For our first Pride Month episode of 2024, we have a fun episode comparing Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) and Muppets From Space (1999) - Two movies about LGBTQ+ characters feeling isolated and searching for meaning, acceptance, and connection from otherworldly sources. ----- The Movies: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert iMDb Rating: 7.8 Muppets From Space (1999) Directed by Tim Hill Written by Jerry Juhl, Joey Mazzarino & Ken Kaufman iMDB Rating: 6.2 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Mentions of misgendering, violence, sexual scenes, nihilism, and death
This week we are returning to our Remakes series with Planet of the Apes (1968) and Planet of the Apes (2001) ----- The Movies: Planet of the Apes (1968) Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner Written by Michael Wilson & Rod Serling Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle iMDb Rating: 8.0 Planet of the Apes (2001) Directed by Tim Burton Written by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle iMDB Rating: 5.7 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Discussions of hate crimes, violence, transphobia, misogyny, holocaust denial, J.K. Rowling, Mark Wahlberg, classism, sexism, violence, gun violence, death, abuse of animals
This week's episode compares The Terminator (1984) and Looper (2012) - two films about men protecting women named Sara(h) from a time traveling assassin bent on preventing her son from growing up and changing the world in the future ---- ----- The Movies: The Terminator (1984) Directed by James Cameron Written by James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd & William Wisher iMDb Rating: 8.1 Looper (2012) Directed by Rian Johnson Written by Rian Johnson iMDB Rating: 7.4 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Discussions of violence, death, gore, child deaths, drug use, guns, suicide
This week we are comparing Basic Instinct (1992) and Body of Evidence (1992) - two erotic thrillers about women who use sexuality to manipulate the people around them in the midst of a murder investigation. ----- The Movies: Basic Instinct (1992) Directed by Paul Verhoeven Written by Joe Eszterhas iMDb Rating: 7.1 Body of Evidence (1992) Directed by Uli Edel Written by Brad Mirman iMDB Rating: 4.6 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Discussions of sex, violence, murder, death, manipulation, drug use, medical conditions, negative portrayals of LGBTQ+ individuals, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, sexual assault
This week we have a sequel to our 2022 Dune episode, comparing Dune: Part Two (2024) with the last 40 minutes of Dune (1984). ----- The Movies: Dune: Part Two (2024) Directed by Denis Villeneuve Written by Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts Based on the novel by Frank Herbert IMDb Rating: 8.8 Dune (1984) Directed by David Lynch Written by David Lynch Based on the novel by Frank Herbert iMDB Rating: 6.3 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Discussions of violence, war, death, murder, negative discussions of religion
For this week's fun episode, we are comparing Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Minority Report (2002) - two films about corrupt businesses that are dependent on exploiting children, and the star employee who takes them down with the help of a kidnapped girl. ----- The Movies: Monsters, Inc. (2001) Directed by Pete Docter, David Silverman & Lee Unkrich Written by Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson, Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon & Ralph Eggleston IMDb Rating: 8.1 Minority Report (2002) Directed by Steven Spielberg Written by Scott Frank & Jon Cohen Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick iMDB Rating: 7.6 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Discussions of murder, kidnapping, torture, abuse, and suicide.
We've got another in our Disney Remakes series this week with The Lion King (1994) and The Lion King (2019). ----- The Movies: The Lion King (1994) Directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff Written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts & Linda Woolverton IMDb Rating: 8.5 The Lion King (2019) Directed by Jon Favreau Written by Jeff Nathanson iMDB Rating: 6.8 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Mentions of death and violence
In our next installment of our Remakes series, we are comparing Mulan (1998) and Mulan (2020) ----- The Movies: Mulan (1998) Directed by Tony Bancroft & Barry Cook Written by Robert D. San Souci, Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer & Eugenia Bostwick-Singer Based on the poem by Guo Maoqian iMDb Rating: 8.2 Mulan (2020) Directed by Niki Caro Written by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin Based on the poem by Guo Maoqian iMDB Rating: 5.8 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Mentions of war, violence, death, sexism and racism
For Valentine's Day, we are comparing two quite different adaptations of Jane Austen's Emma - Clueless (1995) and Emma. (2020), two films about a vain young woman with a penchant for getting involved in others' love lives. ----- The Movies: Clueless (1995) Directed by Amy Heckerling Written by Amy Heckerling Inspired by “Emma” by Jane Austen iMDb Rating: 6.9 Emma. (2020) Directed by Autumn de Wilde Written by Eleanor Catton Based on the novel by Jane Austen iMDB Rating: 6.7 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Mentions of illness, blood, death, and semi-incestual relationships
This week in our remakes series we are comparing Oldboy (2003) and Oldboy (2013). Warning: Discussions cover many disturbing and potentially triggering topics, and major spoilers for these films. ----- The Movies: Oldboy (2003) Directed by Park Chan-wook Written by Park Chan-wook, Joon-hyung Lim & Jo-yun Hwang Based on the manga by Garon Tsuchiya & Nobuaki Minegishi iMDb Rating: 8.2 Oldboy (2013) Directed by Spike Lee Written by Mark Protosevich iMDB Rating: 5.8 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Tumblr - @ItTakesTwoPod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content Warning: Discussions of violence, gore, body horror, sexual assault, sexual abuse, grooming, trauma, child abuse, incest, death, suicide, torture, and gun violence.