Reel Trouble Podcast

ALL HAIL REMAKE MONTH. All hail. First up on 2019’s remake month docket: Ocean’s 11 (1960) and Ocean’s Eleven (2001).

This week Hutch and Jason watch Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (1988) and Shock Treatment (1981), the lesser known sequels to the cult hits Sleepaway Camp (1983) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

Jason and Hutch delve into “modernized” remakes of older tales in the films “Noah” (2014) and “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” (2000)

Jason and Hutch examine the influence The Hidden Fortress (1958) had on Star Wars (later titled Episode IV: A New Hope) (1977).

Jason and Hutch discuss the use of perspective shift in the films Rashomon (1950) and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018).

Jason and Hutch discuss manipulation from the movies 10 Things I Hate About You(1999) and Dogville (2003).

Jason and Hutch travel through time and space on a modified car to discover the roles women play in Passengers (2016) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

Jason and Hutch further obfuscate the films Eraserhead(1977) and Barton Fink(1991). Join them on a trip to another dimension!

Jason and Hutch pontificate over thematic similarities between Bird Box (2018) and A Quiet Place (2018).

Jason and Hutch partake in viewing two of 2004’s “freshest” worst movies, Spider-man 2 and Sideways.

Jason and Hutch trailblaze a path through the jungle that leads them to the conclusion : Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Contraband (2012) are the same movie.

Jason and Hutch explore the feasibility of whether or not Snowpiercer (2013) is a sequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Hutch and Jason delve into whether The Big Lebowski (1998) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) are the same movie, on different drugs.