I dig it. Ryan Reynolds + Michael Bay + Sweet-looking shootouts. Should be well worth a watch.
Even better, it's a Netflix film, so I won't have to wait 6-9 months after its premiere date for it to be available to watch at home.
Plus I'm glad to see both Melanie Laurent (best known for Inglorious Bastards) and Lior Raz (best known for Fauda) get some more screen time. I've always liked both of them, but they're still relative unknowns.
October 01, 2019, 10:38 PM
Orguss
Looks good. Is this is a direct-to-Netflix movie?
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
October 01, 2019, 11:25 PM
Chowser
Release date is 12/13/19.
I’m guessing direct to Netflix? I haven’t canceled my Netflix yet. Still trying to finish some stuff.
Not minority enough!
October 02, 2019, 08:16 PM
Lord Vaalic
Damn, this is a Netflix movie? Looks good
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October 03, 2019, 06:40 AM
Skull Leader
I'm sure they are looking to up their production game before Disney's streaming service starts up.
I'll watch this. Looks fun.
October 03, 2019, 08:49 AM
0-0
I enjoyed the last FF installment but seriously thought Reynolds should try building new characters for his repertoire.
He`s been doing the exact same since I recall him in Blade Trinity (2004). I like the guy and find him very funny and cute but I do not need another Bruce Willys type character for the long run.
Don`t get me wrong. I`ve seen and enjoyed moast of his movies and really look forward to more stuff with him, his choice of movies are the stuff I watch the most.
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October 03, 2019, 09:20 AM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by 0-0: I enjoyed the last FF installment but seriously thought Reynolds should try building new characters for his repertoire.
He`s been doing the exact same since I recall him in Blade Trinity (2004). I like the guy and find him very funny and cute but I do not need another Bruce Willys type character for the long run.
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds. He's a cheeky smartass in real life, as are all of his characters. He knows his niche, and he does well in those roles.
(And I assume by "FF" you're referring to the Fast & Furious movies, but Ryan Reynolds is not in any of those films...)
October 03, 2019, 02:20 PM
Azmadmaxx
I’m in, but I’m easy. Looks good
October 03, 2019, 10:39 PM
Dusty78
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
quote:
Originally posted by 0-0: I enjoyed the last FF installment but seriously thought Reynolds should try building new characters for his repertoire.
He`s been doing the exact same since I recall him in Blade Trinity (2004). I like the guy and find him very funny and cute but I do not need another Bruce Willys type character for the long run.
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds. He's a cheeky smartass in real life, as are all of his characters. He knows his niche, and he does well in those roles.
(And I assume by "FF" you're referring to the Fast & Furious movies, but Ryan Reynolds is not in any of those films...)
He is in the new Hobbs and Shaw movie. Plays a cheeky smartass CIA agent
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October 04, 2019, 09:57 AM
corsair
Filming action scenes in Florence, that's not cheap...
October 04, 2019, 10:08 AM
Lord Vaalic
quote:
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds. He's a cheeky smartass in real life, as are all of his characters. He knows his niche, and he does well in those roles.
He was made to play Deadpool
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October 04, 2019, 12:31 PM
Balzé Halzé
quote:
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds. He's a cheeky smartass in real life, as are all of his characters. He knows his niche, and he does well in those roles.
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October 04, 2019, 03:17 PM
0-0
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
quote:
Originally posted by 0-0: I enjoyed the last FF installment but seriously thought Reynolds should try building new characters for his repertoire.
He`s been doing the exact same since I recall him in Blade Trinity (2004). I like the guy and find him very funny and cute but I do not need another Bruce Willys type character for the long run.
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds. He's a cheeky smartass in real life, as are all of his characters. He knows his niche, and he does well in those roles.
Hi Rogue,
My point is 'those roles' are pretty, pretty much one and the same.
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December 13, 2019, 02:39 PM
MattW
Decided to take a break form work today on a rainy day and turned over to Netflix and saw this was out.
Decent movie, lots of Michael Bay explosions and Ryan Reynolds one liners. But what else would one expect? It's a Hitman's Bodyguard meets DeadPool if I had to sum it up.
I will say the story line jumps around a lot in the first 30-45 minutes. Found myself looking at my emails a time or two to see if they were important or could wait and would have to back track a few minutes in the movie to get back on track.
December 13, 2019, 09:15 PM
Orguss
I didn't think it possible but that opening sequence had more action than in most of Bay's previous movies combined.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
December 14, 2019, 08:15 AM
lyman
quote:
Originally posted by 0-0:
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
quote:
Originally posted by 0-0: I enjoyed the last FF installment but seriously thought Reynolds should try building new characters for his repertoire.
He`s been doing the exact same since I recall him in Blade Trinity (2004). I like the guy and find him very funny and cute but I do not need another Bruce Willys type character for the long run.
Ryan Reynolds plays Ryan Reynolds. He's a cheeky smartass in real life, as are all of his characters. He knows his niche, and he does well in those roles.
Hi Rogue,
My point is 'those roles' are pretty, pretty much one and the same.
As one reviewer noted: It can seem a bit incoherent at times, the way it jumps around in the timeline. But if you pay attention it makes sense. It is nearly non-stop action.
[N.B.: These aren't spoilers, cuz I'm not giving anything away.]
I got a laugh out of the "Have you ever been in an American theater in such-and-such a time period?" and what happened directly afterwards The "world's biggest magnet" scenes are a hoot, too.
quote:
Originally posted by Lord Vaalic: Damn, this is a Netflix movie? Looks good
It is and it was.
quote:
Originally posted by Skull Leader: I'm sure they are looking to up their production game before Disney's streaming service starts up.
And they're succeeding. Finished watching that, last night, and remarked to my wife "Take that, Disney!"
Netflix definitely isn't sitting on their hands. We've currently got 5-6 series for which we're anxiously awaiting the next season.
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December 14, 2019, 12:03 PM
cslinger
WOW. What a FUN movie. Like was said. Think Deadpool Meets Hitmans Bodyguard meets the Losers with a sprinkle of Fast and Furious.....with Michael Bay. It’s also visually very pretty.
DO NOT go into this expecting realism or gritty spy drama or some tactically sound docudrama. Go in expecting ONE HELL of a fun ride. Just pure entertainment.
The "world's biggest magnet" scenes are a hoot, too.