Death Wish Steven Seagal Hard to Kill Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Intimacy Coordinator? Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The answer is an emphatic yes. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:49:40Read transcript The panel gives an unqualified yes when asked whether the film needed a better intimacy coordinator.
Death Wish What’s Aged the Worst? Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The assault, warrantless policing, implausible privacy, emotional detachment, and 2018 remake have aged worst. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 00:51:26Read transcript The graphic assault and the warrantless apartment search are explicit Aged Worst selections. The panel says modern cameras would identify Kersey quickly. The generic Vigilante nickname is criticized as unimaginative. Kersey's abrupt return to work and failure to repaint the apartment are treated as signs of emotional collapse. The discussion reports that Bronson rejected casting his wife Jill Ireland in the victimized role. The 2018 remake is selected as another element that aged badly.
Death Wish Is There a Better Title for This Movie? Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The rejected title The Sidewalk Vigilante is discussed but Death Wish remains superior. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:54:40Read transcript The original proposal The Sidewalk Vigilante is discussed, but the panel prefers Death Wish.
Death Wish The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The three apartment attackers, especially Goldblum, win for overacting. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:55:12Read transcript The three apartment attackers, especially Goldblum, are selected for overacting.
Death Wish The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The segment debates vigilantism and distinguishes Kersey's thrill-seeking from revenge against his family's attackers. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:55:56Read transcript A proposal that vigilantism may reduce crime draws audible skepticism. Kersey is characterized as a thrill-seeker because he hunts random assailants instead of his family's attackers.
Death Wish Casting What-Ifs Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Jack Lemmon and Henry Fonda headline a large set of alternate casting possibilities. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 00:56:54Read transcript A Sidney Lumet version pairing Jack Lemmon as Kersey and Henry Fonda as Ochoa is the favored alternate production. Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Burt Lancaster, George C. Scott, Frank Sinatra, Lee Marvin, and Elvis Presley are reported as other possibilities. Elvis Presley and George C. Scott prompt the strongest discussion among the additional lead possibilities.
Death Wish The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Jack Wallace wins for Detective Hank. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:59:17Read transcript Jack Wallace wins for his familiar supporting presence as Detective Hank. Stephen Keats is discussed as another recognizable supporting actor with several film credits.
Death Wish The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Stuart Margolin as Ames Jainchill wins over the newscast woman. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:00:05Read transcript The newscast woman who fights off attackers with a hat pin is nominated. Stuart Margolin as Ames Jainchill is selected as the Heat Check winner.
Death Wish Half-Assed Internet Research Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The research covers Bronson's location demand, difficult reputation, Garfield's objections, and a false Denzel rumor. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:01:10Read transcript Bronson reportedly asked for a California shoot so he could remain near his family, while the production stayed in New York. The discussion describes Bronson as quiet and difficult rather than socially warm on sets. His physical condition and ability to handle action are offered as reasons for his long employment and eventual stardom. Author Brian Garfield is reported to have called the film incendiary because his book was more critical of vigilantism. Bronson defended the film as an attack on violence, prompting debate over whether the first film romanticizes it. A long-running rumor that Denzel Washington appeared as an alley thug is reported and then rejected using Washington's denial.
Death Wish Apex Mountain Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 The movie is treated as Bronson's apex and a defining vigilante film. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:04:39Read transcript The film is selected as Bronson's career Apex because it launched his peak star period. Vigilante films are also judged to reach an apex here. The Warriors is preferred for frightening New York movies. Switchblades and repainting a crime-scene apartment orange receive additional playful Apex nominations.
Death Wish Cruise or Hanks? Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Hanks wins because the role needs softness before the violent turn. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:06:13Read transcript Hanks wins because the role requires softness before Kersey's violent turn.
Death Wish Scorsese or Spielberg? Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Scorsese wins for this material. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:07:29Read transcript Scorsese is the immediate directing choice, while a Spielberg version is acknowledged as very different.
