{"id":204,"date":"2010-10-20T14:05:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T21:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotnerdgirl.wordpress.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2024-02-27T07:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T07:51:12","slug":"red-really-excited-dork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotnerdgirl.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/20\/red-really-excited-dork\/","title":{"rendered":"RED: Really Excited Dork"},"content":{"rendered":"
First image that popped up on a Google search. This is the right poster... right?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actually, it stands for Retired, Extremely Dangerous and if this movie proves anything, it\u2019s that they don\u2019t make them like they used to.\u00a0 I say this for two reasons.\u00a0 There is the obvious one: the movie revolves around older and much more experienced agents battling it out against younger, less experienced agents.\u00a0 And the less obvious one: they don\u2019t make actors and action stars like they used to.<\/p>\n

My friend Wayne and I stayed out late on a school night to see RED (he\u2019s a teacher so I\u2019m not kidding when I say that).\u00a0 Partly because it\u2019s based on a DC graphic novel of the same name, and partly because we hadn\u2019t hung out since High School and it was an excellent reason to get together.\u00a0 Plus, if he had backed out he probably knows that I wouldn\u2019t have taken \u201cno\u201d for an answer \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 So thanks for seeing it with me Wayne!<\/p>\n

On to movie reviewing\u2026<\/p>\n

The Good Guys<\/strong>: (I type this with a smirk on my face since all anyone in the movie does is kill people)<\/em><\/p>\n

Bruce Willis is in fine form in his patented role as a professional badass playing cat and mouse with the people who done him wrong.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s a character type that was invented for him.<\/p>\n

Morgan Freeman has cancer again (ie The Bucket List) and is excited to get in one last hurrah.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s illegal to NOT like Morgan Freeman.\u00a0 He\u2019s freakin\u2019 awesome.\u00a0 This might just be my favorite role that John Malkovich has ever played.\u00a0 If he hadn\u2019t been surrounded by a bevy of equally talented performers he probably would have stolen the show\u2026inside of a pink pig stuffed animal.<\/p>\n

I love Brian Cox.\u00a0 He was in X-Men.\u00a0 That is reason enough.\u00a0 In this movie he plays a ruskie convincingly.\u00a0 I prefer him with his beard and he does not disappoint here.\u00a0 The casting directors displayed a flash of brilliance when they brought in Mary-Louise Parker to play Bruce\u2019s love interest.\u00a0 I am absolutely convinced that no one else could have played this role.\u00a0 She holds her own against the masters and displays some of the best comedic timing in the movie.\u00a0 See kids?\u00a0 Weed is a good thing.\u00a0 Just kidding.\u00a0 Don\u2019t tell your parents I said that.<\/p>\n

Even I think this is hot. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The piece de resistance (and a HUGE reason why I went to see this movie) is Helen Mirren.\u00a0 I think people forget that she\u2019s played many a badass lady and focus on the fact that she\u2019s older and British and must therefore be prim and proper.\u00a0 Bullshit.\u00a0 Granted, she arranges flowers and makes tea and crumpets, but the site of seeing her fire a semi-automatic while wearing a white ball gown will forever endear her to me.<\/p>\n

The Bad Guys<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karl Urban has done an excellent job of ingraining himself in the nerd lexicon.\u00a0 From Lord of the Rings to Pathfinder to Star Trek, he seems to choose his projects based on how many conventions he can rely on as an older, washed up actor.\u00a0 Smart man.\u00a0 He\u2019s the only \u201cbad guy\u201d you really care about.\u00a0 He starts off a cold and calculated drone of the system but his wits kick in and it becomes clear that he really just wants to do what\u2019s right (side note: in my humble opinion, KU would have made an excellent Thor. Chris Hemsworth\u2026aka Kirk\u2019s ill-fated daddy\u2026better step up).<\/p>\n

Rebecca Pidgeon (who?) plays KU\u2019s boss.\u00a0 She\u2019s about as expressive as a brick wall but can work a power suit better than most.\u00a0 She twists KU\u2019s balls in a bunch while pretending she\u2019s a fellow, if slightly-higher-up drone.<\/p>\n

And for the ladies...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here it is, my 2nd<\/sup> movie review ever on HNG, and I\u2019m writing about Richard Dreyfuss again.\u00a0 God bless the second wind, it has served him well.\u00a0 Richard Dreyfuss is the baddest of the bad and he REALLY wants you to know it.\u00a0 In fact, he helpfully reminds you of it in every one of his scenes.\u00a0 I can see why someone would get annoyed by that.\u00a0 Personally, I thought it was pretty funny.\u00a0 The rest of the baddies are nameless and forgettable with the exception of an explosive redhead.\u00a0 Faceless as they may be, they play their parts with gusto.<\/p>\n

I was expecting the action and I was not disappointed (you\u2019ve probably already seen my favorite shot in the trailers, the part where Bruce exits his stolen cop car mid-spin while firing his pistol).<\/p>\n

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However; what pleasantly surprised me was the humor and the gratuitous violence.\u00a0 We\u2019ve already established that I am a big fan of both.\u00a0 The only time I wasn\u2019t laughing was during the dramatic climax\u2026a part I\u2019m assuming was not intended to be laughed at.\u00a0 There were a few intended chuckles but I kind of missed the humor I\u2019d become accustomed to during that part.\u00a0 In their defense, I\u2019m not sure that it could have been incorporated properly without making it cheese-tastic ala Zoolander.\u00a0 I was also delighted at the body count and the manner in which they were dispatched.\u00a0 Who knew a bullet fired at an RPG would do that<\/em>??\u00a0 The RPG itself was a bit superfluous, but you won\u2019t see me complaining about it.<\/p>\n

All in all, well worth the $13 ticket price.\u00a0 Heck, I would even see it again in the theatre.<\/p>\n

Riotous. \u00a0Electrifying.\u00a0 Delightful.<\/p>\n

4 out of 5 SCI-FIVES!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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