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RoboCop The Rewatchables
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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.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:41:50Read transcript
  • A home-video ad reportedly placed the story in 1991, but the film itself does not establish a year.
  • The panel guesses a setting around 2005 to 2011 based on the technology.
  • Bob Morton is suspected of transferring suitable cops into dangerous districts to create RoboCop candidates.
RoboCop The Rewatchables

Best Double Feature

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RoboCop
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The Terminator
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Starship Troopers
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Total Recall
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Approx. transcript time · 01:45:32Read transcript
  • The Terminator offers a double-robot program and is the main choice.
  • Starship Troopers and Total Recall are director-based alternatives.
  • Terminator 2 is compared with RoboCop through its steel-mill ending, stabbing, and backlit police imagery.
RoboCop The Rewatchables
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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.
  • 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
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Brokeback Mountain

Most Rewatchable Scene

The quit-you confrontation and opening

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Approx. transcript time · 00:59:01Read transcript
  • The opening glances and famous tent scene are nominated.
  • A first-time young viewer’s surprise at the tent scene becomes tears by the ending.
  • The fight and goodbye, Ennis’s wall punch and the later refusal of another job are highlighted.
  • Lorraine’s arrival and Jack’s reunion visit after the postcard are nominated.
  • The reunion kiss and Alma discovering it expose the relationship through an outsider’s view; the loss of control is both moving and risky.
  • 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.
  • The double date and cabin invitation are a favorite, with the invitation becoming a personal running joke.
  • The quit-you confrontation is called the best scene; Ledger collapses and Gyllenhaal registers that he pushed too far.
  • The ambiguous call to Lorraine and the parents’ house with the hidden shirts are praised.
  • The opening is the other final favorite, praised as a modern dance between the men.
Brokeback Mountain The Rewatchables
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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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Approx. transcript time · 01:16:26Read transcript
  • 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.
  • Danny McBride as Ennis and Shane Gillis as Jack start as jokes but draw serious interest.
Brokeback Mountain The Rewatchables
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Brokeback Mountain

What’s Aged the Best?

The enduring score, title spoken onscreen and quiet Western-adjacent landscapes

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  • The enduring score, title spoken onscreen and quiet Western-adjacent landscapes are praised.
  • The on-set romance and Jack’s dreams are discussed; ordinary unlucky men with bleak futures feel unusual in current movies.
  • The attractive ensemble, cow-castration exchange, score and Ledger’s performance hold up.
  • Aged-best attractive ensemble praise explicitly names Michelle Williams, observed Ann Hathaway, Kate Mera, Linda Cardalini and Anna Farris.
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