Movie Review: Red Notice (Netflix)

Red Notice

Nov 5, 2021
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya

Rating: PG-13 (Violence and Action|Strong Language|Some Sexual References)

Genre: Comedy, Action
Runtime: 1h 57m
Distributor: Netflix
In the world of international crime, an Interpol agent attempts to hunt down and capture the world's most wanted art thief.

My husband and I watched Red Notice because we love action/comedy movies and all three main actors. We were not disappointed! Red Notice was a lot of fun. Some things were predictable but there were a few surprise twists you don't see coming.

Dwayne Johnson does comedy well. Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool in pretty much every role he plays. Gal Gadot won't win any acting awards, but she is beautiful!

If you love this type of movie, then you'll love this. 

My husband says any movie with Gal Gadot gets a minimum of 4 sheep... he gives Red Notice 4.5 Sheep

I give it

4 "*whispers* worth it" Sheep

SharonS

Sheep Movie Review: Deadpool 2 (2018) Spoiler-free

Deadpool 2 (2018)

May 18, 2018
Directed By: David Leitch
Written By: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller

Rating: R (for strong violence and language throughout, sexual references and brief drug material)
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy
Runtime: 119 minutes
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox

After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Miami's hottest bartender, while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor - finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World's Best Lover.

Went to see Deadpool 2 with my daughter Holly and one of her Marvel loving friends. We had a blast! The whole theater had a blast. I haven't laughed that hard for that long at a movie...ever. There are so many in-jokes and references to other superhero movies I couldn't keep up with them.

Yeah, it was kind of predictable in parts, but there are a few WTF moments that will have you laughing and screaming with disgust and joy. I haven't had so much fun at the movies in a while. Of course you have to have a pretty sick sense of humor, but that goes without saying...this is Deadpool.

Josh Brolin is a good-looking man and I refuse to make any jokes about laying Cable...

#NCDEADPOOL hung out in front of the theater before the movie. We all got pics with him. He even corrupted my daughter!


There are two after-scenes right after the initial end credits. At the end, end...there isn't visual after-scene, but there is an audio one!

If you liked the first Deadpool movie then you will love this one. I think it was funnier than the first, or I could just be immature ;)

Holly and I give it 5 Holy Sheep balls
Her friend Carlo gave it 4... *rolls eyes*

SharonS

Sheep Movie Review: The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)

The Hitman's Bodyguard
August 18, 2017 (USA)
R rated
1h 58min
Action, Comedy
Director: Patrick Hughes
Writer: Tom O'Connor
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung, Richard E. Grant, Salma Hayek

The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

Went to see The Hitman's Bodyguard with my husband and 16 year-old daughter. We are all big action movie fans as well as fans of Reynolds and Jackson. The movie doesn't deserve all the bad press it has gotten. It is all a matter of perspective. Why are you seeing this movie?

If you are going looking for an Oscar worthy performance and script...well, you are going to be disappointed. But if you love to see extravegent car chases, lots of sh** blowing up, lots of bad guys getting dead, foul language, and some sillyness to go along, then you'll love The Hitman's Bodyguard.

The plot is predictable with every expected action film and enemy to friends troupes there are. Jackson and Reynolds are fun actors to watch...but the characters became them more than they became the characters...if that makes sense. Movies like these count on the chemistry between the stars and while Reynolds and Jackson were funny together I would place them at an 80% match. Now, Salma Hyek nailed her role. She wasn't in much of the movie but her scenes were hilarious. And she is so flocking beautiful!

Most people will be happy seeing this at rental prices but if you appreciate all the stunts and special effects and Jackson yelling mother****** (he does it very well), then try to catch this on the big screen at a matinee.

Family rating:

Don gave it 4.5 sheep

Holly gave it 4 shep

Sharon gave it 3.75 "mother*******" sheep (because Jackson's character spends the whole movie showing off his Deadshot like shooting skills—he never misses—except during the climatic chase-the-bad-guy-on-the-rooftop-while-he-tries-to-get-away-on-a-helicopter-but-then-it-blows-up-scene he can't seem to hit him *rolls eyes*)

Movie Review: Deadpool (2016)

Deadpool
Director: Tim Miller
Producers: Ryan Reynolds, Simon Kinberg, Lauren Shuler Donner
Executive producers: Stan Lee, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Aditya Sood, Jonathon Komack Martin
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller
February 12, 2016 (USA)
Fantasy/Science fiction film
1h 48m
R-rated
20th Century Fox - Official Site
Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a former Special Forces operative who now works as a mercenary. His world comes crashing down when the evil Ajax (Ed Skrein) tortures, disfigures and transforms him into Deadpool. The rogue experiment leaves Deadpool with accelerated healing powers and a twisted sense of humor. With help from mutant allies Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand) and Colossus (Stefan Kapicic), Deadpool uses his new skills to hunt down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

What a lot of freaking fun! The movie is everything the trailer promises. What the trailer doesn't show, is the serious side of the movie; Deadpool's origin story is pretty brutal, but they handle it well. Ryan Reynolds and the studio did the character justice. This kind of movie is best seen on the big screen.

I went with my 14 year old daughter and we came up with the top 10 reasons to see Deadpool.

1. A crisp high-five.
2. The Civil War trailer in IMAX (OMG, Captain America and Bucky Barnes are beautiful).

 

3. Colossus manners

4. 5 baby fingers
5. Wolverine sexual innuendos
6. Having a soft...and a hard spot.
7. T-rex fighting technique, cause they are the most feared dinosaur.
8. Breaking the 4th wall, in the 4th wall is like...16 walls.
9. moody teenagers.
10. Stan Lee cameo

Be sure to stay after the credits.

I give it 4.5 sheep, but my daughter says
5 out of 5 bullets...but you'll have to share

SharonS

Winning the Internet This Week...sheep farts, flying carpets and Deadpool

News Headline: Farting sheep cause plane to make emergency landing

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/02/farting-sheep-cause-plane-to-make-emergency-landing/

This little gem was found courtesy of author Sean Cummings...thank you Sean! 

This is clever and full of win

I'm a Deadpool fan...he ranks up there with Optimus Prime and Thor.

Sheep Movie Review: Turbo

Turbo

DreamWorks Animation

Directed by: David Soren

Voice acting by: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pina, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Hader, Luis Guzman, Snoop Dogg and Ken Jeong 

Plot: 

A misfit snail with a need for speed strives to earn a slot in the Indy 500 in this adrenaline-charged adventure for the entire family. Turbo (voice of Ryan Reynolds) may live life at a snail's pace, but his dreams charge along at light speed. Whenever Turbo closes his eyes, he sees himself zooming past the checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500, and leaving all of his competitors in the dust. Unfortunately for Turbo, all of his fellow snails -- including his brother Chet (Paul Giamatti) -- seem to savor the slow life. Then, one day, it happens: Turbo is methodically making his way across a freeway overpass when he is suddenly sucked into the intake valve of a speeding muscle car. His molecular structure altered by the volatile nitrous oxide that fuels the car, Turbo gains the ability to travel at speeds up to 200 miles per hour.

DreamWorks is the same folks who've brought the world previous films like Kung Fu Panda, The Croods, Madagascar, MegaMind and my all-time favorite How to Train Your Dragon. So when it comes to animation, dialog, storyline and adventure, I've certainly set my expectation bar high. To date, it's consistently been met. Turbo, from beginning to end, had me entertained and enjoying the fast paced ride until the checker flag waved. 

It's an underdog story that's sure to warm your heart and make the hefty box office ticket price feel worth it. 

The theme they strive to bring home is no matter how big or small you are, if you set your mind to something it can be accomplished. I think this positive message is one that kids of all ages should learn to live by. You can absolutely give up and throw in the towel when obstacles appear, or you can climb for the stars and push yourself to achieve greatness. Little Turbo was an awesome teacher of this message! 

Backed up by some fantastically kooky characters, shout-out to my boy White Shadow, had me laughing until it hurt and bopping my head to the beat of their whacky base drums. The film makers had a ton of fun putting this one together and it clearly shows. There was a consistent theme of understanding the comedy and never trying to force feed the audience to laugh, or cry, at certain queues. 

Overall, I walked away completely entertained by this colorful tale of adventure! 

Getting 4 and 1/2 'taco truck' Sheep 

KD

Sheep Movie Review: Safe House directed by Daniel Espinosa

Safe House, directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga and Sam Shepard is an action-packed suspense-mystery that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Plot:

Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

Like a good conspiracy theory movie that's also jam-packed with action and bone-crunching fight scenes? Then you'll really like Safe House. Denzel and Ryan are two compelling characters to watch in this one, both coming from different points of view but with equally gripping storylines. This film gives you absolutely no time to "settle in" or even get bored for that matter. It's paced perfectly to carry you along and gradually unravel the mystery of this story.

Some good twists and turns will you keep you guessing on who's working for whom and where on earth can you go when everyone seems to want you dead. It's a spy thriller in the basic sense and sure if you've seen one you've seen them all but the actors came ready to do their job and the script keeps you right in the thick of it. If you like these types of films then it won't be money wasted and I thought it was enjoyable enough to risk the high ticket price.

Thank the heavens for NO corny dialog or LOL moments when the actors try to "make a funny" in those ever-intense scenes which would have ruined the overall mood of the film. This movie gets gritty and dirty almost to the point where you think you're watching a street brawl. The fight choreography shows in some parts but more so in Denzel's character than in Ryan's, with the younger of the two taking the brunt of the action scenes. Not to say Denzel dosen't bring it with his skills, both as an actor and in the fight scenes. Magnificent car chases which are not burdened with an overuse of CGI, this one's all thrill with the dialog to back it up.

Our secondary characters bring the movie around as Brendan and Vera head up the typical CIA big wigs you want to slap! How many conspiracies is the government covering up? Hollywood seems to think it's more then we'd care to acknowledge but hey, it makes for great film. If my teddy bear (Brendan) is in a film and backed up with the likes of Denzel, you throw in some action and things that go "boom" and I'm sold. An exceptional job with sets and on-location shooting leave me pleased with Safe House I got everything I could have hoped for plus a little more.

Getting 4 'help, help I'm an innocent American being taken hostage' Sheep

KD

Green Lantern- review from Following the Nerd

Our buddies over at Following the Nerd recently went to check out the new DC flick Green Lantern. I'm going to post the review Mark McCann wrote for your reading pleasure, cause really I think it sums it up pretty nicely. Enjoy....

REVIEW
As a fan of comic books I inherently hope every comic book adaptation is going to be something that I can enjoy as a fan, but also as a critic, someone who grades films on their merits and not just my personal preference. Green Lantern looked set to fail me from early trailers and a much need ten million dollar boost to the CGI effects didn’t inspire confidence that this was going to be something to set the bar, if anything it’d be lucky to kiss its underside. But with a second trailer things looked brighter and so with hopes renewed, I walked into GL a tabula rasa of expectation and waited to see what I walked out with.


Hal Jordan looks like this before he gets the suit...The plot briefly explains the Guardians as immortal intergalactic peace keepers who have harnessed the energy of will power to fuel their rings that in turn can generate whatever the wearer wills into existence. When an ancient nemesis, the fear entity Parallax, is awoken and quickly dispatches it’s former defeater, another Green Lantern called Abin Sur (played by Temuera Morrison), a new ring bearer is chosen: enter Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan. Jordan is the sort of a character that isn’t at all a stretch for Reynolds; sardonic, ironic, self deprecating and flawed; he’s the tough guy with issues. A screw up with a heart of gold and a dilemma that he needs to overcome if he’s ever going to beat the bad guy and get the girl. In short, he’s the archetypal hero figure and Reynolds is the perfect choice to play him, with a foot in the superhero genre for some time now, just waiting for his big break as the lead.

Down on his luck and in need of pep, Jordan’s inevitable love interest could have really been anyone with good looks and the ability to play forlorn and disappointed. The almost two dimensional nature of the role is filled out nicely by Blake Lively, but again there is nothing to stretch her or make her Carol Ferris character at all 3D or interesting. Her one promising rant is swiftly glazed over and she’s quickly sidelined to plot device territory as anything other than a sassy love interest/damsel in distress, who could be the key to bringing the troubled, at times moody, Jordan back on track to the hero role he’s been chosen to fulfil.

The film moves pacely enough through the first act, establishing all the key points and staying brainless but linear with some overbearing, but sufferable CGI given the grand nature of the plot. When Jordan is selected as a Green Lantern candidate after a string of bad luck on earth, Peter Sarsgaard is similarly established as his nemesis running parallel on the villainy front, and oddly it’s Sarsgaard who comes up trumps as the more compelling figure; his overbearing father (Tim Robbins) a far more tangible trigger point than ghosts of Jordan’s past.

The second act sees proceeds take on a darkness that piques an interest that intensifies, yet is never properly fulfilled. Character becomes secondary to effects and strangely the best parts in this film seem to have bypassed the leads and went straight to bit characters like Geoffrey Rush and Michael Clarke Duncan as Lanterns Tomar-Re and Kilowog. Mark Strong is excellent as Sinestro and most notable is Peter Sarsgaard as the standout and brilliantly mental baddie: Hector Hammond. Even Temuera Morrison gives a stoic turn as legendary Lantern Abin Sur, while leads Reynolds and Lively seem cardboard going on predictable by comparison.

Begrudgingly, a lot of the naff and script weakness could be overlooked this far into the film. The plot while comforting in its cliché and rushed throughout the second act could have been forgiven to a point, as it remained both entertaining and linear with some nice performances from the second stringers to push it along and make it likeable enough. The premise is ridiculous but buy-able and the CGI (Lantern Home world Oa and the legions of alien lanterns in particular) is at times a massive eye sore but sufferable when you succumb to the scale and interplanetary nature of the film’s design. So when Jordan is pushed through the inevitable training montage and the epic sci-fi cum fantasy back story seems hurried and painfully at odds with his more pedestrian human affairs, you can switch off and forgive it, up to a point.

HERE BE SPOILERS!

That point however, ends come the third act, when any finger hold on coherency is jettisoned in favour of enormous CGI, the complete abandoning of any sense the plot ever had (immortal intergalactic peace keepers with millions of soldiers to spare, who are prepared to let planets get eaten and leave Jordan to face enormous odds alone? Then eventually decide to deal with the problem by using the same method that created it?) and the sinfully timed exiting of Sarsgaard when he could have made things so much more interesting.

HERE ENDETH THE SPOILERS!


.. and like this afterwards. No, honestly...There are some moments of pure CGI splendour, but amidst the wreckage of the, GL’s credibility ground to a screeching halt. With Sarsgaard replaced by an amorphous CG blob and any decent character work out the window, it seems that a decent ending was scrapped in favour of throwing as much special effects at the audience as possible and hoping they enjoyed them. Green Lantern drifts into emotionally tired inevitabilities with no real grab on the audience, desensitised by a complete lack of impending doom and the underdeveloped overly predictable arc that Reynolds’ Hal Jordan motors through with nary a question of outcome. This might have been good if you’d never seen Richard Donner’s original Superman, or any other superhero film for that matter (Raimi’s Spider-man, Nolans’ Dark Knight). But these pre-existing films where well-rounded characters with flaws, dilemmas and sought after love interests; eventually attained through redemption, have already set the bar and told the same story, in their case a million times better.

Warner Bros spent $300Million establishing Green Lantern as a potential superhero franchise to replace Harry Potter when he eventually goes to his grave this July. Taking a leaf out of Marvel’s book there’s no doubt that GL will return, things having been set in motion already for a sequel and potential sidequels using other DC characters.

But while this may be a popcorn no brainer with big effects as its selling point; remove said effects and you’re left with a tired concept, overdone and done better by other directors who have already brought something fresher and better to the genre. GL brought a higher price tag, but as the man says; quality over quantity every time.

Mark McCann
2.5/5