It is impossible to watch the new Jake Gyllenhaal-led Road House without thinking of the original brought to us thirty-five years ago. And this is for good measure. Road House (1989) stands as one of the most rewatchable films of its era and in my mind, the greatest B-movie ever made. Fortunately, this is something the remake knows and understands, and in fact leans into. So it is impossible to talk about this movie without also talking about the film that inspired it.
I made a similar claim about the original in my latest post. It's the perfect example of an 80s action film, the archetype of the archetype
"Marshall Teague’s Jimmy would have fucked him in prison."
Spot fucking on & also made me choke on my doobie.