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Mouth Off Episode 11 – Nostalgia Part 1: Looking Forward

March 17, 2010 By 4 Comments

In a special edition of the podcast we take a look at the ever present air of nostalgia which pervades the Hollywood hills leading to a multitude of rehashed, remade and rebooted 80s favourites.

In the first of two episodes I chat to /Film’s Brendon Connelly to get his take on the current crop of 80s remakes, why the roster of upcoming films seems to resemble a top ten 80s movies list and what effect this is having on the blogging community and film critics as a whole.

You can find the second episode here, and  you can listen to Part One in your browser below, or click here to subscribe to the MouthOff feed in iTunes, where you can also find our older episodes.

I hope you enjoy it, do let us know what you want to hear, or if you agree or disagree with us – leave your comments here, or email us on MouthOff@heyuguys.co.uk

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  • Tom Perkins

    One thing for me is that i have watched films that we made in the past that i will have missed if they get a remake. Like with the up coming Clash of the Titans for example, i heard that was happening then i watched the original. And i think alot of people of a similar age are doing this. SO it's not necessarily a bad thing always, even if it initially screams out NO!!!!!

  • AndyPetrou

    Hey guys – really interesting discussion there and I think it'd be easy to talk about movie nostalgia for hours and hours. Regarding the point made about whether audiences watching a remake are going to still check out the original if they missed it.. I don't always think people will. I, personally would, but I'm not convinced a remake won't take something away from the original. Depending on whether the original was made in the not too distant past, I think there's a danger in people skipping a specific period of cinema, purely just because of how “old” it is. I know loads of people who'll most likely never watch black & white, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and other films pre-80s. I think the younger generation today aren't experimental enough with their movies. My interest in the above has always been piqued by my dad's recommendations as I was growing up, and without that, I don't truly know how passionate I'd be to try and see every “original” movie before it's remake in all honesty! I love a bit of nostalgia and it's purely for the simple fact that it's a link to my childhood and with that a carefree time in my life. The older you get, the more serious and stressful life can become and we all need that escapism to keep us going now and again.

    Loved this podcast and well done.

    Andy

  • AndyPetrou

    Just out of curiosity, Tom, do you find that you struggle to decide whether you enjoy the original or remake depending on which order you've seen them? I had this issue with Ringu and The Ring. I saw Ringu and thought it was phenomenal and then thought The Ring (whilst good in places) didn't match it's original Japanese counterpart. That being said, a lot of folks who'd only seen The Ring and then Ringu didn't agree and we came to the conclusion that whichever you saw first, and enjoyed, is likely to be the one you prefer. What are your thoughts?

    I just wonder if remakes “affect” anyone's chronological movie-viewing experience depending on which one you see first…. or maybe it's just me?! I still try to be as objective and unbiased as possible though.

  • Pope Joan

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