Website: www.deepfocusl... Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.co... Follow me on instagram: / deepfocuslens Follow me on twitter: / deepfocuslens Like my Facebook page: / deepfocuslens Email me: deepfocuslens@gmail.com
This may sound very, very random but when it comes to wrestler action, we need more things like Roddy Piper and Keith David beating the shit out of each other in Carpenter's They Live.
Roddy was my favorite Villain in the WWF of my early 80s childhood. Sarcastic, hilarious (perfect comedic timing/improvisation)- I truly consider the 80s era a Golden Age in every art form.
How are you not more famous for your amazingly, thoughtful, insightful, intelligent reviews of cinema? Thank you for your dedication and compelling commentary for all these years 🙏🏽
When the camera's focus was on Jake, his talent elevated the movie to the big screen! When it was pointed at anyone else the movie was streaming content.
Watched it today and said essentially the same thing to my wife. It felt like Jake was slumming it. Doug Liman’s talent as a director was completely invisible, as well.
Your review surprised me; it was not what I was expecting from you. For me, this movie delivered dialogue on par with ‘The Room’ (“Oh hi Johnny. You’re my favourite customer.” “Thanks a lot, bye.”) and character motivations occurring within a bizarro alternate universe akin to a Florida dive-bar version of ‘Showgirls’. Amusing and entertaining, but from a ‘so bad it’s almost good’ perspective.
A restrained Conner, played like an Ivan Drago from Rocky 4 would’ve been so much better. You’re right, Conner cannot be contrived. A muted Conner that focused on his movement, his physicality and I donno, maybe some repressed Irish childhood stuff would’ve been badass.
Trying to top the big 80's monster truck energy of the original is an almost impossible task but this new Road House is watering down the drinks. It's literally: "No sweetie we're not going to watch the original Road House, we have Road House at home".
Doug Limon directed the Borne Identity. Bourne supremacy is Paul Greengrass, who kind of brought the shaky cam into commercial action for a while after….
@@ssssssstssssssssIt can, of course, but not in the way it was used in the Bourne series by Greengrass. It was too much, too chaotic. I know what he wanted to do with it, but he went too far. It made the action and even some normal scenes less readable. Shaky cam is nothing new in cinema. Greengrass didn’t invented it. But it has to be used with focus and restraint. Slapping it to the whole movie makes it just chaotic and ironically a bit boring.
I love that original roadhouse… from 1989. Yeah I remember getting the VHS when I was in my teens and it being one of my favorite Patrick Swayze performances and I definitely want to see what they are doing with this one. I actually got to meet a con, one of Brad, Wesley’s Anthony De Longis.
Okay I just saw an ad for this. Conor Macgregor looks absolutely ridiculous on the screen. To think he could even come close to matching the smarmy contempt of Ben Gazzara’s original villain is laughable. Gazzara had a way of making you love the parts where he was on the screen; more importantly, he left you wanting more. All I saw was a commercial and I couldn’t wait for Macgreggor to get off my TV.
This movie was so bad. It was just dumb and boring. Terrible acting, cringe characters, and a horrible plot. Hard to believe this was the same director who did the excellent Edge of Tomorrow. It never should have been named Roadhouse.
The remake feels like everyone was just slogging through their lines with an aura of "Can I go home now?" Conor walks through the entire movie like he's got a cucumber shoved up his butt, which explains why he's smiling in every scene. It was bad, but not in a so bad it's good kinda way, it was just bad.
@deepfocuslens I really think you would like The Little Foxes because she is a strong woman in that film but you truly desire to review All About Eve I understand.
I was a cooler/bouncer for several years and the original Roadhouse with Patrick Swayze was pretty much the story of my life minus the throat ripping. I could tell you waaay better stories than the remake which I'm my opinion was waaay over exaggerated
I've been watching your channel a long time and never would have guessed you were a hardcore UFC fan 😂 I kind of washed out with Shogun / Silva / Jones / McGregor and feel like the same star power just doesn't exist. Maybe I'll get back into it eventually!
Doug Liman only made the FIRST Bourne movie. all of his action movies are shot really well, from Mr and Mrs Smith, to Edge Of Tomorrow, to this one. It was Paul Greengrass who implemented the shaky cam.
Haven’t seen the film but your review has inspired me to do so. My fellow countryman Conor McGregor being described as a sun burnt orangutang had me in stitches. My only experience of McGregor was seeing him striding down a street in Dublin some years ago wearing a suit two sizes too small for him and giving the impression that the street was his personal property. He should have seemed comical but in fact he had charisma. He could well become a movie star.
Can't remember the last time I was unapologetically more critical than Maggie. Didn't have as much of a problem with McGregor's performance as with Gyllenhaal's soft voice, which, for the most part, just wasn't congruent with the gruffness and toughness of his chiseled body and manhandling. Probably the least convincing I've ever seen him. The worst offender, however, was the rat lady from "Suicide Squad". Just vapid soul-sucking energy and awful line delivery. The script was silly and pedestrian at best, brought everything to a cringe-worthy stop at worst. Cool fights that, in the final fight scene, felt a bit cheap whenever they were filmed on that wide-shot camera. Surprisingly, Doug Liman didn't do justice to the silly 80s original. A generous 6/10
Perfect description of how to watch the original. A lot of guys say , if they’re switching around on cable at night , and Roadhouse is on , just put down the remote. Because they’re watching the rest of the movie. You’re a UFC fan , wow. You’re just full of surprises. Would you agree that GSP , Jon Jones and Khabib are the top three ?
I was shocked she said she was a MMA fan.....I mean SHOCKED. I will have to admit the internet really has taught me how wide variety people are out there. There are so many times I assume certain people would never like something and this proves me wrong.
You're the best Maggie, so many reviews/channels/podcasts talking about this movie talk about being UFC fans or going as far to say MMA fans then continue to speak utter hogwash about Conors current state, calling him an undefeated champion, he's still champion, 'hasn't been beat in the UFC' like his last noteworthy win wasn't 8 years ago at this point, the guy hasn't defended a belt one time in his career. It has almost nothing to do with the movie its just such a niggling little annoyance amongst all these reviews for people trying to stretch their cool guy cred its such a wave of fresh air to have someone who knows what they're talking about in their own interests
I didn't think I would have as much fun as I did when I started this film up yesterday. Liman and his team took the frame work of the original and did their own thing, and from what I could see, they had an absolute blast with this film. Yeah Connor Macgregor was silly as hell in the film, but the silliness just added to the fun of the rest of the film. Film didn't take itself seriously and they turned into the absurdity. In this day and age, this is a type of film that has been absent in cinema and I kind of want more bonkers, fun films like this.
One thing Hollywood has to stop is making every movie over 2 hours long, this remake isn't the worst be any means but it's pretty meh, it lacks the charm of the original and I think this movie will be forgotten pretty quickly.
"here's the thing about Conor McGregor, guys... - I sound like Strickland " 😲 Okay it's official, you're a UFC fan👏🤩 Great breakdown. Roadhouse 2024 was great! I hope nobody was expecting an Oscar winning performance from either cast. 🤔 This was a burger and fries combo. It's exactly what it said it was going to be.
i actually thought the third act was when the movie came into it's own for me, i feel it's where the movie fully embraced the over the top bravado and gruffness that the earlier acts didn't fully capatilize on but the dalton character and his so called "inner darkness" felt so soapy and tryhard for me, he really goes from charming affable leading man to morally gray antihero from one scene to the next. still, it was a pretty enjoyable experience and it might really resonate with some people but i agree with you that it got more and more sloppy the more it went on, excited to see your review of ufc 300
In regards to CGI, I would argue for myself by stating that Rogue One, the Mandalorian, Andor and the first Star Wars movies were more entertaining to me, because of the lack of CGI. Not to say that it was not in the Mandalorian and Andor, but it was balanced out by the realism also. I think the fight, between Obi Wan and Vader in Kenobi series was good, because it looked more realistic also. I simply don't understand remakes. Creativity has to be original. They lack creativity, so they are just copying now to keep that movie industry above water.
Jake Gyllenhaal saved the movie for me with his charisma and talent but Doug Liman is no Walter Hill or Peckinpah.Please dont compare Conor with Cagney ( the best actor who ever lived) Orson Welles knew it too.
Hi can you make a video about the recent film “the father” it stars Anthony Hopkins as an Alzheimer’s sufferer and present a surreal world of seeing his world in his eyes. It had lots of emotional impact when I saw the expressions of the actors in theatre and I don’t know if you’ve seen it but I’d love to see your thoughts
The jarring thing about the movie that gave me pause, more than some lazy plot points and Jake's 1,000 yard stare, were specifically 2 supporting cast actresses. Can we all guess?
It's so silly that even after the mainstream success of The Raid movies, the Netflix Daredevil, John Wick and so on, so many big movie directors just go "aah we'll just do any old shit for the fight scenes, no-one'll care."
The original was very cartoony, family guy understood that which is why the meme became so popular.. This remake picks up the baton and really runs with it.. but your review is so dead on.. Love it.. 💕
I'm imagining the dynamic if Strickland was the villain instead of McGregor. His character would probably turn into an anti-hero of sorts, with half the audience viewing him as likeable by the end.
Didn't expect the waif like reviewer to be such a big MMA fan. The world is full of surprises. The funnier part of the film is Conor McGregor's inability to play Conor McGregor on screen. I kind of lost respect for him when he kicked the crap out of the Miami Heat team mascot and sent the hapless mascot with costume to the hospital in a stunt gone wrong. Both comical and sad at the same time. The thing that made Road House the original work was two supporting actor. Jeff Healey the blind Canadian blues musician with very funny gags and Sam Elliot who makes every movie better.
I actually agree that weirdly, this wasn't the right role for conor in that he's sort of matured past it recently, which is weird as fuck to say -- but i think you are right
For me the movie displayed that Dalton doesn't like when he loses control, he's filled with rage and starts becoming someone he doesn't want to be. However in the last act he goes from killing that guy to calmly putting him on ice, to calmly shooting his dead corpse on the beech in front of the cop while calmly saying 'once I get pissed I can't let go'. So it's not just when he loses control. I think this version of Dalton is more of a psychopath then the one portrayed by Patrick Swayze.
It's weird when the fight scenes are the worst part of an action movie. I hated how the camera whipped around all the time. But yes, a decent enough watch when you come home at 4am drunk.
"And then Conor McGregor had to show up" has been my feeling for years. His acting is terrible when he pretends he's going to fight again so I don't even want to imagine how bad he is in this movie.
I notice you've been sitting at that bookcase for over 7 years. Are you okay? Are you being held captive? Did someone chain you up and force you to do movie reviews? Are you under house arrest? Blink if you need help.
I watched a 10 minute snippet of Roadhouse the other day. It was dreadful. Horrible fight scenes intertwined with terrible acting. I'm glad you made it through in one piece!
I didn't believe Jake as a fighter; I didn't believe Conor as a character. I didn't believe the writing or directing, particularly in terms Jake's character's back story -ie. When he gets angry he gets so angry he can't control himself. Poorly conceived and poorly executed. Did the movie hold my interest? Well, sort of, but only because I'm a guy. Finally, if I never see Conor again, in the cage or on the screen. It'll be too soon. D-
2024. Everything is BIGGER, LOUDER, STUPIDER. Like you enjoyed first half of movie until it becomes unwatchable with boat scenes worse than "Speed 2". (Your James Cagney comparison spot on).
I know the obvious moment of conors downfall was the khabib fight but id say it was the Mayweather debacle, he joined the circus and was nevef really the same after it.
Banshee and Reacher, ridiculous as it is, throw better beat downs. Doug Limon can’t direct better than series TV. He’s deeply uninspired which is why this needed someone like S. Craig Zahler behind the camera to make it a mean machine. Agree that the first half promising with Gyllenhaal having fun. But then Limon steps on his dick. McGregor though has the best line in the whole thing which he delivers with conviction “There’s something wrong with you… Me too”
Lol i did not know you were a UFC fan. My friend is and he likes to say that if you ever see a movie tie-in from UFC, it will be the worst pos imaginable. Wonder how rare the ufc/cinephile hybrid is
it wasnt bad, conor acting was ok for first time kinda cringe idk if he was tryna be american or irish at times with the accent and that hump back lol. the fights were decent felt too much cgi.
Wow, couldn’t disagree with you more. 🤔 While I did appreciate the slow build of the characters. This movie was boring AF until Connor showed up in the second act. Then it finally became the riproaring good time that the original was! Connor was sensationally cast! His lunatic character was expertly portrayed! He basically played himself!😂 That was genius! Connor was made for blockbuster popcorn action films like this! He would fit right in to a franchise like the fast and furious or perhaps any Jason Statham film. 😅👍
Meh, I just can’t get excited about this thing. The one person I know who’s seen it told me all the humor and cheekiness of the original were taken out in favor of a more “dark” approach. Plus no Denise doing a strip tease=complete blasphemy.
Didn't like the original all that much and it seems very much a product of it's time. This film on the other hand was a lot more entertaining because the action was shot uniquely and a ton of fun. Jake Gyllenhall who is a much, much better actor than Swayze nailed this persona too and put his own unique stamp on what was otherwise a mostly straightforward role. Original- 5/10. Remake- 7/10.
