Movie Date Night

We are starting off 2021 with Disappointing Double Features where the sequel failed to live up to the prestige of its predecessor and Lauren will start us off with Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile. We discuss what made Romancing the Stone such a great film and what was lost in translation for its sequel including flat character motivations, underwhelming romantic chemistry and a poorly utilized character/plot twist.

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Greg’s Alternative Holiday pick is Trapped in Paradise (1994) starring Nicholas Cage, Dana Carvey and John Lovitz. In this comedic tale of criminal brothers, we discuss the films gross misuse of its comedic talent, awful accents, and its half-written characters as Lauren tries to fix and even modernize this holiday flop with unpolished potential.

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For her holiday pick, Lauren gives Greg a helping of Mixed Nuts (1994). In this ensemble film chock full of comedy greats, we fawn over the great performances of Lieb Schriver and Madeline Kahn, applaud the film for being extraordinarily progressive for the mid 90s, and attempt to rewrite this movie that was ahead of its time for a potential modern remake.

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With the release of two remakes at the end of this year, we compare the old and new Rebecca (1940/2020) and The Witches (1990/2020) in a review / re-review to see how we like the remakes and if Greg's opinion of the originals held up over time.

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In honor of the passing of Sean Connery, Lauren and Greg watch his last official portrayal as James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever. As we watch this Las Vegas adventure with one of Greg’s favorite songs, we discuss the pointless final encounter with the villain, highly ineffective henchmen duos, and Greg builds a case for Tiffany Case as being the worst Bond Girl ever.

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In this bonus episode, we discuss watching Halloween films with friends remotely through the Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party) Chrome Addon, and we briefly discuss 3 Netflix watches of Hubie Halloween, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Girls With Balls.

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Greg is totally suspect with his shady horror pick of They Live (1988). As Lauren and Greg watch this hidden invader film, we discuss sudden character shifts, homeless tour guides and some of the more wild and extremist interpretations of this campy film.

 

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Lauren’s October pick is the home invasion film Hush (2016). In this nearly suspenseful film with a deaf protagonist, we discuss the super healing psychopaths, why minimalist films are just naturally better than others, and we argue over the home layout during the climax of this ‘silent’ film.

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In this Remake-Original Double Feature, Lauren finally got to see Mulan (2020) and Mulan (1998). As we compare and contrast these near diametrically opposed takes on the classic Chinese tale, we discuss pointless haircuts, weird reasons to invade China, and Mulan’s culpability when serving tea.

 

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Lauren is off to the races this month with National Velvet. In this early starring role for Elizabeth Taylor, we see the bond between a girl and her horse break new barriers. We also get to witness a ton of intense horse crashing, young man Mickey Rooney plays a thief with a heart of gold, and Greg simply doesn’t understand Horse-Girl culture.

 

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