With Ocean's 8 setting a record for the much loved Ocean's series and the likes of Ghost-buster's in 2016 doing commercially well, some might say having a female lead is the way to go. Atomic Blonde showed us that a female can kick just as much ass as John Wick. Tomb Raider was certainly more enjoyable then Indy's last outing. Red Sparrow showed that the sleuthing game can be done by a lady as well. Now, for the most part, all of the movies I just mentioned were average at best. Some had their moments and there was the odd occasion that was thoroughly enjoyable but for the most part they were all forgettable. Now despite these movies getting mixed scores on Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes (even on our channel) most of them did well at the box office which makes you think; with the right series or character, could a female lead turn out well?
We've compiled a huge list of characters, franchises and the like that we think could receive the gender swap and potentially even work. Now we're not saying these title necessarily need a reboot or a female replacement, just that a female could pull of the role as well or in some cases better than a man.
Some of the titles we discuss are- James Bond, Indiana Jones, RoboCop, Predator, Goonies, American Werewolf and Spider-Man.
If you'd like to hear what we think on each of the aforementioned characters and many more, come and watch our video and join the conversation in the comments section. Who would you like to see rebooted/replaced by a female?
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Welcome to REWIND REPLAY! If you haven't checked the channel out before my name is Steve and love all things movies, T.V., video games and just pop culture in general and I really wanted a place I could discuss it all with others thus- REWIND REPLAY.
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Here is what you can expect to see on REWIND REPLAY...
NEW REVIEWS- Reviews of all the latest release movies as well as the latest STAN and NETFLIX movies.
REWIND REVIEWS- Reviews of older movies.I like to look back at what the film was then and see how it has held up today. Often this will be used to build up to a new release.
RANKINGS- Once I've built up a new release movie with REWIND REVIEWS and reviewed the new film as well, I'll go ahead and RANK them from WORST to BEST!
RECASTS- This is where I take a new release movie and shift its release date by a decade or two and RECAST the movie with actors from that time.I also talk a bit about how I think the film would have looked and felt during that era and discuss who might have directed the movie and why.
5 THINGS STILL GREAT ABOUT- This is a new segment looking back at videos game of old and instead of reviewing them and pulling them apart for their dated graphics and game play, instead I look at what is STILL GREAT about the game. Fun, light-hearted and hopefully gets you looking at older games in a new light.
TOP 10's-Coming in a month or so I'll be adding TOP 10's to the agenda. These will either countdown to from 10-1 or I may make them simply 10 moments in no particular order.