*sigh* Naked Gun getting the reboot (Liam Neeson eyed for role, Family Guy creator producing) edit: it gets a pass

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I liked it. I liked how they leaned more in the Taken action flicks, combined with the Zucker's brand of comedy.

I agree in that it's not the rolling belly up laughter, but i think the jokes and running gags were all done well, witty and perfectly timed. But I don't even laugh at comedies like that anymore. The last comedy that I can remember that truly had me laughing like that was a Coming to America, and that was in '88. I do think they showed way too many of the punches in the trailers.

It's a solid 7-7.5 but I'll purchase the physical when it drops
 

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it had its laughs...has the spirit of the originals but not the comedy (or maybe I'm just old)

i was hoping for
the driving montage

but putting the OG in the credits was cool


glad they got Weird Al though
 

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Its good. I don't know what some of the posters in here wanted. People obviously have very warm feelings about the old films and Leslie Nielsen, me too but this was great. I laughed and the rest of the audience did too.

They didn't try to reinvent the wheel, it has all the tropes of the original and the same sense of humor. Theres a few moments of surreal humor and social commentary (they're still funny bits) but everything else is in the NG tradition. I can't imagine latter day David Zucker's MAGA ass would have done a better (or much different) job.

I assume they will greenlight a sequel or two.
 

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.... didnt watch but will catch it on Hulu for free in 2 weeks. . . . . . i never fukked with that Lonely Island type of humor . . .



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