This episode, Mart and Trev slip into their inner "Independent Women" and revisit Charlie’s Angels by answering the call from Charlie himself, revisiting not one but two generations of glamorous butt-kicking.
First up, it’s the year 2000 – where Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu kick, flip and slow-mo hair-whip their way through a plot that mostly exists to justify karaoke, explosions, and Destiny’s Child on the soundtrack.
Mart insists it’s someone caught the millennium bug and wrote this in a fever dream; Trev insists it’s basically The Matrix if it was directed by Smash Hits magazine.
Then comes the 2019 reboot—Elizabeth Banks’s attempt to zap the franchise into the me-two era with Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska. The angels now fly for a global agency, not just Charlie’s living room, and are out to try and stop an evil Amazon Alexa from being a new super weapon.
Expect the usual nonsense as Mart insists on rating each Angel’s outfit changes, while Trev proposes a drinking game every time someone says “Charlie.”
Two decades, two reboots, and two blokes who really shouldn’t be allowed near wigs or wire harnesses.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Deja Review
01:09 Charlie's Angels Overview
03:57 Film Analysis and Themes
07:54 Character Dynamics and Cast Insights
11:49 Comedy and Tone of the Film
16:02 Comparative Analysis with the 2019 Remake
25:33 Critique of Film Pacing and Character Development
32:46 The Impact of Quick Production on Quality
35:54 Comparing Original and Remake: Chemistry and Storyline
44:36 5 to 1: Cameron Diaz
48:58 Final Thoughts and Audience Engagement
KEYWORDS
Charlie's Angels, Movie Review, Remake vs. Original, Action Comedy, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Elizabeth Banks, 2000s Nostalgia, Film Critique
