Another day, another remake of some old classic. And in this case, it's the 1989 action thriller starring Patrick Swayze. And after watching all two hours of it, I just have to ask... why?
@@brentharlow3559 He was so fucking funny, I bet they told him to play up the douchebaggery and he went above and beyond the call of duty. Such a great character. Love his tattoo also, Knock Knock Knock LMAO
@@truints I watched it with my dad and my brother so we just laughed and talked shit riff tracks style so it ended up being enjoyable even though it wasn't good. Conor was clearly having a ball making this thing so every scene the dude was in was just Conor being a meme from beginning to end.
It's called the Lebanese walk. I have Lebanese friends who walk like that, it's meant to look physically imposing. It's pretty hilarious. Very fragile egos so you can't make fun of them or they get really offended.
I love that we're supposed to believe a roughneck bar, where fights break out every day, would have a barista making artisan coffee. If there's one thing I know about organized crime syndicates, evil motorcycle gangs, and bar brawlers, it's that they love their Grande, Iced, Sugar-Free, Vanilla Lattes With Soy Milk.
I was visiting a... less salubrious city and at a bar I noticed a nice gleaming expresso maker. As my fiancé only drank a specific beverage (half-and-half large latte no sugar extra hot) I thought I'd get her one. The old bartender (on reflection, licensee) frowned at my request and motioned me closer across the bar to say, "we only serve two kinds of coffee here - white... or black, what'll it be?" I guess the barista was off-shift that day.
i love how you point out the ridiculousness of artisan coffee being in a bar, but people surviving stab wounds and being launched tens of feet in the air with no damage is completely fine & believable. Road House isn't a movie that takes itself too seriously, so you shouldn't either.
😂 that’s what my girlfriend was saying throughout this movie. That’s pretty much all the laughs I got from it. That and Dalton basically becoming a sadistic killer while explaining how the guy he punched is gonna croak. Maybe coulda done without that level of serious, kind of to get to style of the original again. Wasn’t against a Road House remake with the right mindset, just didn’t like this one.
Jesus Christ loves you 💙 He has a plan and a purpose for your life, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jesus Christ loves you 💙
@@TrackMediaOnly The movie is good though. They went into it in good spirits, the Critical drinker went into it looking for something to tear to shreds and be critical about. And it seems people who have seen the original don't like this because they have expectations.
@@joneriksen9257 yup, within ten seconds the drinker is giving out about their being a black woman in it. Chap has gone lost his mind. He is now the exact thing he got famous for ridiculing.
@@jonathanberry1111exactly i had a great time watchin it, flew by, would love a sequel. There was nothing woke about it. As far as a strong female lead, She didn’t really be anything but be a love interest who eventually became a damsel in distress, hardly strong female wahmen. look i hate woke shit in a movie but don’t be like liberals lookin for stuff that ain’t there
I read that in the flat tone he uses the entire movie. However, I thought it fit the character, because the character was supposed to be desperate hopeless and have nothing to lose.
Mike Stoklasa recently predicted the end of Hollywood because younger people aren't interested in watching full-length films (because they don't have the attention-spans for it) and mature, older people are becoming so disenchanted by the current culture of the entertainment industry hellbent on warping and destroying IP's, that we'd rather re-watch our old favorites films and shows than watch whatever sludge they sh!t this week, which is always now accompanied by a divisive sociopolitical topic that only 5% of the audience cares about.
Except he's wrong about the young folk. We just don't like the shite we are currently fed with. What was the last okay movie? Not as great as Ben Hur, just watchable and not with "strong female character 1".
I’m not convinced by the attention span argument. Especially when I look at video games and the view-count on 3 hour RU-vid videos. I think it has more to do with nobody is making shit that the younger generation wants to watch. Mainly because you just need to look at the trailer to go, “NOPE.”
Same ,drinker cries that Hollywood depicts white male as dummy dumm rescued by strong wamen, but when movie like road house that is satisfying fighting movie arrives he again cries but for other reasons. We don't get movies like this very often ,and I am happy to say at least one new movie I liked
@@neoniccortessjrsmith9223I partially agree with you. From a critical standpoint it’s not a good movie, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a fun movie or worth a watch. Personally, I love cheesy monster movies but I would never call them good lol
Yeah it was a lot of fun. It didn't need to be smart to be entertaining. Connor was the highlight for me, it was fun seeing him play an over the top version of himself.
Same, have to admit AngryJoe's review is what got me to watch, I figured they'd bash it the entire review (especially Alex) but all 3 of them thought it was a fun dumb action movie and gave it a 7 / 10 rating.
They make fun of the bar's name in the movie too. I love all the people here who haven't seen it commenting on it, thinking they're clever. The critical drinker obviously didn't watch the movie either, so I guess it's okay. Definitely question the veracity of his reviews now though. If he's just gonna make review videos based off the trailer he isn't any better than most Hollywood reviewers
@VanquishedAgain "They make fun of the name of the bar in the movie" AND? What does your entire reply have to do with this comment? Other than the fact that you obviously enjoyed TikiBar and just upset others don't share the same opinion? Edit: OOORRR are you a McGregor D rider and upset his movie debut did kick off?!
this film gave me the overwhelming sense i was listening to a blackout drunk try to recall their blackout period and you just nod the entire time as they describe the plot of 2-3 random films from the hero pov. "no that's the plot of star wars. no that's the italian job. no that's nevermind i give up"
lol.. next time I get drunk and somebody is listening I’ma start tellin em a made up story about me that is just movie plots mixed together and see if they notice.
@@gavinpowell4607 i too like talking about movies i havent seen and putting down people for having an opinion different than the one im parroting from another guy who didnt watch the movie.
Is that the pub he bought where he punched the elderly man in the face, didn’t knock him out, and then bought the pub and banned the old man for life. Imagine being in your late 60-70s, the biggest mma star in the world socks you in the mouth, and then buys your local and bans you from it cuz he’s a petty child. What a clown.
It's actually amazing how any remake or reboot movie made today makes its older counterpart look like an award winning film despite the difference in technology and funding.😂
As someone who has suffered from insomnia, if you felt this induced sleep then you should use it as it's not likely to be more stimulating on a second watch. I liked it.
In all honesty it was a good low Imaginative budget Hollywood Movie with not bs stereotypes they can’t all be insane mega block busters and it was is what it is
I owned a bar back from 2006-2012. The cops would host a security class from time to time and they always showed a clip from the original Roadhouse where Swayze explained how to bounce to his staff. He was spot on with his advice.
To each his own, but jokes during a fight to the death feel out of place to me. At least, intentional jokes. The head goon's line from the original "I used to ****** guys like you in prison", unintentionally funny.
I thought it was a fun movie. Weak, script? Yes. Strange performances? Definitely. Plot points that went nowhere? Sure. But it made me laugh for two hours at the silly randomness of it all, and Dalton was a fun and sympathetic enough character this time around that he got a pass from me. It's the kind of film to go in with low expectations and just enjoy the ride. And that McGregor performance just can't be missed. Bizarre and hilarious!
I stayed a week with my uncle in Oklahoma for a fishing trip and while I was there, he took me to the movie theater to see the original Road House. It was great and so is my Uncle.
Amen! Honestly for me ‘Roadhouse’ was like the first ‘American Ninja’ movie - goofy fun that turned out to be more entertaining and enjoyable than people thought it would be. It didn’t need a remake.
@@stoicsavage509 She was pretty much a horrible, nagging, soulless, corpse of a woman and he divorced her after their daughter turned 18. The judge took him for everything he had, even though he endured all those years for his daughter.
I was mostly entertained by this film. Where it fell apart for me was when Dalton (very calmly) says the reason he is afraid, is because when you push him too far, he goes crazy. If there was ever a time to “show, don’t tell”, that was it. We know that Gyllinhal can depict losing control very effectively (See Prisoners). Let him do it.
That was the only thing you found cringe? lucky! Damn, the whole movie was one shit show for me. I genuinely tried liking it, but just the dialog, the acting, the plot, the forced romance bullshit, just fucking punched me in the nuts. Hell I felt like even Jake was bored and didn't give a shit after the first 30 minutes of the movie. And the ending, my god that was hilarious.
Hey Drinker, I’ve been with you since your Commando review. Loved your “Blue haired land whale” comment btw. Regarding this film, it’s simple entertainment. I remember the original well, and this one is just mindless more of the same. Good guy wins, bad guy dies. Good guy leaves town, just like Reacher. Nuff said.
Honestly, I didn't even make it through the new one, because after 30 minutes I was like "this is stupid, I wanna watch the old one" but then I realized that the old was was also pretty stupid. Definitely more charming and stylish, but also extremely stupid.
The state of the movie industry now is the reason I go to second hand shops and buy dvds. They`re cheap now and I know I`ll have a great movie to watch whenever I want. So far I have 400, and I`m not stopping any time soon.
Same here. I've barely had any streaming services in my life, due to the fact that many movies often have limited time on these services. They come and go. In a more dystopian and totalitarian scenario, these services can potentially do the easiest way of "book burning" ever if the companies, government or society wants certain movies banned
I already own a shitload of DVDs and feel lucky that I lived through the mid-'00s to the mid-'10s when it was actually cheaper to buy a DVD than hire one. I also have a lot of classic Hollywood movies as well as ones from the late 1960s to the mid-2010s, and last I checked a lot of them aren't available on streaming services. Funny thing, the first movie I watched on my new DVD player was Ice Age with my kids.
@@kevstacey8639 Yeah, as long as you have the space for it, I see why not! I notice many people getting rid of whole DVD/Blu-ray collections because they commit to the minimalist life of streaming services, which is good news for me as I tend to find some great buys in there.
I spent 6 months as a Marine on a US Navy ship in the early 90s. We had a VHS machine with only 2-3 movies. One of them was Roadhouse. It seems like we watched it daily. “Be nice, until it’s time to not be nice,” should be the new USMC motto.
I am surprised about this extreme lack of choice. I (German) always thought that the US Navy was way more generous regarding entertainment and stuff like that. And I do not quite understand it. You are serving on a ship that costs millions, tens of millions or even hundred of millions. Equipping you with 100 VHS would cost maybe 2000 bucks. And increase your quality of life by a lot. I doubt there is a cheaper way to entertain your soldiers (and by this increasing satisfaction and moral!) than by providing a nice selection of videos...
@@wedgeantilles8575 The US Navy does not spend much on morale boosting material. In the past they have relied on charitable donations from individuals and organizations like the USO or MWR (Morale Welfare and Recreation). If your navy has 20 or 30 ships, you can kit them out for a hundred grand or so. If you're the USN and you have 500 ships, now you're talking a quarter of a billion dollars. You could buy a new golf course for the O-club with that kind of money. Also, you have to remember that you're talking about sailors and marines. If you put in that kind of equipment three quarters of it would be stolen inside six months and the rest but one would be broken. Which may be what the OP meant, there was only one machine and two movies left by the time he got there.
@wedgeantilles8575 I was in the coast guard during the 2010s and we always got a good 20 or so 8mm tapes in a box, including stuff still in theaters that were releasing during our deployment
My husband introduced me to roadhouse last year… and when it was finished I said “man I wish they still made movies like this” he said “watch, now they’ll do some shitty remake”… now I feel like I spoke this abomination into existence 😭😭😭
I love that "Citizen Kane" remark! 😂 The original Road House is 80's gold - an over-the-top but fun flick you can watch over and over. This remake? Nope. RIP, Patrick Swayze. You are missed. ❤
rip to the untainted memory? so this movie made what you remember about the original tainted? imagine letting a newly released movie ruin what you think of one that's been out for decades
@@SubjectiveFunnynostalgia sells, if done well, but the lack of anything resembling original is beyond old. Yes, every story has been told, they have to really work to find some unique way of telling the same stories. Yes, it’s work, we pay them to do that. They’re not.
Went into this movie with my brain switched off just for the fighting. Didn't really care about the plot, acting, character development or arc. Absolutely enjoyed it.
@@GuiiBrazilI watched him a few years ago, even subscribed... maybe... All I remember that he was the most bland, unopinionated film critic I've ever encountered. The guy was actively trying not to say anything bad about the worst movies, glossing over and rounding corners, leaving only gray, formless blob of a "review". Maybe he changed since then, but that's what I remember.
@@GuiiBrazil I am not sure. I have no problems with Stuckmanns reviews. At least Chris doesn't have to hide behind the schtick of a cliche drunkard to make his reviews. But I also have watched the videos where Chris talks about his history with his overly religious upbringing and finding solace and escapism in movies, so I thought the drunkards 'burn' was rather a cheap shot.
He wasn't bad, they should've just told him "stop fookin smiling EVERYTIME" and he would've done great, his kill scene wasn't bad either, should've acted 4 secs longer and it wouldve done well
I think he was great his chsracter is just a kittle chaotic psycho the grin he is always doing is funny and natural to me i find nyself making thst face too in a fight situation.
Exactly. A huge fan favourite cult classic I don’t think CD realises how much its loved by fans . No it’s not high art but damn swayze and all the support enthusiastically own that film 😊. Great fun. Ps : occurred to anyone that this is the second swayze classic murdered by hollyweird? Ie Point Break got remade into a steaming turd years ago … and justifiably bombed . Original A better film than roadhouse tbh if CD wants to appraise the original ?
They're not redoing Patrick Swayze. Elwood Dalton is his own character and is James Dalton's son. So it's kind of a remake and a sequel at the same time
I dunno, I kinda liked it. I have a soft spot for Liman after Go and Gyllenhaal I will watch in almost anything (yep, even in Michael Bay's Ambulance!). Sure, McGregor was naff, but I enjoyed this more than I guessed I would. Harmless fun at the end of the day.
I actually think you’re being a bit too hard on this one. I didn’t really find an overpowering presence of the “the message”. I would say Connor McGregor felt like he was doing a bad impression of himself throughout the movie.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the powerful scene where strong diverse female manager calls Dalton a pussy, “What are you scared?” As he’s leaving after being jumped by Mcgregor and the rest of the gang while she did nothing. Knocked me off my seat with those chills.
@@JohnnytNaturalthis movie was not woke lol god you people are embarrassing and making the word woke meaningless in the same way the left made the the term “racist” lose its meaning
@@donaldvonglitchenberger4108 it's a remake you goof, that means the key characters from the original had to purposely be recasted, what happened to the female waitress or the stripper? Guess what, they omitted them on purpose, c'mon open your eyes. Even the shop opener was recasted to be woke
The scary thing is that I'm not even suprised anymore and more scary still, even dissapointed. When you're so conditioned to the bottom of the barrel level of quality and not even care is the worst thing.
I had a Roadhouse double feature last night, only because I turned on prime for the first time in three months greeted by a remake I was unaware then searched for the original. The remake is exactly that, weird, and the shaving scene at sea sets up an unhinged villain only to not follow through. Hollywood should have just called it Bouncer and left out the “no one wins a fight” scene, which is out of place since Dalton was a professional fighter. I do admit to being entertained as I watched the movie while working out and making dinner. I think Mr. Gyllenhaal is a fine actor, however he just doesn’t have that calm cool that Mr. Swayze oozed. I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. McGregor’s performance and only at the end did I realize who he was due to his size. If nothing else it proves just how good the 80’s version is. I don’t think it tarnishes the legacy of the original because it gives me a chance to tell the younger generation to watch the original.
the “no one wins a fight” scene has a totally different meaning here, coming from him “winning” a fight where he literally murdered a friend of his, which ruined both his career and his mental. shaving scene sets up the villain pretty well, it isn’t showing him as “unhinged” in such a simplistic way as that, it’s showing that he refuses to listen when people try to point out the error in his ways, like not listening to his barber, later not listening to other subordinates warning him, and that he’ll lash out madly when things dont go his way. which he consistently does. the only reason he punches that dude is because he’s surrounded by cronies and knows he can’t do shit back. agree about everything else though, macgregor was a blast. movie was pretty weird overall though. so much singing in the first half.
@@obscure.reference nicely observed. I'd add that the shaving scene also helps define that he's not really a though guy, only acting like one. Any other villain would have thrown the barber to the sea, and later scenes reveal that he's basically just a kid trying to impress daddy.
I really liked the new movie. I watched the original ages back and can barely remember it. I'll never watch this one again either but it was fun and wasn't woke to hell. The Teddy recommends this movie, just.
Original Roadhouse has been a guilty pleasure of mine since it came out. I really like it and can rewatch it over and over. Same thing with Point Break. So why do they keep f'ing up the remakes? Because Hollywood has lost its mojo.
If you're going to remake a movie (like Point Break for example), remake it as a different film altogether. Then no one realizes it is a copy and paste screenplay with a slightly different backdrop. so instead of a remade Point Break, we get Fast & Furious, which is the same movie with cars instead of surfboards. It introduces a new viewership to the concept without stepping all over the original.
@@txinterceptor8428 Wait just a minute. In the case of F&F it has nothing to do with remake. It was straight up plagiarism. Undercover cop, gang of radical sports who are actually thieves, good guy befriends leader of the gang, and on and on.
The original Road House was once of the iconic movies of the 80's. I watch it every couple of years. Patrick Swayze was a little too trendy back then. But was Sam Elliot ever in anything that was bad? And Kevin Tighe as the bar owner exuded a desire to do right by his community. Jeff Healey and his music was the soundtrack that held it all together.
Dalton never made any sense. A guy that philosophical risking his life every night and constantly getting into unwanted fights, for the higher purpose of...Cleaning up a bar. And the way he treated Denise, a beautiful woman that only wanted to sleep with him, was just pathetic. Calling her a pet. Really. Awesome action sequences, and so many different fighting styles! Aikido, stickfighting, and Morgan even brings pro wrestling into the bar!
Well the original road house isn't a good movie, but it is a fun movie, and it has an eighties charm to it. The new road house is better in my opinion, it just doesn't have the same charm.
Then why are both audiences and critics scores better than the original? People are getting tired of this hating on everything just to f****** hate s*** it's getting f****** old some movies like The Star Wars movies or the Halo TV show f****** deserve it, but when the fans and the critics both like the new movie there's no reason to hate on it people are just getting tired of this f****** hating on everything f****** train is f****** old .
Maybe because it's a reboot to another film, particularly one thst didn't need to be rebooted. Reboots will always be compared and judged by the original. This movie looks like something entirely different and should have been it's own movie.
Because you watch a channel dedicated to shitting on things, watched primarily by doomers and other associated outcasts. Go outside. World’s pretty cool actually.
It felt like they spent so much money on McGregor and therefore designated way too much screen time to him and sacrificed other relationship building and character development. This Dalton was dark and a loner. Which just made me miss the charismatic and charming Swayze. Not sure why they went that route when you’re already climbing the hill of comparison.
Watching the original Roadhouse, which was a fun but very campy movie during it's time, but somehow against a remake in 2024, it looks like a masterpiece in script writing? What a world.
Just rewatched with my sons. My eldest thought The Jeff Healy Band playing the house band was awesome in original. They should have had some young blues guitar player like Marcus King or Kingfish Ingram. Wouldn't have made it better, just a bit more tolerable. You're right about what the original was and how it compares to modern movie writing. I wonder if they can remake the equally campy and beloved They Live and the same thing happens. I'm saying yes.
the original wasn't great and without the nudity wouldn't even be remembered. this was far more entertaining & had a better lead actor and Conor was more entertaining than anyone in the swayze film.
I think the point of it is this. Youngsters will never see the original, so that don't matter to most of the population don't know it exists. Now this movie, although I re paint of one of my favourites is atleast a movie that puts the balls back on. Being tough and winning fights is cool ! Being cool is cool ! Be the coolest ! If this helps put the balls back on the 18 years old and unders coming up behind us then hell yeah. I'm beginning to realize I'm not the age the movie makers are making for, we already have our stories.
"A plot that gets from A to B via the rest of the alphabet." Drinker, you wizard of wordsmithing. The first fight with the bikers outside the bar was great. That was about it.
AGREED!! I was LOLing so hard I nearly fell off my chair. Told my son he had to see it just to experience the craziness of MacGregor chewing up every scene with his wild eyed "I'm an Irish legend!" smile throughout.
Movies used to be filled with glitz, glamor and the stuff of dreams. Watching movies nowadays it's like viewing a Hippo's backside as the animal dies of IBS.
Let's keep it real, people are in general stupid. As Carlin said "Think of how stupid the average person is and realize.. . half the people are stupider than that!"@@michaelwills1926
When it comes to the technical aspects of the movie like editing and cgi quality, Drinker is spot on. Also the performances aren't Oscar worthy. But personally I really enjoyed the movie, it was simple dumb fun and I got a kick out of McGregor's performance. P.S. I haven't watched the original Road House so I can't compare the 2 films.
Only a sheltered bastard who never had to take a long bus ride would type up a scene with the protagonist "giving all the money away and leaving town on a bus".😎
Would've made more sense to show the end of his career where he lost it and why he retired, which lost him his wife and daughter. Then the train scene would make sense. And the girl from the book store needed to mirror his daughter for a genuine reason to care for her. Apart from that is was a good movie to switch off and watch some action!
@@lakesidemfg3552Scarface was a remake, too. The 1920’s original was about Al Capone, I think. Ocean’s Eleven was also a remake of a Rat Pack film from the ‘60s.
The original took place in a middle of nowhere dive bar in small town Missouri. It felt gritty. The new one takes place in a beach front tiki bar in Key West Florida. It felt goofy.
I saw the original Road House. About the only thing I remember is the scene where Patrick Swayze buys a beater car with 4 extra tires and wheels (because he knows it’s going to get vandalized with all the tires slashed); and the part where he fires the head bouncer. I don’t recall anything else but I know it was better than the 2024 “remake”
The goofiest part for me is how the band never stopped playing, no matter how many beers were chucked at their heads. The band playing through destruction was meaningful in Titanic, cringe in this.
Another 80s classic torn to shreds. I watched the opening scene here on YT and it was... uninspiring. Which is a shame, because Jake G is a damn fine actor... in other movies. Thanks again for saving me time, energy and money, CD!
I have several theories on modern Hollywood. Here's one: Hollywood is a giant laundry for Cartel money. If the Movie makes money, that's good, but they don't care cos the Laundry is the game. These people make turkey after turkey and get to make another one?
What makes this even funnier is that Liman boycotted the release of the film because Amazon lied to him about releasing it in theaters and instead released it straight to streaming.
