In 1992 a sequel to a huge holiday hit just needed to change the villains method of thievery from wet to sticky. Ignore the above description of HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK... we assure you that this is a family friendly film. Presumably certified as such by existing on the Disney+ platform until the end of time. On this episode we discuss seque…

In 1990 moviegoers learned how to call a small child "incompetent" in French. And then the world would know Kevin McCallister's wrath... or at the very least Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern who got a bit too handsy with Christmas goods. Among other crimes. On this episode one host looks upon with horror as he continues to procreate while the childless h…

It's 2021 and there's a new cut of JUSTICE LEAGUE and a new SUICIDE SQUAD... ...so everyone must be happy, right? WRONG says Dave of YOUR LIST, MY COMMAND. However his co-host Derek (of the much better THE GRAND GESTURE podcast) calls ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE "better than my own child." Which extreme opinion do you fancy? Find out by listening …

It's a fight to the death between two Mortal Kombat movies that are not Annihilation. For an episode on video game movies we have to bring on a real dork in Jared of SOBER CINEMA. As he speaks with us from the comfort of his gaming chair some important matters discussed in the world of MORTAL KOMBAT: Is using Liu Kang poor form among friends? How a…

David Giannini has unfortunately started a new podcast called OFF SCREEN DEATH. That's bad. But his co-host is the co-host of this show, Mike Denniston. That's good. However as part of the promotional tour for OFF SCREEN DEATH (that's the name of the new movie podcast that is half good and half bad) Dave is the guest on this episode for THE APARTME…

Jairo of MARK AS PLAYED joins the show to suggest that while Ralph Fiennes is no body builder... his version of a serial killer is still "a touch on the sexy side." This is just the beginning of disagreement as Mike defends the honor of ORIGINAL REMAKE by siding with Michael Mann's version of this Hannibal Lector adjacent story in MANHUNTER and our…

Happy Thanksgiving from Wednesday Adams and Debbie. My brother's wife, the temptress of Waikiki! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @projectingfilm Letterboxd: @Podstalgic and @projectingfilm…

No one asked for this. But Peter drinks a beer and ADDAMS FAMILY REUNION ends up on ORIGINAL REMAKE... and also a VHS ripped copy on YouTube if you really hate your family that much over the Thanksgiving holiday. Thankfully the true holiday classic is up next in ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES! Stick with us. Please. Support what we do with bonus content and …

We take Charlize Theron in any form... even as a cartoon. We can't say the same for Nick Kroll in this version of THE ADDAMS FAMILY from 2019. But then again even Mr. Kroll's family won't take him over The Great Charlize. Enjoy other hot takes by listening to the latest episode of ORIGINAL REMAKE! Support what we do with bonus content and early epi…

Getting yourself in the mood for the Halloween season is easy if one tries to emulate the passion shared between Raul Julia and Angelica Huston's respective versions of Gomez and Morticia Addams. And while one host was really into the attacking of Christmas carolers and sword-fighting sunshine that dares to enter the marital bed of this great coupl…

We conclude the "I Know What You Did.." series with the sequel to the 1997 hit and talk about the problematic Jack Black and more of Jennifer Love Hewitt. And like many sequels that get rushed after the success of the first installment, does this one suffer like many of those do? Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon L…

In one of the worst movies ever reviewed on this podcast, we attempted to find positive things to talk about in a sequel no one asked for. With a decent idea with a twist on a retelling of the 1997 film I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997), this installment failed to present anything in the franchise worthy of digging back up. Support what we do …

In preparation for a holiday weekend of no traveling we attempt to comfort you with some scary tales passed down from the 1998 film URBAN LEGEND. Perhaps the one about the killer waiting in the backseat of the car. Or the scratching sound coming from outside the car on Lover's Lane. Even the one about Tara Reid's career. Truly terrifying. All of th…

As we wind down the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad summer of 2020 why not make ourselves feel better by at least NOT being stalked by a smelly fisherman with a hook? To make this even more appealing we spend perhaps an unhealthy amount of time talking about Ryan Phillippe's butt, Jennifer Love Hewitt's chest and our complete lack of trust in…

In this episode we learn that what a young man does when Elisabeth Shue leaves him is travel with a very old man back to his home country so that the very old man can get laid... One. Last. Time. Enjoy our episode on THE KARATE KID PART 2! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @…

In which our hosts agree that Hilary Swank could beat us all up (especially those ANIMAL CROSSING player DORKS) but we can't agree with this franchise going into bowling comedy. Alas this attempt to reboot THE KARATE KID succeeds mostly with comedy of the unintentional variety, which is where both Michael Ironside and ORIGINAL REMAKE come in. Enjoy…

In our new format, and continuing "The Karate Kid" month, we review and celebrate The Karate Kid (2010) turning 10 and have a discussion about Dre Parker and Mr. Han in this modern update of the classic film. Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @warmachinehorse Letterbox…

In our new format, we declare July to be "The Karate Kid" month. Celebrating it's 36th anniversary and it's recent return to Netflix, we revisit The Karate Kid (1984) and have a discussion about Daniel's facial expressions throughout the film. Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podsta…

As we get closer to episode 100 and the much dreaded/anticipated format change we decide once and for all: which of your two hosts is hairier? After that bit of masculinity is settled it's on to LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and THE BIRDCAGE in a battle of deception between two great pairs of fathers and two horrible sons. Happy Father's Day! Support what we …

It's been one year since the attempted launch of yet another failed superhero cinematic universe in BRIGHTBURN... so why not bring on one of the most negative movie podcast voices around to revisit Zack Snyder's MAN OF STEEL as well? No need for a #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement here... unless it will help our guest Dave Giannini promote his show A P…

Returning guest Dwight Hurst of THE BROKEN BRAIN podcast returns to accept the mission of once again being our Hitchcock expert in loose remake of NOTORIOUS in John Woo's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2. In keeping with the film selection we pressure our listeners into our loose analysis of the snarling Tom Cruise must face in his second spy adventure, while…

While the practical applications of horror classic FRIGHT NIGHT might have always been in doubt, in the age of social distancing we see two neighbors truly crossing lines in both the 1985 and 2011 versions of these comedic takes on the vampire genre. And while one host likes his vampire neighbor a bit more aggressive when he comes over to borrow a …

On Easter we celebrate the ultimate New Year's movie... which we planned to release on Valentine's Day... and perhaps you could blame the slow editing crew for missing a better joke release date of April Fool's... but YOU KNOW WHAT?? Anytime is a good time to revisit WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... and for at least one of our co-hosts its also a holiday to…

No longer the podcast bad boys we once were it's time to come to terms with the fact that our goatees are white and not only are our dreams of being as cool as Will Smith not happening... we may not be as cool as Martin Lawrence. But a review of our own lives is for another time! Instead we look at the BAD BOYS franchise from its beginning to the 2…

This episode reveals the origin story of an unappreciated podcaster with talent who meets a well-known drunk and thus this very podcast was born. Shockingly Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper tell a very similar story in their Oscar-nominated remake of a film that is now on its fourth incarnation. We choose to compare it to the 1976 version with Barbara …

Peter and Mike return to discuss the latest installment of Child's Play. Listen in as they discuss the differences and whether or not the voice casting of Mark Hamhill helped the movie. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Host…

Peter is back after being thrown OVERBOARD for our first episode of 2019, but he gets his revenge on co-host Mike by taunting him over his lack of a shoe rack built by The Great Kurt Russell. As it turns out in that 1987 film his co-star Goldie Hawn also does not get such magnificent shelving for shoes and instead through the movie magic of amnesia…

2018 is over but we cynically expect 2019 to get a whole hell of a lot worse. And to help us with that doomsday predicting mood we bring on the biggest cinephile cynic we know, Ben Zuk of 99 FROM 99 to take in a double feature of NIGHT OF THE DEMON and DRAG ME TO HELL. And while Sam Raimi's 2009 film was loosely inspired by this 1957 horror movie, …

For Christmas 2018 one of us decided to make a trip to theater to see Illumination's new animated GRINCH movie. And while Mike came away pleasantly surprised at this latest version of the Grinch cinematic universe, Peter truly played the part and stayed inside like a hermit to watch the 1966 and 2000 versions of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. We d…

We double down on Christmas (supposedly there's a war on it) with a month of originals and remakes on this festivus for the rest of us. First thing we do is put Santa on trial with the 1947 and 1994 versions of MIRACLE ON 34th STREET, finding one more violent and unfortunately for that particular Santa... he also has the less impressive lawyer defe…

We conclude our Wedding month with a discussion of the Father of the Bride movies. We talk a little bit more of our own wedding experiences and also some of the "wedding traditions" as depicted in the movies. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalr…

Inspired by OCEAN'S 8, we take a look at another Anne Hathaway movie where she plays opposite of Kate Hudson in BRIDE WARS! We discuss and compare its Chinese remake and talk a little bit about our personal experiences at weddings too. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @orig…

Inspired by the release of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, we decided to take a look at two other space Marvel movies in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @warmachi…

Inspired by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein's I Feel Pretty, we take a look at He's Just Not That Into You and How to Be Single and discuss relationships?.. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @warmachine…

With the recent release of RAMPAGE, we focus on Dwayne Johnson and discuss the pairings of JUMANJI and the 2017 reboot JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE. We talk a little bit about some of Robin Williams previous movies while somehow bringing up Tom Hanks. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitte…

Guest Web Bist returns to ORIGINAL REMAKE discussing possibly host Mike's ALL TIME FAVORITE FILM in Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW. Is the enthusiasm shared for 2007's loose remake DISTURBIA? Well, no, but we have a lot of fun with this one debating the nuances of how we can root for peeping tom Jimmy Stewart, who chooses his creepy activities over…

For READY PLAYER ONE we do some counting of our own, though as usual we can only manage getting up to two movies. No matter, as this time our original film is the Walter Matthau starring THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE from 1974 and our remake casts Denzel Washington in 2009 for the same part as a train conductor trying to negotiate the release …

On this episode we gather up our friends (more specifically Peter and his partner Mike the Troll) to take on not one but TWO alien invasions in the films ATTACK THE BLOCK and SUPER 8. Separated by months in the States back in 2011, these two films share similar premises of teenagers coping with an alien presence in their small communities and we sh…

In this episode we dicuss and compare the portrayal of Lara from LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER and the new theatrical release of TOMB RAIDER and how each version was used and some of the supporting men from both movies. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: orig…

On this episode we journey to a place that Hollywood has been many times before... the STAR TREK universe. In particular we look at the first feature film for this franchise with 1979's STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE and the J.J. Abrams reboot in 2009. Which jerk Captain Kirk do you prefer? The back from retirement William Shatner version from the 1…

Inspired by the recent release of RED SPARROW, we decide to review another movie involving a bird of color, Darren Aronofsky's BLACK SWAN which was inspired by Satoshi Kon's PERFECT BLUE. Despite being one of our shorter episodes, we still manage to bring up ballet, overbearing mother's that can bake and hentai. Listen iTunes/Podbean Twitter/Instag…

To promote the new indie film BLACK PANTHER we go back to a 2013 film starring Chadwick Boseman, 42. In this film, Mr. Boseman has the challenge of not only playing Jackie Robinson who broke the color barrier in basseball, but also to try and best Mr. Robinson who played himself in THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY. This is a first in ORIGINAL REMAKE, alth…

For Valentine's Day, we decide to give the listeners something sexy. And what sexier than a teen vampire and a rich playboy who's handy with the whips! We talk about TWILIGHT and FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, the fan faction that it's inspired by. Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @warmachinehorse…

With the release of WINCHESTER, we take a look at crime drama with Helen Mirren's THE DEBT, based on the Israeli film of the same name. While three Mossad agents fight to keep their secret about a Nazi war criminal, we fight over the friendship of one Ms. Jessica Chastain. Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts:…

On this episode we make no firm commitment to either of 2011’s films about sleeping around as we enjoy both NO STRINGS ATTACHED and FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS. We of course try to create the perfect couple out of the two on-screen pairs of Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher going up against Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, but also the great supporting…

Inspired by the recent release of The Post, starring Meryl Streep, we take a look back at another political thriller based on the Robert Condon book of the same name. Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @warmachinehorseBy Michael Denniston and Peter Veunnasack

Oh hai listener! Peter and Michael talk about great american movie directed by me, Tommy and another great american movie, The Disaster artist, which is about me. It's so good, IT'LL TEAR YOU APART LISTENER! Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @warmachinehorse…

Start your new year with A BIGGER SPLASH, or at least our episode on this remake of LA PISCINE, as we travel abroad to speak with The Greatest Australian Podcaster of All Time: Andrew from AB Film Review. In this episode you will hear many tips to live by for the coming year, such as the relaxation lifestyle of the dead, the resurgence of back porn…

What better way to end or start your year than by having an affair with your charming hosts Peter and Mike? If that’s asking too much at the very least you should check out our latest episode on AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER and the film featuring characters inspired by this older movie, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE. We debate the merits of removing the burgeoning…

For Christmas we treat ourselves and our listeners to a debate on the charms of the very handsome CARY GRANT and DENZEL WASHINGTON as these two silver screen angels battle it out in our episode on THE BISHOP'S WIFE and THE PREACHER'S WIFE! Happy holidays! Twitter/Instagram: @originalremake Email: originalremakepod@gmail.com Hosts: @Podstalgic and @…