Does It Hold Up?

Hey everyone, it's Tuesday. You know what that means. Does it Hold Up is here with a short fun podcast for your listening pleasure. We have a little game that you could play with friends and family for the holidays. Emily and Adam picked their 10 favorite holiday movies each and then took turns asking each other to put those movies into certain situations. For example, Adam could have said to Emil...

November 7, 2003 Will Ferrell makes his starring role debut as Buddy the Elf. A human that was raised in the North Pole by elves and Santa and is now in New York trying to find his real father. Buddy has never been to the human world before and has no clue how things should play out. He needs to find out who he is at the same time he is finding his real family. The laughs come a mile a minute as a...

It's a strange type of Tuesday. We are here with a fun episode about movies based on kids tv shows. Hope you're still with us. Here's the rules for this episode: We took the 12 highest grossing movies (adjusted for inflation) based on kids tv shows and we picked which one to watch if we had to watch them 12 days in a row. We go from day 12 to day 1 and reveal which of these movies we think would b...

June 30th 1995, Angel Grove is under attack from the new villain Ivan Ooze. A mad man creature that's been locked away for 6,000 years. Our 6 teenage heroes, The Power Rangers, are about to face their toughest test. They are stripped of their powers, their mentor Zordon is dying, and they are losing the fight. The power Rangers must travel to another planet to get a new power and make it back in t...

It's Tuesday, you know what that means. Another special episode for you. We all know the MCU will introduce the X-Men, it's just a matter of time. But who is going to play whom. Everyone has their opinions and we are no different. So in this episode we will be giving you our fancast for the mutants we want to see in the MCU. We will cast: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Professor Xavier, Gambit, an...

July 14, 2000 mutants come to the big screen for the first time. Fox Studios puts together an all star cast of acting legends and up-and-comers. The US government wants all mutants (superpowered humans) to register and probably something more sinister even. Professor Xavier and his band of mutants, the titular X-Men, don't agree with this decision but want to resolve things in a peaceful way. Thei...

It's Tuesday. You know what that means. A shortened episode of the Does it Hold Up? podcast and we have something special for you this time. We couldn't think of an y good pitches for a sequel or reboot to 1998's Blade, but we were asking ourselves which vampires could he take down. So we decided to pick 5 movie vampires and have them face off in a battle royal to see who would be the last one sta...

August 21, 1998 is when a Daywalker fought a vampire god. Wesley Snipes played the titular role in one of Marvel's first ventures into big screen movie. He's joined by a great supporting cast and some interesting characters. A lifetime of war for Blade against the undead with his partner Whistler is coming to an Armageddon as Deacon Frost is set to unleash La Magra, a literal vampire god. This dar...

Alight alright alright, it's really hard to make a sequel or reboot to a movie that sparked the entire franchise. You can hear our pitch in this episode, but that's not what you should stick around for. In this episode we are going to rank what we consider the best (and worst) MCU movies that are direct sequels to another MCU movie. Let us know how you think we did. Which movies will we be allowed...

May 6th 2008, Tony Stark dons a suit made of a metal alloy, but for some reason is dubbed Iron Man. After profiting from war for many years Tony has a near death experience that changes everything. He decides to become a living weapon and put an end to weapons manufacturing and selling of firearms. His entire life get flipped upside down and now he is seen as one of the greatest heroes the world h...

Adam and Emily are back once again with another episode of pitching their sequel/reboot to one of your beloved classics. This week it's Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. If you haven't already listened to our mainline podcast about the movie, check that out at the link below. In that episode we determine if the movie still holds up to today's standards. That will inform you on why we ar...

October 13, 1993 Jack Skellington sings his way into our hearts. He has his eyes on capturing Christmas all to himself and take it over so that his mundane life as King of Halloweentown can change. Sally tries to convince him it's a bad idea, but he won't listen. Audiences get your water ready and warm up your vocal chords because you're going to want to sing along with every beat of music for the...

Adam and Emily are back again with another follow up episode. The last episode we talked about some of the scariest movie characters of all time and the only right way to follow that up is with some horror movies you may have never seen (or just haven't seen in a long time). These are all recommendations and you should watch them for the first time or watch them again. They are definitely worth it...

A special episode of the Does it Hold Up? podcast. In this one, Adam and Emily bring you their top scariest movie characters of all time with no parameters. That means these picks aren't only from horror movies but from any movie ever. Sit back, grab some popcorn, and join us on our journey to count down our personal opinions on what movie characters have scared us for the rest of our lives. Some...

On our last Does it Hold Up? episode we decided if the original movie held up to today's standards. In this episode we pitch you our sequel or reboot to that original slasher based on whether we thought it held up or not. Make sure you check out that original episode before you tackle this one. And then once you're done come let us know on Twitter or Youtube your idea for a sequel/reboot or what y...

October 25 1978, The Shape escapes from the asylum and is stalking Laurie Strode and friends. The small town of Haddonfield Illinois will never be the same after this Halloween night. Dr. Loomis is hunting down Michael before he can do anything bad, but as usual the doctor doesn't know best. Some excellent kills are coming our way as Michael tears through the sex crazed high schoolers. The slow bu...

After deciding if 1996's Scream held up or not on our last episode, we tackle another hard task. With research and determination Emily and Adam have come to pitch their sequel or their reboot to Scream. The only way you'll know which one we are pitching is by listening to the episode from last Friday. Then come back here to hear our pitches.  YouTube: Does it hold Up? Twitter: @doesitholdup13 TikT...

December 20 1996, Ghostface is about to change horror forever and no one knows it yet. Terror meets comedy and it works on both levels for audiences worldwide. Wes Craven brings to life another frightening killer that stalks Sydney Prescott and her friends in a peaceful quiet town. One by one they all fall victim to this deranged killer. A seemingly random girl, the school principal, friends of Sy...

After deciding if 1985's Clue held up or not on our last episode, we tackle another hard task. With research and determination Emily and Adam have come to pitch their sequel or their reboot to Clue. The only way you'll know which one we are pitching is by listening to the episode from last Friday. Then come back here to hear our pitches.  YouTube: Does it hold Up? Twitter: @doesitholdup13 TikTok:...

December 13, 1985 a couple of murders take place. Prof. Plum, Col. Mustard, Mr. Green, Miss Scarlett, Mrs. Peacock, and Mrs. White all join become part of a chaotic murder spree inside a large mansion while they are lead around by Wadsworth, the butler. This grim black comedy has some very high spots but also some low. It may be one of the most talented casts ever assembled in a movie that perform...

June 5, 1998, Truman Burbank is about to turn thirty years old. What he doesn't know is that his tv show is also about to start it's thirtieth season. He has unwillingly been a part of a 24/7 broadcast where his life is the number one show in the world. This year things are going to be different though as his world crumbles around him. Everything starts seeming a little off and Truman can't shake...

June 22, 2001 is the start of a worldwide phenomenon of movies. The Fast and The Furious brings speed and bright colors to audiences everywhere. Cars are cool. Going fast is cool. Everyone wants a fast car and to do some crazy street racing now. Paul Walker and Vin Diesel gives us a bromance for the ages even though one of them is an undercover cop and the other is a high end thief. Tag along on a...

June 3, 1988 a young boy named Josh asks the magical Zoltar to make him big. Audiences then watch as this boy turns into a grown man over night and watches him deal with the strangeness of being an adult with the mind of a 13 year old. Everyone questions if he will choose to become a kid again or stay a grown up, but we ask the real question...Does it Hold Up?

April 30, 2004 Mean Girls hits theaters and Cady wants some friends. Gretchen is trying to make fetch happen and Karen is predicting the weather. Janice and Damien are skipping class and Regina is leading The Plastics. All that's about to change as people begin asking questions, but we ask the most important question...Does it hold up?

November 5, 2010 a blue skinned, big headed, evil genius walks into movie theaters everywhere. Megamind works hard to takeover Metrocity (Metro City to everyone else) and only one man can stop him, Metro Man. Megamind will learn about loss, loneliness, caring, and having a heart while he has to go from villain to hero. The only problem is he's still wondering if he can do it, but we ask the real q...