Date Watched: 2/13/25
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal
Plot: Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems. (From IMDB)
Rules:
- JG has shirt off
- JG stupid grin, especially if mentioned
- Say Roadhouse
- JG breaks bones
- Talk about how far away the hospital is
Quotes:
- After getting stabbed… “Where’re you going? You’re not going to take your knife?”
- Q: “Is he a friend of yours?” A: “No, I just broke his arm.”
- Q: “What are you whittling”. A: “A Stick”. Q2: “What’s it going to be?” A2: “A smaller stick.”
- Statement: “This piano is out of tune”. Response: “Sounds pretty good to me.”
Viewer Quotes:
- “I thought we might need more rules than just JG with his shirt off and them saying Roadhouse, but it just keeps happening.”
- “Why is this bar full or degenerates? Oh right, it’s Florida.”
Things We Learned:
- After you beat people up, you should be nice and take them to hospital while playing Kokomo.
- Crocs hide their dead bodies in the Florida Keys.
- It’s hard to ride motorcycles in South Florida without a group.
- A concussion can really mess up your memory. It also takes two minutes for a memory to get to long term memory.
Final Take:
This was actually a pretty good remake! It can’t beat the original, which is an all-time classic, but it did well for itself. (i.e., you don’t have Swayze ripping out throats, but JG handles himself surprisingly well.) There was a good mix of violence and absurdity. I’ve heard there’s a sequel in the works, which sounds good too. Fun watch.
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