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RoboCop The Rewatchables
RoboCop

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The panel asks when the story occurs and whether Bob Morton engineered Murphy’s transfer; the transfer theory is treated as answerable.

In the discussion (3)
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  • A home-video ad reportedly placed the story in 1991, but the film itself does not establish a year. — Bill Simmons
  • The panel guesses a setting around 2005 to 2011 based on the technology. — Bill Simmons
  • Bob Morton is suspected of transferring suitable cops into dangerous districts to create RoboCop candidates. — Bill Simmons
RoboCop The Rewatchables

Best Double Feature

RoboCop
The Terminator
Starship Troopers
Total Recall
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:32Read transcript
  • The Terminator offers a double-robot program and is the main choice. — Bill Simmons
  • Starship Troopers and Total Recall are director-based alternatives. — Bill Simmons
  • Terminator 2 is compared with RoboCop through its steel-mill ending, stabbing, and backlit police imagery. — Kyle Brandt
RoboCop The Rewatchables
RoboCop

Who Won the Movie?

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Approx. transcript time · 01:46:45Read transcript
  • Paul Verhoeven is the immediate winner for the film’s bloody, satirical direction. — Kyle Brandt
  • The closing response praises the film for hiding its message inside cheesy 80s science fiction.
  • The villains are praised as more vivid and genuinely terrible than the restrained leads.
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Brokeback Mountain The Rewatchables
Brokeback Mountain

Most Rewatchable Scene

The quit-you confrontation and opening

In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:01Read transcript
  • The opening glances and famous tent scene are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • A first-time young viewer’s surprise at the tent scene becomes tears by the ending. — Bill Simmons
  • The fight and goodbye, Ennis’s wall punch and the later refusal of another job are highlighted. — Bill Simmons
  • Lorraine’s arrival and Jack’s reunion visit after the postcard are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The reunion kiss and Alma discovering it expose the relationship through an outsider’s view; the loss of control is both moving and risky. — Wesley Morris
  • The campfire tire-iron story establishes mortal stakes; the two Thanksgivings contrast father-in-law conflict with Alma revealing she knew about the fishing lie. — Bill Simmons
  • The double date and cabin invitation are a favorite, with the invitation becoming a personal running joke. — Bill Simmons
  • The quit-you confrontation is called the best scene; Ledger collapses and Gyllenhaal registers that he pushed too far. — Wesley Morris
  • The ambiguous call to Lorraine and the parents’ house with the hidden shirts are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The opening is the other final favorite, praised as a modern dance between the men. — Bill Simmons
Brokeback Mountain The Rewatchables
Brokeback Mountain

Recasting Couch

Paul Meskell, Adam Scott and Josh O Connor illustrate modern possibilities; Mike Feist is floated while Tom Holland lacks the required physicality.

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  • Paul Meskell, Adam Scott and Josh O Connor illustrate modern possibilities; Mike Feist is floated while Tom Holland lacks the required physicality.
  • Chalamet is considered unlikely to fit though likely to be approached; muscular Sasha Baron Cohen is a joke, Jesse Plemons may be too old, and Will Poulter is floated.
  • Sabrina Carpenter as Alma is tentatively entertained; Gosling ten years earlier could have worked. — Wesley Morris
  • Danny McBride as Ennis and Shane Gillis as Jack start as jokes but draw serious interest. — Wesley Morris
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