McGregor's acting probably the most questionable thing in it but the film didnt really demand that much of him and generally I felt had a pretty decent cast.
 
moreorless87 said:
Thought it was quite fun personally without ever being in danger of becoming great, perhaps Gyllenhaals best role as a blockbuster style lead rather than more serious drama.

McGregor's acting probably the most questionable thing in it but the film didnt really demand that much of him and generally I felt had a pretty decent cast.
Click to expand...
Conor's character was full of over acting. He filled the brief.
 
Does Jake rip a dudes throat out? Does Connor tell him he used to fuck guys like him in Prison?
 
Movie was aight

Conor was over the top but seemed to be having a blast

That lady doctor was the worst to me
 
Goddamn, what a bunch of negative Nancies in this thread.

Lets establish some things:

1. The original Roadhouse is an absolutely terrible, god-awful movie. It's superb entertainment, but only if you're capable of enjoying it ironically.

2. So what exactly are you expecting from a remake?

A Roadhouse remake isnt meant to be great, its meant to be enjoyed. The original movie is complete garbage, but so bad that it's good. The remake is one of the most unpretentious, absolutely give no fucks "just be entertained" movies to come out since I cant remember when. Theyre remaking a movie thats so stupidly bad that you enjoy it. So what do you do? You certainly don't try to make a great movie. And you cant make cheese on purpose, it has to be born out of legitimate effort. So you make an entertaining movie that understands it cant be taken seriously and then you can have the same sense of dumb fun. That's literally the only aim this movie has. The fights were shot in a completely new and original way that was kind of interesting to watch. And you know what? Conor killed it. Had some of the biggest laughs in the movie. If you didnt laugh out loud when he just crashes the van into a tree theres nothing the movie could have done for you. Good God, he had the same grin when he dives into the goddamn ocean.

Doug Liman has always been one of the most underrated directors around, imo, and hes capable of pulling humor out of thin air which he manages to do a few times.

Basically: Jesus Christ, people. Its a remake of one of the worst movies ever made. Just have some dumb fun for a couple of hours, just like if you were watching the original.
 
Bob Gray said:
Goddamn, what a bunch of negative Nancies in this thread.

Lets establish some things:

1. The original Roadhouse is an absolutely terrible, god-awful movie. It's superb entertainment, but only if you're capable of enjoying it ironically.

2. So what exactly are you expecting from a remake?

A Roadhouse remake isnt meant to be great, its meant to be enjoyed. The original movie is complete garbage, but so bad that it's good. The remake is one of the most unpretentious, absolutely give no fucks "just be entertained" movies to come out since I cant remember when. Theyre remaking a movie thats so stupidly bad that you enjoy it. So what do you do? You certainly don't try to make a great movie. And you cant make cheese on purpose, it has to be born out of legitimate effort. So you make an entertaining movie that understands it cant be taken seriously and then you can have the same sense of dumb fun. That's literally the only aim this movie has. The fights were shot in a completely new and original way that was kind of interesting to watch. And you know what? Conor killed it. Had some of the biggest laughs in the movie. If you didnt laugh out loud when he just crashes the van into a tree theres nothing the movie could have done for you. Good God, he had the same grin when he dives into the goddamn ocean.

Doug Liman has always been one of the most underrated directors around, imo, and hes capable of pulling humor out of thin air which he manages to do a few times.

Basically: Jesus Christ, people. Its a remake of one of the worst movies ever made. Just have some dumb fun for a couple of hours, just like if you were watching the original.
Click to expand...
It doesn’t even look entertaining in any way though. It doesn’t look funny. It doesn’t look so bad it’s good. It just looks bad.
 
I’d recommend not watching this with any expectations because 10mins in it’s quite apparent it’s ridiculous. I managed to watch the whole thing and while it’s not exactly great, it can be a fun mindless watch. The original movie gets forgotten for being terrible due to Patrick Swayze nostalgia.
 
Slobodan said:
@lsa told me he watched it and that it was a fun movie.
Click to expand...

The original yes.

This one? I would not even let you watch.
There are limits to what I do.

On all accounts its seems to be shit.
I might download it on a rainy day while home sick.. Might..
 
Bob Gray said:
Goddamn, what a bunch of negative Nancies in this thread.

Lets establish some things:

1. The original Roadhouse is an absolutely terrible, god-awful movie. It's superb entertainment, but only if you're capable of enjoying it ironically.

2. So what exactly are you expecting from a remake?

A Roadhouse remake isnt meant to be great, its meant to be enjoyed. The original movie is complete garbage, but so bad that it's good. The remake is one of the most unpretentious, absolutely give no fucks "just be entertained" movies to come out since I cant remember when. Theyre remaking a movie thats so stupidly bad that you enjoy it. So what do you do? You certainly don't try to make a great movie. And you cant make cheese on purpose, it has to be born out of legitimate effort. So you make an entertaining movie that understands it cant be taken seriously and then you can have the same sense of dumb fun. That's literally the only aim this movie has. The fights were shot in a completely new and original way that was kind of interesting to watch. And you know what? Conor killed it. Had some of the biggest laughs in the movie. If you didnt laugh out loud when he just crashes the van into a tree theres nothing the movie could have done for you. Good God, he had the same grin when he dives into the goddamn ocean.

Doug Liman has always been one of the most underrated directors around, imo, and hes capable of pulling humor out of thin air which he manages to do a few times.

Basically: Jesus Christ, people. Its a remake of one of the worst movies ever made. Just have some dumb fun for a couple of hours, just like if you were watching the original.
Click to expand...
Complains about negative nancies.
Proceeds to then moan like a negative nancy, only in TLDR format.
I liked the atmosphere and some fights were fun. I occasionally rewatch the original because of the 80s cheese and fun. The remake may be rewatchable in the future for its cheeziness.
 
Bob Gray said:
Goddamn, what a bunch of negative Nancies in this thread.

Lets establish some things:

1. The original Roadhouse is an absolutely terrible, god-awful movie. It's superb entertainment, but only if you're capable of enjoying it ironically.

2. So what exactly are you expecting from a remake?

A Roadhouse remake isnt meant to be great, its meant to be enjoyed. The original movie is complete garbage, but so bad that it's good. The remake is one of the most unpretentious, absolutely give no fucks "just be entertained" movies to come out since I cant remember when. Theyre remaking a movie thats so stupidly bad that you enjoy it. So what do you do? You certainly don't try to make a great movie. And you cant make cheese on purpose, it has to be born out of legitimate effort. So you make an entertaining movie that understands it cant be taken seriously and then you can have the same sense of dumb fun. That's literally the only aim this movie has. The fights were shot in a completely new and original way that was kind of interesting to watch. And you know what? Conor killed it. Had some of the biggest laughs in the movie. If you didnt laugh out loud when he just crashes the van into a tree theres nothing the movie could have done for you. Good God, he had the same grin when he dives into the goddamn ocean.

Doug Liman has always been one of the most underrated directors around, imo, and hes capable of pulling humor out of thin air which he manages to do a few times.

Basically: Jesus Christ, people. Its a remake of one of the worst movies ever made. Just have some dumb fun for a couple of hours, just like if you were watching the original.
Click to expand...
To be fair I think the original always seemed quite aware it was very over the top and played it up to entertain and this film seems very much in the same kind of vein.

Again I think Gyllenhaal is by far the best thing here, he's never really had a blockbuster role in a truly great film to "launch" him but I think he has a load of charisma whilst still carrying some drama and this film plays very heavily on that indeed.

The rest of the film I think struggles a bit to live up to that, it does have a few quirky elements and Magnussen does make for a fun villian but otherwise it does feel a little prefunctionary for me.
 
i havent seen the original or the new one but i think its great to see people care about the arts
 
Terrible movie.

The original Road House is complete trash but it's laughable. This wasn't even bad in a funny way.

I'm shocked Doug Liman made this trash. This was not a cheap movie to make.
 
lsa said:
There are limits to what I do.

On all accounts its seems to be shit.
I might download it on a rainy day while home sick.. Might..
Click to expand...
You will like it.

I promise.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,239,780
Messages
55,649,508
Members
174,872
Latest member
arsalaanx

Share this page

Back
Top