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Hack Job: Paranormal Activity

Hack Job: Slenderman

Hack Job: The I Land

Alright let's just get this out of the way right off the bat, this is a good movie. Which is why we feel genuinely bad pointing out tiny inconsistency in the story. It's just interesting that this movie largely escaped the onslaught of listicles from the last few years that aimed to "destroy"beloved 80's movies. So basically, we used it to force a conversation over logic in movies, and what we're looking for when we watch them.

The Goonies: Does this movie even warrant the Hack Job Treatment?

Hack Job: Warcraft

Hack Job: Venom

Hack Job: Swiped

What’s that you say? We’re late to the conversation? No no, you don’t get it. We’re actually here getting a head start on the Twilight nostalgia, so if anything, we’re like ten years early. That’s just the kind of effort we go through for our fans. In all seriousness though we think now is a good time to talk about Twilight, because we’ve given time for all the vitriol to die down. And finally, we can see Twilight for what it truly is: fairly dull but also harmless. What do you think? Did we go too easy on it?

Twilight: Is all the hatred justified?

Another instance of a recent remake of a beloved move from our childhood. Y’all know the drill at this point. Unfortunately though, this time around we’ve managed to uncover some uncomfortable truths about the version we love so much. Some of this stuff you can’t unsee, which begs the question: exactly how did this movie shape our young psyches?

Alvin and The Chipmunks: The race to see which adaptation has aged worse

So here’s a conundrum for you. How were we going to follow up the most serious episode we’ve ever had? With an intensely innocent Disney Channel original movie that’s how! Seriously High School Musical is so wholesome, you’d have to be a complete asshole to pick it apart. Unfortunately for us, it wasn’t long into the movie that we realized we wouldn’t be able to get a whole lot of podcast material out of it. So we added another movie at the last minute. And thus, we bring you the “Zac Efron as a star high school basketball player collection.”

The Early Zac Efron Collection: Does this make us old?

The stated goal of this show was to start a conversation about teenage suicide. That's exactly what it did, and unfortunately for its creators the conclusion of said conversation was that this  show missed the mark by so much, it is likely to cause more suicides than it prevents. That’s not caulous hyperbole, by the way, most experts agree that the carelessness with which this show treats suicide risks inspiring copycat behavior. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please do not watch this show. Like we said in the intro, we are not mental health experts, but if you are trying to find help, we have included a link below. http://www.sprc.org/

13 Reasons Why: How could they be so careless?

Remember a time when every Disney kid’s movie had an edgier Dreamworks ripoff? Hack Job remembers. There are, technically, more studios making high budget animation today then there were twenty years ago, but it still feels like Disney is the only one worth talking about. Perhaps that was just as true then, but it sure didn’t feel like it to us, and we were the target demographic for these movies at the time. So yeah, most Dreamworks movies will never be as timeless as Disney (except Shrek of course,) but they are still definitely worth talking about.

Antz: Can a classic be birthed from pure spite?

So this isn’t the first time that we’ve tackled a universally panned movie, but it is the first time we’ve done it for a movie that neither of us really knew anything about going in. I don’t want to spoil it, but it’s safe to say we were surprised by the results.This one is a good example of why you shouldn’t judge a movie by its rotten tomatoes score.

Speed Racer: Guilty pleasure or Misunderstood Masterpiece?

Don't Panic. Seriously, we know that this movie is flawed, but does it's existence somehow make the other adaptations less enjoyable? We don't think so. In this episode we discuss whether or not this movie actually should exist, but one thing is for sure: if you get all bent out of shape and freak out over it, you didn't read the cover of the guide now did you?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Does it do more harm than good to the source material?

Hack Job: Hoodwinked

We explore old or forgotten films and propose ideas on how to remake them to be accepted by modern audiences.

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