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Remakers Mark 61, Part 2 {The Cell}: Worst Dunk Tanks Ever Apr 19, 2021

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The Cell was a film that divided the RM crew, sowing seeds of discontent and argument about the merits of its production design, writing, direction, and use of J-Lo. Some said the amount of J-Lo was too little. Some said too much. Do you think it was just right?

Amongst all of this confusion, some things are true: the sun rises in the east, Brussels sprouts taste better when roasted, and Vincent D’Onofrio is great at playing disturbing characters.

The Cell
J-Lo or Mariah Carey?
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- TRY (Youtube Channel)
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- The Last Dragon
Our Picks
- Peter Novak
  - Michael Rooker
- Carl Stargher
  - Chris Messina
- Catherine Deane
  - Carrie Coon
- Director
  - Guillermo Del Toro
The Shining
Law and Order
Meat Muscle Suits
The Exorcist
The Matrix
Star Wars: Original Trilogy, Prequel Trilogy
The Fountain
Stranger Things
Hannibal
Full Metal Jacket
Men In Black
Out of Sight
Artworks Referenced in The Cell

Remakers Mark 61, Part 1 {The Cell}: Overly Much Mar 15, 2021

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Welcome to our nightmare dreamscape, the prison of our mind, our remake of 2000’s The Cell. We take many (well, five) different paths to recreating this film and its direction. See if we can be redeemed or if we’re too far gone.

Thomas Kincaid
Feel the Pain, by Dinosaur Jr.
Are you making fun of my automobile?
Remaker’s Mark Recommends
- McMillions
Tarsem Singh
Jennifer Lopez
Vince Vaughn
Vincent D’Onofrio
Inception
Ain’t It Cool News
Cannibal Holocaust
Patton Oswalt
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Peter Novak
Carl Stargher
- Vincent D’Onofrio
- Lee Pace
  - Halt and Catch Fire
- James McAvoy
  - Split
  - Glass
- Chris Messina
- Adam Driver
  - Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- John Krasinski
  - Diet coke
  - Jack Daniels
Catherine Deane
Director
- Tarsem Singh
- Jordan Peele
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Christopher Nolan
- Lars von Trier
- Guillermo del Toro

Remakers Mark 60 Part 2 {Stir Crazy}: It’s No Dumb and Dumber Feb 11, 2021

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You take the good (Pryor, Wilder, Poitier), you take the bad (the plot, the writing, the directing), you take ’em both and there you have…Stir Crazy. This movie underwhelmed us. And not in the Supergirl or KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park sort of way, but in an “I’m so disappointed in you” sort of way that your parents used on you when you did something unworthy of their years of tireless devotion to your well-being, you ungrateful child. Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, this movie sets the record for lowest average rating in Remakers Mark history.

Remakers Mark Special Episode 26: In Memoriam 2020 Jan 25, 2021

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Another year, another legion of talented performers and creators that have shrugged off this mortal coil and moved into the Great Beyond, and another chance for Andy to have his Grim Reaper robe dry-cleaned. We spend some time eulogizing just a few of the many wonderful talents that passed away in 2020.

Remakers Mark 60 Part 1 {Stir Crazy}: Bull Riding is Weird Jan 12, 2021

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Sometimes a recipe looks better on paper than in practice. We take on 1980’s Stir Crazy, starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, and directed by Sidney Poitier, and see how we can make this tale about mistaken identity, prison rodeos, song-and-dance clown mascots, and using pliers as a negotiating tool while talking about your feelings, just a little bit better.

Remakers Mark What’s Up Docs 4: King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Dec 17, 2020

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In a classic tale of good versus evil, light versus dark, David versus Goliath, the Rebel Alliance versus the Galactic Empire, we hear the epic saga of Steve versus Billy. Get ready for King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, a documentary that tells the surprisingly sordid tale of the fight to claim the world record in…Donkey Kong. You mess with the alpha nerd? You get the alpha nerd horns.

Remakers Mark 59 Part 2 {The Book of Eli}: Blinded By the Light Nov 24, 2020

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How do you solve a problem like a pretty decent movie that came out at a time of some really great movies and got overshadowed? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? Sorry, I digress.

We conclude our discussion of The Book of Eli and talk about how this film got the short straw in some ways, shot itself in the foot in other ways, and could have been different/better in other other ways.

And how we all decided that Eli definitely wasn’t blind. We all agreed 100% on that. [Narrator: They didn’t.]

Remakers Mark 59 Part 1 {The Book of Eli}: Holy and Bad-Ass Nov 09, 2020

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Continuing our series on films by directors who are minorities, we take on 2010’s Book of Eli, a post-apocalyptic neo-Western film where literacy is king and cat oil is a form of sun protection. Join us as we fill the monstrous shoes of Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, and hear how Andy totally nails his minor character picks. Like, out of the park nailed it. So good.