Red [Region Free]
T**E
Speedy delivery
Very good thriller. Entertaining.
C**T
Fantastic
Love it
I**S
Red hot
This was been on my buy when cheap enough list (otherwise known as Amazon wish list) for some time before I finally got round to buying and watching it and wondering why the hell I waited so long because it's great.Based on a short graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer, the producers (or whoever) had the sense to keep only the idea and the skeleton of the story, flesh it out and hire some of the best actors of a certain age which also includes Brian Cox and Richard Dreyfuss, use a script peppered with great dialogue and lots of action, and let it loose.Ex-CIA black ops agent Willis regularly phones an office in Kansas City ostensibly to complain about the non-appearance of his retirement cheque but really to flirt with the thirty-something woman (Mary-Louise Parker) who deals with his case. When, following the latest call, a CIA hit team arrive to take him out but get taken by him. He then drives to Kansas City to rescue/kidnap Parker before they get to her and then get in touch with old black ops buddies to find out what the hell has been going on.Freeman is in an old people's home dying of cancer, Malkovitch is paranoid and living in a swamp, ex-MI6 hitwoman Mirren is living a gentile life in the American countryside. He also consults old Russian enemy Brian Cox who has a history with Mirren. Meanwhile immaculately dressed, ruthless CIA hitman Karl Urban (a fine actor when given the right role) is given the task of dealing with Willis and his team. Urban has only one flaw which is a tendency to independent thinking. I can't tell you Richard Dreyfuss' role in this or I'd have to kill you.What you get is an action-packed but witty romp where all the cast are on top form and clearly having fun at the same time. There's great chemistry between the five leads -don't forget Parker, and Cox's part is more than a cameo. The action sequences are done well and watch out for John Malkovitch versus... but that would be telling. Sure it's a mindless piece of fluff but it also happens to be great entertainment and a sequel would be welcomed by me at least.
C**E
Classic Bruce, comedic shoot em up.
Funny, action packed story line.
F**R
Good film
Husband loved this film
A**N
Excellent film
Bought to show my daughter as it seems to have disappeared from streaming. Very well done film. Interesting to watch with daughter, as she associates Bruce Willis with Friends and John Malkovitch with Johnny English
C**A
Fabulous
Content
P**T
Don't make Bruce Willis see Red...
Based on a relatively obscure miniseries by DC Comics, RED tells the story of a group of retired CIA agents considered to be code RED, which means Retired: Extremely Dangerous. Having moved on from their exciting lives, the former spies have settled into more mundane existences until a conspiracy from their past threatens to drag them back into the world of espionage and danger.Bruce Willis stars as the lead character, Frank Moses, and spends most of the film perfecting that half-smile stare that he seems to use for his more recent action movies. It evokes a sense of 'too cool for school' and almost belies a sense of boredom of having to star in yet another action hero role. He doesn't seem to stretch himself too much in the role and aside from a few witty one-liners, he actually seems very distant from the film - almost as if nothing happening on-screen fazes him.His co-stars, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich seem to be more invested in the film, although with the exception of John Malkovich, none of them seem overly exerting themselves in playing their characters. Malkovich's turn as the paranoid, eccentric former-spy, Marvin, was a highlight of the film and brought an added sense of fun to the surprisingly light-hearted thriller.I also enjoyed Karl Urban's role as the main antagonist and look forward to seeing him appear in more films in the future. The sequence with him and Bruce Willis having an extended fight scene was effectively brutal and showcased both actors very well, although i'd imagine most of the violent scenes were done by stunt-men rather than the actors themselves. The female lead, Mary-Louise Parker, was also quite enjoyable as the bewildered civilian who is dragged into the conspiracy of these aged-CIA agents and those trying to kill them. I didn't think there wasn't that much chemistry between her and Willis though, which made you wonder why she continued to follow him into dangerous circumstances again and again.The film itself seemed to plod along with a fairly standard plot, which seemed to service merely as a device to get them to visit a myraid of American states, complete with a rather nice postcard themed animation sequence for each new location they visit. The set-pieces are more livelier than the plot, especially the Ocean's Eleven-esque sequence towards the end when the gang attempt to kidnap a high-value target from underneath the government's nose, putting their skills as secret agents to the test.I quite liked the idea of an "aged A-Team", as it were, but I don't think there was enough charm to this movie and some of the potential of having retired CIA agents was lost. I think a far more interesting opportunity would have been to have cast older action stars against the younger generation and play on the casting a bit more, similar to how Sylvester Stallone cast his actors for The Expendables, which shares a similar theme of aged mercernaries struggling against the modern world, but it plays upon the stereotypical action movie tropes a lot more than RED does.
N**X
Fantastisch!
Der Film ist super lustig und ist in meiner Familie ziemlich beliebt geworden. Er ist zeitlos und man kann ihn immer wieder kucken, ohne das einem langweilig wird. Sehr empfehlenswert für Leute, die Action und Comedy lieben.
Y**A
... & GUESS WHAT - IT DOES'NT WORK - The worst experience
This is the Second DVD of this movie I have bought & GUESS WHAT - IT DOES'NT WORK - The worst experience
D**R
This is entertaining. In the end, that's exactly what I wanted, and loved, about Red.
Bruce, Helen and Morgan as a bunch of indestructible old spies who are targeted by the CIA. Far-fetched? Just a wee bit! Fun movie to watch? You bet! Laughs? Yep! Lots of action and gratuitous explosions? Absolutely! So, what's not to like?Yeah, this isn't going to win awards for the most clever plot, for the best acting, or for being close to realistic, but I enjoyed the movie from start to finish, and then ordered Red 2 to get more of the same. It's a fun movie, features Bruce being indestructible (which he does well), has a female love interest he has to protect, and lots of silly, laugh-out-loud moments. This is entertaining. In the end, that's exactly what I wanted, and loved, about Red.
L**G
Retired? No. Extremely dangerous? Hell, yes!
Erstmal vorneweg, ich kenne die Hauptdarsteller nur, wie sie in dem Film vermeintlich dargestellt werden: nämlich alt. Ich kenne John Malkovich nur mit Halbglatze und Morgan Freeman nur mit grauen Stoppeln im Gesicht. Umso besser wirkt der Film auf mich. Wer braucht schon James Bond, Frank Martin oder Rambo? Diese vier Ex-Agenten haben alles gesehen, alles erlebt und lassen sich dementsprechend nicht von irgendeinem Möchtegern-CIA-Karrieristen ans Bein pinkeln. Dabei haben sie immer einen lockeren Spruch auf Lager.Zur Handlung:Frank Moses langweilt sich fürchterlich im Ruhestand. Jeder Tag ist gleich, keine Action wie er es als CIA-Agent gewöhnt war, keine menschlichen Kontakte oder ähnliches. Deswegen ruft er jeden Tag bei seiner Rentenkasse an und unterhält sich mit seiner Sachbearbeiterin unter dem Vorwand, sein Scheck sei nicht angekommen. Die beiden kommen sich näher, was ein Problem darstellt, als Frank eines Nachts in seinem Haus von einem Killerteam überfallen wird, das den Auftrag hat ihn umzubringen. Also schnappt er sich Sarah, seine Ansprechsperson bei der Pensionskasse und flieht mit ihr Richtung Süden - erstmal gegen ihren Willen. Er sucht Hilfe bei seinem Exkollegen Joe, der in einem Altersheim lebt und der bald an Leberkrebs sterben wird. Als er vermeintlich durch einen Auftragsmörder getötet, wendet sich Frank an Marvin, der im Laufe der Zeit eine Paranoia entwickelt hat, weil er als Versuchskaninchen über Jahre täglich LSD bekommen hat.Frank und Sarah brechen mit seiner Hilfe ins CIA-Hauptquartier ein um zu erfahren, warum sie getötet werden sollen. Bei der Aktion taucht auch Joe wieder auf. Hinterher flüchten sie zu Viktoria, ebenfalls Exkollegin und selbstständig als Auftragsmörderin. Zusammen finden sie raus, dass der Mordauftrag an ihnen von ganz oben kommt - nämlich vom Vizepräsidenten, der Dreck am Stecken hat, von dem sie wissen und den sie niemals preis geben sollen. Sie beschließen den Spieß umzudrehen.....Natürlich ist die Handlung noch etwas komplexer, mit mehr wichtigen Personen, aber das ist mal so das Grundgerüst. Der Clou an dem Film ist der schwarze Humor und die direkte Art der Figuren. Was einen in der Realität schocken würde (so wie Sarah), findet man vorm Bildschirm echt witzig ;-)Der Film ist wirklich sehr unterhaltsam, eher lustig als spannend, jedoch gleichermaßen Komödie und Actionfilm (und somit erst freigegeben ab 16). Ein paar Szenen sind zwar ziemlich phantasievoll (wie das beim Actiongenre eben so ist), aber auf jeden Fall sehenswert.Alles in allem ein super Film, den ich nur weiterempfehlen kann.
S**N
que du bonheur
Mon homme est fan de Bruce Willis aussi ai-je acheté ce film sans trop savoir à quoi m'attendre... Quel pied... Tout d'abord, on se demande bien ce que ça va donner, Bruce appelle une femme sous prétexte de ne pas avoir reçu sa pension de retraite, et on se rend vite compte qu'il connait bien la jeune femme qui lui répond, et qu'il l'appelle en déchirant sa feuille qu'il a reçu bien évidemment: il aime lui parler. On ne se doute pas un instant de ce qui va suivre... Est-ce une comédie romantique style "Clair de lune" ou un truc bien sanglant à la Die Hard??? et pourquoi pas un mélange des deux??? ben si, c'est ça. Et alors on s'enfonce dans son canapé et le temps passe... trop vite.Notre Bruce est un agent retraité de la CIA et on cherche à l'éliminer, lui et son équipe, pour protéger une vaste fumisterie politique...Alors bien sûr pas de prise de tête: action, humour, romance, action... le tout super bien ficelé. Nous avons à faire à un Malkovitch complètement déjanté, parano, sublime, comme je l'ai aimé dans son personnage de Cyrus le virus dans "Les ailes de l'enfer". des armes et des tenues complètements décalées et pleine de surprises "Cf le cochon meurtrier qui passe le contrôle à l'aéroport"...Bruce amoureux de la petite jeunette qui ne rêve que de quitter sa petite guitoune où elle répond au téléphone, Moragn freeman toujours charismatique, même en super membre d'une maison de retraite, ça pète, ça explose, et le rôle féminin n'est pas en marge, quelle classe!!! on peut vieillir mais être toujours au top...Je sais que beaucoup de gens ne regardent pas le générique de fin, or, c'est une erreur à ne pas commettre car souvent, nous avons droit à un petit bonus, et celui de ce film est franchement hilarant...plus de Bruce, plus de Malkovicth... un régal...
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