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Just to prep you, this is actually me. I went to a theater and saw Free Guy and I enjoyed it. Yep. I'm two for two for enjoying movies I've seen in theaters. Maybe it's the theater experience that is making me soft?
Ryan Reynolds again plays Ryan Reynolds as quip laden character in an action packed world. Actually, Ryan plays a non-player character in an open ended video game world loosely modeled on Grand Theft Auto. Ryan plays Blue Shirt Guy who works at a bank that gets robbed every day. His best friend is a security guard at the same bank. Everything is upended when Guy breaks his routine because he wants to talk to a girl who he seems to have fallen in love with. Hijinks ensue as Guy experiences the world around him for the first time.
But it's more than that and much more than I expected. And it's funny. The action is great. Much like Ready Player One (which wasn't that great, but) it's going to take multiple viewings to see all the different events and scenes happening around guy. But it doesn't matter if you catch the Easter Eggs or not (I did see a Deadpool poster in one players bedroom) because the story is involving.
But it is very Ryan Reynolds sense of humor. And there is his Voice Over narration which sounds so much like Deadpool but I let it slide because I go easy on movies.
Lots of spoilers could be said, but I won't. I am ready to watch this again.
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(08-16-2021, 09:31 AM)Greg Wrote: Just to prep you, this is actually me.
We don't believe you.
But that's okay. Whoever you are, we'll still accept you.
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I didn’t read this review before seeing (Apple TV a rental)… I was expecting a bit more Groundhog Day/Day After Tomorrow, but instead got a bit of The Truman Show and Tron. The guy from Stranger Things steps into a bigger role pretty well. It’s a PG movie that feels PG and the closure for the romantic interest story was a bit sappy, but over all it was a fun ride. Dude was a good chuckle.
Easter egg: I liked the call back to They Live.
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I'm ready to see it again to do an Easter Egg hunt. There had to be tons.
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Free Guy is now on HBO/HBOMax and we saw it last night. Very enjoyable the second time. Saw some things I didn't see the first time. The whole film holds together well. Still laughed at a lot of the jokes. The cameo surprised us again because both I and the Queen forgot about it.
Plenty of fight scenes. And mayhem. But not ultra-vi.
Doom recommended.
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Matrix and Tron meet They Live in Ryan with a pg bubblegum ice cream feel. It was ok.
I did enjoy what Easter eggs I caught and some of the surprise cameos. The opening one-er was pretty wild.
Entertaining overall but I found myself questioning the parameters of the npcs and the gamers within the game. That didn’t quite work for me. I couldn’t suspend belief for long enough, which is odd because I’m usually happy to toss believe out the window if there’s decent action and effects.
Taika does good caricature villains. I wonder if he’s that sarcastic when directing.
I’m not a fan of Ryan, in fact he kids bugs me, so I didn’t love it as much as Greg. I don’t feel I need to see it again and am pleased I saw it on Disney+ instead of the theater.
Not particularly D00M recommended unless just to add to this discussion.
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I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Recommended, but not for cranky Kung Fu types.
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He kid bugs me, too.
It popped up on HBO so I might drop in and out of it some more. The guy in the super secret hideout was the best.
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(03-13-2022, 01:26 AM)Dr. Ivor Yeti Wrote: cranky Kung Fu types.
Hey, we gotta have standards, doncha know?
Not a good band name tho...
Don't get me wrong. I did enjoy it. It's just I wouldn't bother to see it twice because Ryan kid bugs me. That being said, there was a fleeting moment after watching this when I thought I'd check out The Adam Project and double down on my Ryan evening, but I just couldn't take it.
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Sunday Night's Movie: The Adam Project.
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I'm obligated to watch this too soon out of my devotion to Sydney Bristow.
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And the Hulk. It's a 13 going on 30 reunion!
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