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[–] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Mom can we get some Leslie Nielsen?

Sorry, best I can do is Liam Neeson.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Same initials at least, but Neeson does do comedy, I'll give it a shot

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This trailer doesn't really have the same vibe as the original. Some funny bits though. Maybe it will be good?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I’m not sure Seth MacFarlane can quite pull off the ZAZ dumb humor, but no one thought of Leslie Nielsen as a comedic actor before Airplane, so I can give Liam Neeson a chance in the role.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    I definitely think the weak link will be Seth McFarlane. You can see in the trailer that there are a lot of jokes that lean more into the sophmoric rather than the absurd.

    Also, it feels too angry.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago
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    I like the jokes they're making, as there seems to be hope that it's a spiritual successor rather than just another sequel/rehash.
    One can hope. Loved the originals.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It's nice to see those ridiculous gags, just simple stuff. Old movie before was either catch the joke or miss it. This trailer is pretty basic tho.

    I just hope it doesn't get cringe.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's casting I would least expect.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Nielsen wasn’t considered a comedic actor before his role in Airplane and he was cast because they wanted him to bring the serious, dramatic actor presence/reputation to the role, so it’s worked before

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I made it to the part where Liam rips the arms off the bad guy and stopped watching. That's only ten seconds into the trailer!

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    "I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I'd be approached by somebody - I'm ashamed to say that - and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some [uses air quotes with fingers] 'black bastard' would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could kill him." - Liam Nelson

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    [–] 53 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I mean there’s seriously no way to top the original. Even the 2nd & 3rd ones with Leslie Nielsen weren’t as strong as the first movie. But I’m willing to give this a chance and hope it makes me laugh a few times. I can use it.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I like that they are leveraging Liam’s seriousness in a slapstick movie. It lands well with me, but hopefully it fulfills in execution.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Neeson is perfect. His voice in the Lego movie works because of his gravitas. Throw that in with shameless dick jokes and sethmcfarlane...I mean I'm as big of a fan of the original as you can get but this trailer even looks hilarious...and I hate trailers.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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    [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Wtf how could you not have the previous music / theme song?!

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I just hope they didn’t used their best jokes on this trailer.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    "Nice beaver"

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I think the worst thing working against the movie is its production value. It looks more like a Bad Boys or 21 Jump Street movie than a Police Squad reboot. With the originals, the camp was the point.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Looks sufficiently silly for me!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Rewatched the first one last night and laughed out loud so many times - which is not normal for me.

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  • [+] -12 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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    [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    everything about this looks on point

    its absurd in all the right places, but with modern articulation. this doesnt appear to be one of those cash-grab sequels that ends up sucking donkey balls...

    i cant fucking wait.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    I'll have to wait and see what Spaceballs 2 looks like.... but are sequels/reboots getting better now? This movie seems perfect, and it feels like a trend.

    I also really hope that at least part of the reason Liam Neeson is in this is his name sounds like Leslie Nielsen's.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, no, nononononononono! Leslie Nielsen is the one and only Franck Drebin! Don't do that!

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