Episode 81 Remaking Meet The Feebles (1989)
This week we have violent, sex & drug addicted, anthropomorphic animals starring in our third fan challenge. They are staging a variety show, in the vein of The Muppet Show, but with a lot more puss, blood, and Vietnam flashbacks. This pre Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson manages to create a sick & twisted world full of insanity on a miniscule budget. It's easy to see the birth of Jackson's attention to detail that has permeated throughout his career. There are almost to many characters, with there interesting quirks, addictions, and homicidal thoughts, to discuss in one podcast. But Invasion of the Remake is up to the challenge as we remake Meet the Feebles (1989)!
Episode 82 April Fool's Day (1986 vs. 2008)
The joke's on us. We're already a few days past April Fool's Day but we're always up for horror movies in the spirit of the day. When groups friends gather to play pranks on one another turn deadly, Invasion of the Remake will be there to analyze and discuss it. Does the original April Fool's Day (1986) by Fred Walton still hold up to the Butcher Brother's remake from 2008? Join Jason, Sam & Trish on this week's episode to find out.
Episode 83 Remaking Weird Science (1985)
Remaking a John Hughes classic coming of age comedy like Weird Science (1985) is no easy task. It is probably easier to conjure a hot date out of junk laying around the studio. Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith certainly make it look easy to create a gorgeous, near omnipotent, Kelly LeBrock out of thin air. Thanks to the advanced technology and intellect here on the Invasion mothership we have the ability to remake this fun 80's film because we are Invasion of the Remake!
Episode 84 Total Recall (1990 Vs. 2012)
We can remember it for you..for free! Douglas Quaid dreams of a beautiful woman, another world and another life in Total Recall. Loosely based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember it For You Wholesale" Director Paul Verhoeven takes Arnold Schwarzenegger from Earth to Mars alongside Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, and Ronny Cox. Although maybe that was the dream Verhoeven had in 1990 and Director Len Wiseman's 2012 remake is the real deal. There is no Mars, but Colin Farrell, Kate Bekinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, and Bill Nighy will take you on a wild ride from one end of the planet to the other. Was it the vacation of a lifetime or did it all really happen for Quaid? Invasion of the Remake will try to find the answers for these sci-fi, action films in this week's episode.
Episode 85 Invasion of the Retrospective: Shark Movies
This week we talk about one of Trish's favourite subjects, SHARKS! Specifically those that have terrified us in the movies and on television. Jaws terrified and kicked off the summer blockbuster but also created a horror subgenre of it's own, that of the killer shark, and the recent sharksploitation explosion that gave us The Asylum and it's Sharnado franchise. We talk about 3-headed sharks, snow sharks, dinosaur sharks, sand sharks, ghost sharks, zombie sharks and every insane idea we could find and come up with a few ideas of our own. Also hear some of our true life shark tales on this very toothy episode of Invasion of the Remake. No shark cage required.
Episode 86 Remaking The Asphyx (1972)
In Victorian England, Sir Hugo Cunningham is seeking the secrets of life and death. In his research he discovers the means to capture the spirit of death, The Asphyx, and hold it indefinitely. In effect, becoming immortal. But immortality comes at a great cost. This is the crux of The Asphyx (1972, aka The Horror of Death), a small studio homage to the classic Hammer Films of the 60's and 70's. Don't worry, we'd never heard of it either, and it was kind of awesome. The Asphyx is exactly the kind of film Invasion of the Remake likes to discuss, rethink, and in effect, remake for today's audiences.
Episode 87 Mother's Day (1980 Vs. 2010)
Mother's Day is upon us and what better way to celebrate than with two films about psychopathic mothers and the children who love them. First up is Mother's Day (1980) directed by Charles Kaufman, brother of Lloyd Kaufman, founder of Troma Films. It stars Tiana Pierce, Nancy Hendrickson, and Deborah Luce as a trio of girls out for an annual party weekend, but only to find a sadistic family that wants to torture them. Actress Beatrice Pons and her loyal but evil children played by Michael McCleery and Frederick Coffin round out this cult favorite.
Mother's Day (2010) directed by Saw franchise favorite Darren Lynn Bousman has an all-star cast in Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore, Briana Evigan, Patrick John Flueger, Warren Kole and Rebecca De Mornay as Mother! Does the remake pale in the light of the original or does it hold a standard as to what remakes can be? Join the Invaders as we salute the women who raised us, and horror these cinematic mothers brought to the silver screen
Episode 88 Remaking Jabberwocky (1977)
A young man tries to get a fresh start and a new life by traveling to the great city from his small village, but the great city has problems of its own in the monster known as the Jabberwocky. Terry Gilliam makes his solo directorial debut with Jabberwocky (1977) and brings along Michael Palin and Terry Jones for that Monty Python-esque flavoring. Jabberwocky is a tongue-in-cheek fairy tail where the fairy tail happens by accident. This week Invasion of the Remake takes a look at this medieval comedy and rethinks it for a theoretical remake.
Episode 89 Insomnia (1997 Vs 2002)
Strange things can happen to people suffering from sleep deprivation, poor hand/eye coordination, slower cognitive abilities, hallucinations, paranoia, and possibly teaming up with the very killer you were supposed to catch. In episode 89 of the podcast that never sleeps, we watched Norwegian crime film Insomnia (1997) starring Stellan Skarsgård, and the Christopher Nolan 2002 remake starring Oscar winning actors Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. There's no time to nap, when there is another episode of Invasion of the Remake!
Episode 90 Remaking The Trollenberg Terror aka The Crawling Eye (1958)
Are you looking for a crazy science-fiction, horror movie? If yes, you may be looking to check off a few boxes. Does it have decapitations? Check. Does it have mind controlled zombies? Check. Is someone psychic? Check. Are there monsters that look like giant eyeballs with tentacles that live in there own compact atmosphere that is near subzero temperatures? Well that is oddly specific, you freak, but yes, several. In fact we have the perfect movie for you, The Trollenberg Terror (1958), sometimes known as The Crawling Eye is being examined, dissected, and re-imagined on Invasion of the Remake.