Remake of True Lies? - Red Notice (2021) Discussion

[–] HarlemEagle42 (17730) 3 years ago

I would had said it was a mashup of Jumanji with Fast & Furious.

reply

[–] maximmm (3335) 3 years ago

Agreed - I'm thinking fast furious 7 or one of those latter sequels. The quality is kinda the same.
They are also aiming for a sequel, which is obvious.
Meanwhile... I thought this was pretty crappy. Jungle cruise was better - despite being a mix of pirates of the Caribbean and a few other films.
Free guy was better as well.

Something just didn't click in this film for me - the jokes fell flat. Chemistry wasn't there - the acting, the script...

reply

[–] HarlemEagle42 (17730) 3 years ago

I liked it more than I thought I would. But I do think it felt like a first draft. The cast carried me through it and I enjoyed most of the action scenes. That bull fight was a letdown.

reply

[–] fc31 (5363) 3 years ago

There are some elements of Jackie Chan movies as well, the plot and action scenes.

reply

[–] gbu (579) 3 years ago

Nothing Like True Lies at all.

reply

[–] JohnnyDoe (1882) 3 years ago

bodybuilder, woman in cocktail dress and a dork

reply

[–] R_Kane (15828) 3 years ago

Still, NOTHING like True Lies. The similarities you identify are all superficial. True Lies is about a married man whose wife does not know he is a spy, and he struggles to keep the secret. There is not a scintilla (look it up) of that kind of humorous conflict in this turd.

reply

[–] JohnnyDoe (1882) 3 years ago

3 months ago (https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7991608/?ref_=bo_se_r_1) I saw a poster with a bodybuilder, a woman in a cocktail dress and a dork; and it reminded me of Arnold, Jamie and Tom/Bill: https://www.alamy.com/westwood-california-usa-12th-july-1994-actor-tom-arnold-actress-jamie-lee-crutis-actor-arnold-schwarzenegger-director-james-cameron-and-actor-bill-paxton-attend-20th-century-foxs-true-lies-premiere-on-july-12-1994-at-mann-village-theatre-in-westwood-california-usa-photo-by-barry-kingalamy-stock-photo-image249188359.html?irclickid=1Ql0lz12VxyITxN1QhQVjUoNUkG2q53dV36aSI0&irgwc=1&utm_source=77643&utm_campaign=Shop%20Royalty%20Free%20at%20Alamy&utm_medium=impact

reply

[–] R_Kane (15828) 3 years ago

And you remind me of someone’s who’s never actually paid attention to True Lies. Where was the James Bond homage in this movie?

reply

[–] JohnnyDoe (1882) 3 years ago

The poster!

reply

[–] sokar (2098) 3 years ago

It has a men and woman and is a movie.

So yeh it is identical

reply

[–] JohnnyDoe (1882) 3 years ago

bodybuilder, woman in cocktail dress and a dork

reply

[–] old3eyes (329) 3 years ago

My wife said the same thing though to me it was more Indiana Jones chasing nazis.

reply

[–] TerraFirma69 (2229) 3 years ago

Agreed, it is a shot for shot remake with only the names changed.

reply

[–] davodikum (6197) 3 years ago

What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays

reply

[–] HarlemEagle42 (17730) 3 years ago

Wut?

reply

[–] davodikum (6197) 3 years ago

It's a line that Tom Arnold says in True Lies

reply

[–] ShadowBandit (23) 3 years ago

From my point of view it has nothing to do with True lies with the exception of the dance scene between the Rock and Gal. This is a thiefs' movie and True lies was an spy's movie. There are elements of Indiana Jones and also maybe something from F&F...

reply

[–] MikeCable (1839) 3 years ago

The scene at the party was certainly a little reminiscent of True Lies but the rest of it was not so. I loved the Indiana Jones outfit he had on during the jungle scene, and he even later whistled the theme. :)

The car chase through the mine tunnels also made me think of Indy.

reply