Prime Video's 80s remake nets a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than cult classic

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Roadhouse

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QUICK SUMMARYAmazon Prime Video is this week releasing its remake ofRoadhousethe cult Patrick Swayze movie. The new version stars Jake Gyllenhal and has in fact reviewed better than the original.

Amazon Prime Video is this week releasing its remake ofRoadhousethe cult Patrick Swayze movie. The new version stars Jake Gyllenhal and has in fact reviewed better than the original.

Leg warmers, perms, shoulder pads - there are some things that are better left in the 80s. The decade also however was known for some of the biggest action movies ever made. Now, one of them has been brought up to date, and has in fact surpassed the original.

Amazon Prime Videowill releaseRoadhouseon March 21st. Thisstreaming serviceexclusive is a re-imagining of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie of the same name, which has garnered a cult following.

So aside from the fashion, what’s different this time around? Well for a start the titular ‘roadhouse’ is now no longer a Missouri dive but a bar in the Florida Keys, don’t worry though - it still has plenty of rough clientele who need teaching a lesson.

In all honesty, do I expect this movie to be the absolute peak of cinema in 2024? Absolutely not, but it looks like it knows what it is and is up for a good time. What more can you ask for from the sequel to a film where Patrick Swayze rips someone’s throat out?

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