Red 2 (2013)

[RealityChuck]

Bruce Willis, Mary Louie Parker, and John Malkovich are back as retired spies who get involved in adventure. With Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Anthony Hopkins.

[Frayed Knot]

I thought 'RED' was deplorable so I don't think I'll be adding my two cents to this poll.

[metsmarathon]

i keep on catching only the latter half of RED as it airs on, what, f/x, and i rather enjoy it, for what it is. it ain't high cinema, but it's a solid five. i imagine RED 2 will be much of hte same. maybe one day i'll catch its latter half while skipping around the late night channels in a few years..

[Vic Sage]

There's a strange sweetness to this tale of over-the-hill agents taking on the agency trying to kill them. It's got humor and romance intertwined with the rising body count, not to mention some well-staged action sequences.

I can see why this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but "deplorable"? It's better than average for what it is.

[Frayed Knot]

At this point I don't even remember what specifically it was that I didn't like about it, only that I thought it to be a silly waste of talent.

[MFS62]

Vic Sage wrote: It's got humor and romance intertwined with the rising body count, not to mention some well-staged action sequences. I can see why this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but "deplorable"? It's better than average for what it is.

Vic, you're just goo-ey. Goo-ey.
Yes, I enjoyed the heck out of the first one, and can't wait to see the sequel. I saw Hopkins interviewed before this came out, and he said he was proud that "he did his own stunts". I'm sure that was either tongue-in-cheek or there aren't too many tough things for him to do.

Later

[RealityChuck]

Frayed Knot wrote: At this point I don't even remember what specifically it was that I didn't like about it, only that I thought it to be a silly waste of talent.

Unfortunately, it's what great talent needs to do to keep working, especially as the get older.